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trepidity, he soon obtained a complete victory. A hundred and thirty vessels were
destroyed, five thousand men were slain, and Amandus, the admiral of the Asiatic
fleet, escaped with the utmost difficulty to the shores of Chalcedon. As soon as ...
trepidity, he soon obtained a complete victory. A hundred and thirty vessels were
destroyed, five thousand men were slain, and Amandus, the admiral of the Asiatic
fleet, escaped with the utmost difficulty to the shores of Chalcedon. As soon as ...
Side 331
This dangerous popularity soon excited the atten- Jealousy tion of Constantine,
who, both as a father and as a king, was impatient of an equal. Instead of
attempting to secure the allegiance of his son, by the ge. nerous ties of
confidence and ...
This dangerous popularity soon excited the atten- Jealousy tion of Constantine,
who, both as a father and as a king, was impatient of an equal. Instead of
attempting to secure the allegiance of his son, by the ge. nerous ties of
confidence and ...
Side 373
But the Romans of the West soon rallied, by the habits of discipline; and the
barbarians of Germany supported the renown of their national bravery. The
engagement soon became general; was maintained with various and singular
turns of ...
But the Romans of the West soon rallied, by the habits of discipline; and the
barbarians of Germany supported the renown of their national bravery. The
engagement soon became general; was maintained with various and singular
turns of ...
Side 446
The tragic deaths of Galerius and Maximin soon gratified the resentment, and
fulfilled the sanguine expectations, of the Christians. The success of Constantine
against Maxentius and Licinius removed the two formidable competitors who still
...
The tragic deaths of Galerius and Maximin soon gratified the resentment, and
fulfilled the sanguine expectations, of the Christians. The success of Constantine
against Maxentius and Licinius removed the two formidable competitors who still
...
Side 467
War and commerce had spread the knowledge of the Gospel beyond the
confines of the Roman provinces; and the barbarians, who had disdained an
humble and proscribed sect, soon learned to esteem a religion which had been
so lately ...
War and commerce had spread the knowledge of the Gospel beyond the
confines of the Roman provinces; and the barbarians, who had disdained an
humble and proscribed sect, soon learned to esteem a religion which had been
so lately ...
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