The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, 2Baudry's European Library, 1840 |
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... tion . Clemency , temperance , and moderation , distinguished the amiable character of Constantius , and his fortunate subjects had fre- quently occasion to compare the virtues of their sovereign with the passions of Maximian , and even ...
... tion . Clemency , temperance , and moderation , distinguished the amiable character of Constantius , and his fortunate subjects had fre- quently occasion to compare the virtues of their sovereign with the passions of Maximian , and even ...
Side 3
... tion ; and their principal recommendation seems to have consisted in the want of merit or personal consequence . The first of these was Daza , or , as he was afterwards called , Maximin , whose mother was the sister of Galerius . The ...
... tion ; and their principal recommendation seems to have consisted in the want of merit or personal consequence . The first of these was Daza , or , as he was afterwards called , Maximin , whose mother was the sister of Galerius . The ...
Side 11
... tion the approaching war between the masters of Italy and the em- peror of the East , and was prepared to consult his own safety or ambition in the event of the war ( 24 ) . The importance of the occasion called for the presence and abi ...
... tion the approaching war between the masters of Italy and the em- peror of the East , and was prepared to consult his own safety or ambition in the event of the war ( 24 ) . The importance of the occasion called for the presence and abi ...
Side 12
... tion of large sums , and the promise of still more liberal rewards , checked the ardour and corrupted the fidelity of the Illyrian legions ; and when Galerius at length gave the signal of the retreat , it was with some difficulty that ...
... tion of large sums , and the promise of still more liberal rewards , checked the ardour and corrupted the fidelity of the Illyrian legions ; and when Galerius at length gave the signal of the retreat , it was with some difficulty that ...
Side 15
... tion , it appears that Fausta sacrificed the sentiments of nature to her conjugal duties ( 35 ) . ( 35 ) Zosim . 1. ii . p . 82. Eumenias in Panegyr . Vet . vii . 16-1 . The latter of these has undoubt- edly represented the whole affair ...
... tion , it appears that Fausta sacrificed the sentiments of nature to her conjugal duties ( 35 ) . ( 35 ) Zosim . 1. ii . p . 82. Eumenias in Panegyr . Vet . vii . 16-1 . The latter of these has undoubt- edly represented the whole affair ...
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