The Roman History of Ammianus Marcellinus: During the Reigns of the Emperors Constantius, Julian, Jovianus, Valentinian, and ValensG. Bell & Sons, 1902 - 646 sider |
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... first thirteen are lost , while the text of those which remain is in some places imperfect ) , began with the accession of Nerva , A.D. 96 , where Tacitus and Suetonius Oct. 25,07 49174 end , and was continued to the death of Valens.
... first thirteen are lost , while the text of those which remain is in some places imperfect ) , began with the accession of Nerva , A.D. 96 , where Tacitus and Suetonius Oct. 25,07 49174 end , and was continued to the death of Valens.
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... first introduction of Christianity , evi- dently exercised no small influence over his mind . The old legends and doctrines of the pagan creed , and the subtle mysticism which philosophers pretended to discover lurking below , when ...
... first introduction of Christianity , evi- dently exercised no small influence over his mind . The old legends and doctrines of the pagan creed , and the subtle mysticism which philosophers pretended to discover lurking below , when ...
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... FIRST THIRTEEN BOOKS ARE LOST . BOOK XIV . ARGUMENT . I. The cruelty of the Cæsar Gallus . - II . The incursions of the Isau- rians . - III . The unsuccessful plans of the Persians . - IV . The invasion of the Saracens , and the manners ...
... FIRST THIRTEEN BOOKS ARE LOST . BOOK XIV . ARGUMENT . I. The cruelty of the Cæsar Gallus . - II . The incursions of the Isau- rians . - III . The unsuccessful plans of the Persians . - IV . The invasion of the Saracens , and the manners ...
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... first rose into mundane brilliancy - that Rome which was fated to last as long as mankind shall endure , and to be increased with a sublime progress and growth - virtue and fortune , though com- monly at variance , agreed upon a treaty ...
... first rose into mundane brilliancy - that Rome which was fated to last as long as mankind shall endure , and to be increased with a sublime progress and growth - virtue and fortune , though com- monly at variance , agreed upon a treaty ...
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... first person to castrate male youths of tender age ; doing as it were a violence to nature , and forcing it back from its appointed course , which at the very first beginning and birth of the child , by a kind of secret law revealing ...
... first person to castrate male youths of tender age ; doing as it were a violence to nature , and forcing it back from its appointed course , which at the very first beginning and birth of the child , by a kind of secret law revealing ...
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