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... soldier , the place of his marriage , and the places where his children are born , have very little connection with each other . 3. The claim of Naissus is supported by the anonymous writer , published at the end of Ammianus , p . 710 ...
... soldier , the place of his marriage , and the places where his children are born , have very little connection with each other . 3. The claim of Naissus is supported by the anonymous writer , published at the end of Ammianus , p . 710 ...
Side 5
... soldiers , who had named him as a worthy candidate for the rank of Cæsar , served only to exasperate the jealousy of Gale- rius ; and though prudence might restrain him from exercising any open violence , an absolute monarch is seldom ...
... soldiers , who had named him as a worthy candidate for the rank of Cæsar , served only to exasperate the jealousy of Gale- rius ; and though prudence might restrain him from exercising any open violence , an absolute monarch is seldom ...
Side 6
... soldiers were asked , Whether they could hesitate a moment between the honour of placing at their head the worthy son of their beloved emperor , and the ignominy of tamely expecting the arrival of some obscure stranger , on whom it ...
... soldiers were asked , Whether they could hesitate a moment between the honour of placing at their head the worthy son of their beloved emperor , and the ignominy of tamely expecting the arrival of some obscure stranger , on whom it ...
Side 15
... soldiers , endeavoured to awake in their minds the memory of his ancient dignity and exploits . Before he could establish his authority , or finish the negotiation which he appears to have entered into with his son Maxentius , the ...
... soldiers , endeavoured to awake in their minds the memory of his ancient dignity and exploits . Before he could establish his authority , or finish the negotiation which he appears to have entered into with his son Maxentius , the ...
Side 17
... soldiers , with arms , and with fortifica- tions . The deaths of Maximian and of Galerius reduced the number of emperors to four . The sense of their true interest soon con- nected Licinius and Constantine ; a secret alliance was ...
... soldiers , with arms , and with fortifica- tions . The deaths of Maximian and of Galerius reduced the number of emperors to four . The sense of their true interest soon con- nected Licinius and Constantine ; a secret alliance was ...
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