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As soon as Diocletian and Maximian had resigned tion of Con- the purple , their
station , according to the rules of the new constitution , was filled by the two
Cæsars , Constantius and Galerius , who immediately assumed the title of
Augustus .
As soon as Diocletian and Maximian had resigned tion of Con- the purple , their
station , according to the rules of the new constitution , was filled by the two
Cæsars , Constantius and Galerius , who immediately assumed the title of
Augustus .
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The tranquillity of those elegant recesses of ease and luxury was disturbed by the
impatient murmurs of the Romans , and a report was insensibly circulated , that
the sums expended in erecting those buildings would soon be required at their ...
The tranquillity of those elegant recesses of ease and luxury was disturbed by the
impatient murmurs of the Romans , and a report was insensibly circulated , that
the sums expended in erecting those buildings would soon be required at their ...
Side 12
It was the wish , and it soon became the 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 ...
It was the wish , and it soon became the 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 ...
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... inexhaustible supply of provisions , and gave a free entrance to the legions ,
which , on the return of spring , would advance to his assistance from Illyricum
and the East . Maximian , who conducted the siege in person , was soon
convinced ...
... inexhaustible supply of provisions , and gave a free entrance to the legions ,
which , on the return of spring , would advance to his assistance from Illyricum
and the East . Maximian , who conducted the siege in person , was soon
convinced ...
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XIV . who was well acquainted with his character , soon CHAP . obliged him to
leave his dominions , and the last refuge of the disappointed Maximian was the
court of his son - in - law Constantine . He was received with respect by that artful
...
XIV . who was well acquainted with his character , soon CHAP . obliged him to
leave his dominions , and the last refuge of the disappointed Maximian was the
court of his son - in - law Constantine . He was received with respect by that artful
...
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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 |
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