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... themselves; that a people ruined by oppression, 'and indolent from despair, could no longer sup.ply a numerous army with the means of luxury, or even of subsistence; that the danger of each individual had increased with the despotisrn ...
... themselves; that a people ruined by oppression, 'and indolent from despair, could no longer sup.ply a numerous army with the means of luxury, or even of subsistence; that the danger of each individual had increased with the despotisrn ...
Side 9
... themselves into that sea, they constructed a fleet of two thousand, or even 10 Zonaras on this occasion mentions Posthumus ;but the regis. ters of the senatc (HisL August. p. 203.) prove that Tetricus wa' already emperor of the western ...
... themselves into that sea, they constructed a fleet of two thousand, or even 10 Zonaras on this occasion mentions Posthumus ;but the regis. ters of the senatc (HisL August. p. 203.) prove that Tetricus wa' already emperor of the western ...
Side 25
... themselves from the Alps to the Apennine, the incessant vigilance of Aurelian and his officers ' was exercised in the discovery, the attack, and i the pursuit of the numerous detachments. Notwithstanding this desultory war, three ...
... themselves from the Alps to the Apennine, the incessant vigilance of Aurelian and his officers ' was exercised in the discovery, the attack, and i the pursuit of the numerous detachments. Notwithstanding this desultory war, three ...
Side 27
... themselves, these superstitious arts were subservient to the success of the war; and if, in the decisive battle of Fano, the Alemanhi fancied they saw an army of spectres combating on the side of Aurelian, he received a real and ...
... themselves, these superstitious arts were subservient to the success of the war; and if, in the decisive battle of Fano, the Alemanhi fancied they saw an army of spectres combating on the side of Aurelian, he received a real and ...
Side 31
... themselves with desperate valour, till they were cut in pieces almost to a man, in this bloody and memorable battle, which was fought near Chalons in Champagneio. The retreat of the irregular auxiliaries, Franks and Batavianssflv whom ...
... themselves with desperate valour, till they were cut in pieces almost to a man, in this bloody and memorable battle, which was fought near Chalons in Champagneio. The retreat of the irregular auxiliaries, Franks and Batavianssflv whom ...
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