The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, 2Baudry's European Library, 1840 |
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Side 6
... 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 fourteen years ...
... 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 fourteen years ...
Side 11
... barbarian , to extirpate the senate and to destroy the people by the sword . But the skill of Maximian had concerted a prudent system of defence . The invader found every place hostile , fortified , and inaccessible ; and though he ...
... barbarian , to extirpate the senate and to destroy the people by the sword . But the skill of Maximian had concerted a prudent system of defence . The invader found every place hostile , fortified , and inaccessible ; and though he ...
Side 12
... barbarians , who had never beheld Italy till they entered it in a hostile manner . Had they not been restrained by motives of a more interested nature , they would probably have answered Galerius in the words of Cæsar's veterans : " If ...
... barbarians , who had never beheld Italy till they entered it in a hostile manner . Had they not been restrained by motives of a more interested nature , they would probably have answered Galerius in the words of Cæsar's veterans : " If ...
Side 17
... barbarians , who either dreaded or experienced his active valour . After a signal 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 ...
... barbarians , who either dreaded or experienced his active valour . After a signal 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 ...
Side 21
... barbarians of the North ; and in the performance of that labo- rious service , their valour was exercised , and their discipline con- firmed . There appeared the same difference between the leaders , as between the armies . Caprice or ...
... barbarians of the North ; and in the performance of that labo- rious service , their valour was exercised , and their discipline con- firmed . There appeared the same difference between the leaders , as between the armies . Caprice or ...
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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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