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... throne , the emperor of the Weft infenfibly defcended to the level of his na- tural genius ; abandoned the reins of government to the ambitious hands which were ftretched for- wards to grafp them ; and , amused his leisure with the most ...
... throne , the emperor of the Weft infenfibly defcended to the level of his na- tural genius ; abandoned the reins of government to the ambitious hands which were ftretched for- wards to grafp them ; and , amused his leisure with the most ...
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... throne of Gratian was protected by the fanctions of cuftom , law , religion , and the nice balance of the civil and military powers , which had been established by the policy of Conftantine . It is not very im- portant to inquire from ...
... throne of Gratian was protected by the fanctions of cuftom , law , religion , and the nice balance of the civil and military powers , which had been established by the policy of Conftantine . It is not very im- portant to inquire from ...
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... throne ; and fome credit appears to have been given to his own positive declaration , that he was compelled to accept the dangerous prefent of the Imperial purple " 2 . Flight and death of Gratian . 12 But there was danger likewife in ...
... throne ; and fome credit appears to have been given to his own positive declaration , that he was compelled to accept the dangerous prefent of the Imperial purple " 2 . Flight and death of Gratian . 12 But there was danger likewife in ...
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... throne to receive the homage of their fubjects . A bishop , Amphilochius of Iconium , approached the throne , and after faluting , with due reverence , the person of his fovereign , he accosted the royal youth with the fame familiar ...
... throne to receive the homage of their fubjects . A bishop , Amphilochius of Iconium , approached the throne , and after faluting , with due reverence , the person of his fovereign , he accosted the royal youth with the fame familiar ...
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... throne of Macedonius , which had 340-380 . been polluted with fo much Chriftian blood , was fucceffively filled by Eudoxus and Damophilus . Their diocese enjoyed a free importation of vice and error from every province of the empire ...
... throne of Macedonius , which had 340-380 . been polluted with fo much Chriftian blood , was fucceffively filled by Eudoxus and Damophilus . Their diocese enjoyed a free importation of vice and error from every province of the empire ...
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The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volum 1 Edward Gibbon Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1827 |
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