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Galerius , or perhaps his own courage , exposed him to single combat with a
Sarmatian ( Anonym . p . 710 ) and with a monstrous lion . See Praxagoras apud
Photium , p . 63. Praxagoras , an Athenian philosopher , had written a life of ...
Galerius , or perhaps his own courage , exposed him to single combat with a
Sarmatian ( Anonym . p . 710 ) and with a monstrous lion . See Praxagoras apud
Photium , p . 63. Praxagoras , an Athenian philosopher , had written a life of ...
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An incursion of the Franks had summoned Constantine , with a part of his army ,
to the banks of the Rhine ; the remainder of the troops were stationed in the
southern provinces of Gaul , which lay exposed to the enterprises of the Italian ...
An incursion of the Franks had summoned Constantine , with a part of his army ,
to the banks of the Rhine ; the remainder of the troops were stationed in the
southern provinces of Gaul , which lay exposed to the enterprises of the Italian ...
Side 25
The provinces were protected by his presence from the inroads of the barbarians
, who either dreaded or experienced his active valour . After a signal victory over
the Franks and Alemanni , several of their princes were exposed by his order to ...
The provinces were protected by his presence from the inroads of the barbarians
, who either dreaded or experienced his active valour . After a signal victory over
the Franks and Alemanni , several of their princes were exposed by his order to ...
Side 26
So signal a victory was celebrated by a magnificent triumph , and Maxentius
exposed to the eyes of the people the spoils and captives of a Roman province .
The state of the capital was no less deserving of compassion than that of Africa .
So signal a victory was celebrated by a magnificent triumph , and Maxentius
exposed to the eyes of the people the spoils and captives of a Roman province .
The state of the capital was no less deserving of compassion than that of Africa .
Side 27
The lives of the senators were exposed to his jealous suspicions , the dishonour
of their wives and daughters heightened the gratification of his sensual passions .
It may be presumed , that an imperial lover was seldom reduced to sigh in vain ...
The lives of the senators were exposed to his jealous suspicions , the dishonour
of their wives and daughters heightened the gratification of his sensual passions .
It may be presumed , that an imperial lover was seldom reduced to sigh in vain ...
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Bibliografisk informasjon
| Tittel | The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volum 2 The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Edward Gibbon |
| Forfatter | Edward Gibbon |
| Utgiver | Ballantyne, 1828 |
| Original fra | The British Library |
| Digitalisert | 12. jun 2018 |
| Eksporter sitat | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |