The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, 2Baudry's European Library, 1840 |
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Side 6
... victory over the barbarians and elevation of Caledonia , were the last exploits of the reign of Constantius . He of ended his life in the Imperial palace of York , fifteen months after he had received the title of Augustus , and almost ...
... victory over the barbarians and elevation of Caledonia , were the last exploits of the reign of Constantius . He of ended his life in the Imperial palace of York , fifteen months after he had received the title of Augustus , and almost ...
Side 12
... victory and honour . A contemporary writer assigns two other causes for the failure of the expedition ; but they are both of such a nature , that a cautious historian will hardly venture to adopt them . We are told that Galerius , who ...
... victory and honour . A contemporary writer assigns two other causes for the failure of the expedition ; but they are both of such a nature , that a cautious historian will hardly venture to adopt them . We are told that Galerius , who ...
Side 13
... victory . But the actions of Constantine were guided by reason , and not by resentment . He persisted in the wise resolution of maintaining a balance of power in the divided empire , and he no longer hated Galerius , when that aspiring ...
... victory . But the actions of Constantine were guided by reason , and not by resentment . He persisted in the wise resolution of maintaining a balance of power in the divided empire , and he no longer hated Galerius , when that aspiring ...
Side 17
... victory over the Franks and Alemanni , several of their princes were exposed by his order to the wild beasts in the amphitheatre of Treves , and the people seem to have enjoyed the spectacle , without discovering , in such a treatment ...
... victory over the Franks and Alemanni , several of their princes were exposed by his order to the wild beasts in the amphitheatre of Treves , and the people seem to have enjoyed the spectacle , without discovering , in such a treatment ...
Side 18
... victory was followed by the abuse of law and justice . A formidable army of sycophants and delators invaded Africa ; the rich and the noble were easily con- victed of a connection with the rebels ; and those among them who experienced ...
... victory was followed by the abuse of law and justice . A formidable army of sycophants and delators invaded Africa ; the rich and the noble were easily con- victed of a connection with the rebels ; and those among them who experienced ...
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