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... conduct of Diocletian . Whatever might otherwise have been his intentions , if he had apprehended any danger from the violence of Galerius , his good sense would have instructed him to prevent the ignominious contest ; and as he had ...
... conduct of Diocletian . Whatever might otherwise have been his intentions , if he had apprehended any danger from the violence of Galerius , his good sense would have instructed him to prevent the ignominious contest ; and as he had ...
Side 9
... conduct of Maximian n the most favourable light ; and the ambiguous expression of Aurelius Victor , " retractante diu , " may signify , either that he con- trived , or that he opposed , the conspiracy . See Zosimus , 1. ii . p.79 ...
... conduct of Maximian n the most favourable light ; and the ambiguous expression of Aurelius Victor , " retractante diu , " may signify , either that he con- trived , or that he opposed , the conspiracy . See Zosimus , 1. ii . p.79 ...
Side 10
... conducted the siege in per- son , was soon convinced that he might waste his time and his army in the fruitless enterprise , and that he had nothing to hope either from force or famine . With an art more suitable to the cha- racter of ...
... conducted the siege in per- son , was soon convinced that he might waste his time and his army in the fruitless enterprise , and that he had nothing to hope either from force or famine . With an art more suitable to the cha- racter of ...
Side 12
... conducted them to victory and honour . A contemporary writer assigns two other causes for the failure of the expedition ; but they are both of such a nature , that a cautious historian will hardly venture to adopt them . We are told ...
... conducted them to victory and honour . A contemporary writer assigns two other causes for the failure of the expedition ; but they are both of such a nature , that a cautious historian will hardly venture to adopt them . We are told ...
Side 14
... conduct , and se- cretly contriving new mischiefs . But Galerius , who was well acquainted with his character , soon obliged him to leave his domi- nions , and the last refuge of the disappointed Maximian was the court of his son - in ...
... conduct , and se- cretly contriving new mischiefs . But Galerius , who was well acquainted with his character , soon obliged him to leave his domi- nions , and the last refuge of the disappointed Maximian was the court of his son - in ...
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