The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volum 3Tourneisen, 1787 - 403 sider |
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... arm the bar- barians who dwelt between the Danube and the Tanais ; to watch with an eye of jealoufy the conduct of the Perfian monarch , who indignantly fupported the yoke of an ignominious treaty . With thefe views , Diocletian had ...
... arm the bar- barians who dwelt between the Danube and the Tanais ; to watch with an eye of jealoufy the conduct of the Perfian monarch , who indignantly fupported the yoke of an ignominious treaty . With thefe views , Diocletian had ...
Side 6
... arm of the Bofphorus , obtained , in a very remote period , the denomination of the Golden Horn . The curve which it defcribes might be compared to the horn of a flag , or , as it should feem , with more propriety , to that of an ox ...
... arm of the Bofphorus , obtained , in a very remote period , the denomination of the Golden Horn . The curve which it defcribes might be compared to the horn of a flag , or , as it should feem , with more propriety , to that of an ox ...
Side 33
... arm of arbitrary power 13 . Va- lerius Meffalla was appointed the firft præfect of Rome , that his reputation might countenance fo invidious a measure : but , at the end of a few days , that accomplished citizen refigned his office ...
... arm of arbitrary power 13 . Va- lerius Meffalla was appointed the firft præfect of Rome , that his reputation might countenance fo invidious a measure : but , at the end of a few days , that accomplished citizen refigned his office ...
Side 46
... cohorts of infantry , and fquadrons of cavalry . Their arms , and titles , and enfigns , were calcu- lated to inspire terror , and to difplay the variety 132 x33 of nations who marched under the imperial ftan- dard 46 THE DECLINE AND FALL.
... cohorts of infantry , and fquadrons of cavalry . Their arms , and titles , and enfigns , were calcu- lated to inspire terror , and to difplay the variety 132 x33 of nations who marched under the imperial ftan- dard 46 THE DECLINE AND FALL.
Side 48
... arms , as soon as they attained the age of man- hood ; and their cowardly refufal was punished by the loss of honour , of fortune , or even of life " " . But as the annual growth of the fons of the vete- rans bore a very fmall ...
... arms , as soon as they attained the age of man- hood ; and their cowardly refufal was punished by the loss of honour , of fortune , or even of life " " . But as the annual growth of the fons of the vete- rans bore a very fmall ...
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The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volum 3 Edward Gibbon Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1787 |
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volum 3 Edward Gibbon Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1787 |
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