The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, 2Baudry's European Library, 1840 |
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... dignity of the throne , or the 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 ...
... dignity of the throne , or the 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 ...
Side 3
... dignity of Cæsar , and en- trusted with the sovereign command of Egypt and Syria ( 5 ) . At the same time , Severus , a faithful servant , addicted to pleasure , but not incapable of business , was sent to Milan , to receive , from the ...
... dignity of Cæsar , and en- trusted with the sovereign command of Egypt and Syria ( 5 ) . At the same time , Severus , a faithful servant , addicted to pleasure , but not incapable of business , was sent to Milan , to receive , from the ...
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... dignity of their lives , and the first honours of the state with which they were invested , attest the fraternal affection of Constantine ; and as those princes possessed a mild and grateful disposition , they sub- mitted without ...
... dignity of their lives , and the first honours of the state with which they were invested , attest the fraternal affection of Constantine ; and as those princes possessed a mild and grateful disposition , they sub- mitted without ...
Side 9
... dignity . It is uncertain whether Maximian was pre- viously acquainted with the conspiracy ; but as soon as the standard of rebellion was erected at Rome , the old emperor broke from the retirement where the authority of Diocletian had ...
... dignity . It is uncertain whether Maximian was pre- viously acquainted with the conspiracy ; but as soon as the standard of rebellion was erected at Rome , the old emperor broke from the retirement where the authority of Diocletian had ...
Side 11
... dignity , the indefatigable Maximian passed the Alps , and , courting å personal interview with the sovereign of Gaul , car- ried with him his daughter Fausta as a pledge of the new alliance . The marriage was celebrated at Arles with ...
... dignity , the indefatigable Maximian passed the Alps , and , courting å personal interview with the sovereign of Gaul , car- ried with him his daughter Fausta as a pledge of the new alliance . The marriage was celebrated at Arles with ...
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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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