The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volum 1Pub One Info, 1792 |
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... designs of settlement as well as of plunder; since even in a naval expedition they were accompanied by their families. III. The loss of their fleet, which was either taken or sunk, had intercepted the retreat of the Goths. A vast circle ...
... designs of settlement as well as of plunder; since even in a naval expedition they were accompanied by their families. III. The loss of their fleet, which was either taken or sunk, had intercepted the retreat of the Goths. A vast circle ...
Side 14
... design which he himself had been permitted only to undertake. The virtues of Claudius, his valour, affability '*, justice, and temperance, his love of fame and of his country, place him in that short list of emperors who added lustre to ...
... design which he himself had been permitted only to undertake. The virtues of Claudius, his valour, affability '*, justice, and temperance, his love of fame and of his country, place him in that short list of emperors who added lustre to ...
Side 15
... design of this work will not per. mit us minutely to relate the actions of every emperor after he ascended the throne, much less to deduce the various fortunes of his private life.v "We shall only observe, that the father of Aure. Iian ...
... design of this work will not per. mit us minutely to relate the actions of every emperor after he ascended the throne, much less to deduce the various fortunes of his private life.v "We shall only observe, that the father of Aure. Iian ...
Side 26
... design of sacking the defenceless But Aurelian, who, watchful for the safety of Rome, still hung on their rear, found in this place the decisive moment, of giving them a total and irretrievable defeat '7. The flying remnant of their ...
... design of sacking the defenceless But Aurelian, who, watchful for the safety of Rome, still hung on their rear, found in this place the decisive moment, of giving them a total and irretrievable defeat '7. The flying remnant of their ...
Side 36
... design of erecting an independent and hostile monarchy. She blended with the popular manners of Roman princes the stately pomp of the courts of Afia, and exacted from her subjects the same adoration that was paid to the successors of ...
... design of erecting an independent and hostile monarchy. She blended with the popular manners of Roman princes the stately pomp of the courts of Afia, and exacted from her subjects the same adoration that was paid to the successors of ...
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