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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Side 7
... learnt by repeated proofs that they were unequal to our troops in a pitched battle , betook themselves by unfrequented tracks to Pamphylia . This district had long been free from the evils of war , but nevertheless had been fortified in ...
... learnt by repeated proofs that they were unequal to our troops in a pitched battle , betook themselves by unfrequented tracks to Pamphylia . This district had long been free from the evils of war , but nevertheless had been fortified in ...
Side 35
... voluntary submission , having learnt by experience that we lack neither courage against rebels , nor mercy towards suppliants . 15. " To sum up , making you as it were the arbitrators , I wait to see what you determine ; having no doubt.
... voluntary submission , having learnt by experience that we lack neither courage against rebels , nor mercy towards suppliants . 15. " To sum up , making you as it were the arbitrators , I wait to see what you determine ; having no doubt.
Side 36
... learnt by frequent expeditions that the fortune of the emperor was only propitious in times of civil troubles ; but that when foreign wars were undertaken they had often proved disastrous . On this , therefore , a treaty being made ...
... learnt by frequent expeditions that the fortune of the emperor was only propitious in times of civil troubles ; but that when foreign wars were undertaken they had often proved disastrous . On this , therefore , a treaty being made ...
Side 58
... learnt by continual 1 This was a very important post ; it seems to have united the func- tions of a modern chamberlain , chancellor , and secretary of state . The master presented citizens to the emperor , received foreign ambassadors ...
... learnt by continual 1 This was a very important post ; it seems to have united the func- tions of a modern chamberlain , chancellor , and secretary of state . The master presented citizens to the emperor , received foreign ambassadors ...
Side 84
... learnt , among the numerous reports which were flying about , that the ancient city of Autun , the walls of which , though of vast extent , were in a state of great decay from age , was now besieged by the barbarians , who had suddenly ...
... learnt , among the numerous reports which were flying about , that the ancient city of Autun , the walls of which , though of vast extent , were in a state of great decay from age , was now besieged by the barbarians , who had suddenly ...
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