The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volum 2T. Cadell, 1828 |
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... hope , of every citizen , that after expelling from Italy their foreign tyrants , they should elect a prince who , by the place of his residence , and by his maxims of government , might once more deserve the title of Roman emperor ...
... hope , of every citizen , that after expelling from Italy their foreign tyrants , they should elect a prince who , by the place of his residence , and by his maxims of government , might once more deserve the title of Roman emperor ...
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... hope either from force or famine . With an art more suitable to the character of Diocletian than to his own , he directed his attack , not so much against the walls of Ravenna , as against the mind of Severus . The treachery which he ...
... hope either from force or famine . With an art more suitable to the character of Diocletian than to his own , he directed his attack , not so much against the walls of Ravenna , as against the mind of Severus . The treachery which he ...
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... hope from the doubtful chance of war . " The offers of Galerius were rejected with firmness , his perfidious friendship refused with contempt , and it was not long before he discovered , that , unless he provided for his safety by a ...
... hope from the doubtful chance of war . " The offers of Galerius were rejected with firmness , his perfidious friendship refused with contempt , and it was not long before he discovered , that , unless he provided for his safety by a ...
Side 18
... hope of persuading Constantine , who had assembled an army on the fron- tier , to join the pursuit , and to complete the victory . But the actions of Constantine were guided by reason , and not by resentment . He persisted in the wise ...
... hope of persuading Constantine , who had assembled an army on the fron- tier , to join the pursuit , and to complete the victory . But the actions of Constantine were guided by reason , and not by resentment . He persisted in the wise ...
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... hope that the legions of Illyricum , allured by his presents and pro- mises , would desert the standard of that prince , and unanimously declare themselves his soldiers and sub- jects . " Constantine no longer hesitated . He had ...
... hope that the legions of Illyricum , allured by his presents and pro- mises , would desert the standard of that prince , and unanimously declare themselves his soldiers and sub- jects . " Constantine no longer hesitated . He had ...
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