The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, 2Baudry's European Library, 1840 |
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Side 10
... enemy , allured by the promise of a large donative ; and , if it be true that they had been levied by Maximian in his African war , preferring the natural feelings of gratitude to the artificial ties of allegiance . Anulinus , the Præ ...
... enemy , allured by the promise of a large donative ; and , if it be true that they had been levied by Maximian in his African war , preferring the natural feelings of gratitude to the artificial ties of allegiance . Anulinus , the Præ ...
Side 11
... enemy . Notwithstanding the superiority Augustus , to of his age and 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 ...
... enemy . Notwithstanding the superiority Augustus , to of his age and 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 ...
Side 12
... enemy : Rome had long since been accustomed to submit on the approach of a conqueror ; nor could the temporary ... enemies , we shall be inclined to distrust this extreme delicacy of strangers and barbarians , who had never beheld Italy ...
... enemy : Rome had long since been accustomed to submit on the approach of a conqueror ; nor could the temporary ... enemies , we shall be inclined to distrust this extreme delicacy of strangers and barbarians , who had never beheld Italy ...
Side 18
... enemies . The lives of the senators were exposed to his jealous suspicions , the dishonour of their wives and daughters heightened the gratification of his sensual passions ( 45 ) . It may be presumed , that an Imperial lover was seldom ...
... enemies . The lives of the senators were exposed to his jealous suspicions , the dishonour of their wives and daughters heightened the gratification of his sensual passions ( 45 ) . It may be presumed , that an Imperial lover was seldom ...
Side 19
... enemy , whose ambition had been hitherto restrained by considerations of prudence , rather than by principles of justice ( 48 ) . After the death of Maximian , his titles , according to the established custom , had been erased , and his ...
... enemy , whose ambition had been hitherto restrained by considerations of prudence , rather than by principles of justice ( 48 ) . After the death of Maximian , his titles , according to the established custom , had been erased , and his ...
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