The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, 2Baudry's European Library, 1840 |
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... danger of the state , required any extraordinary supply , he could depend with confidence on their gratitude and liberality ( 3 ) . The provincials of Gaul , Spain , and Britain , sensible of his worth , and of their own happiness ...
... danger of the state , required any extraordinary supply , he could depend with confidence on their gratitude and liberality ( 3 ) . The provincials of Gaul , Spain , and Britain , sensible of his worth , and of their own happiness ...
Side 3
... danger from the violence of Galerius , his good sense would have instructed him to prevent the ignominious contest ... dangers , was humanely apprehensive of the calamities of civil war . The two persons whom Galerius promoted to the ...
... danger from the violence of Galerius , his good sense would have instructed him to prevent the ignominious contest ... dangers , was humanely apprehensive of the calamities of civil war . The two persons whom Galerius promoted to the ...
Side 9
... dangerous su- periority of merit . The policy of Galerius preferred such associates as would never disgrace the choice , nor dispute the commands , of their benefactor . An obscure stranger was therefore raised to the throne of Italy ...
... dangerous su- periority of merit . The policy of Galerius preferred such associates as would never disgrace the choice , nor dispute the commands , of their benefactor . An obscure stranger was therefore raised to the throne of Italy ...
Side 13
... dangers of a military life ; they had advanced almost by equal steps through the successive honours of the service ; and as soon as Galerius was invested with the Imperial dignity , he seems to have conceived the design of raising his ...
... dangers of a military life ; they had advanced almost by equal steps through the successive honours of the service ; and as soon as Galerius was invested with the Imperial dignity , he seems to have conceived the design of raising his ...
Side 15
... danger , had not purchased their pardon by delivering up the city and the person of Maximian . A secret but irrevocable sentence His death . of death was pronounced against the usurper ; he obtained only the same favour which he had ...
... danger , had not purchased their pardon by delivering up the city and the person of Maximian . A secret but irrevocable sentence His death . of death was pronounced against the usurper ; he obtained only the same favour which he had ...
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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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