The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volum 3Tourneisen, 1787 - 403 sider |
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... reign , the Conqueror bequeathed to his family the inheritance of the Roman Empire ; a new capital , a new policy , and a new religion ; and the innovations which he established have been embraced and confecrated by fucceeding ...
... reign , the Conqueror bequeathed to his family the inheritance of the Roman Empire ; a new capital , a new policy , and a new religion ; and the innovations which he established have been embraced and confecrated by fucceeding ...
Side 2
... reign , in future times , the mistress of the East , and to furvive the empire and religion of Constantine . The motives , whe- ther of pride or of policy , which first induced , Diocletian to withdraw himself from the ancient feat of ...
... reign , in future times , the mistress of the East , and to furvive the empire and religion of Constantine . The motives , whe- ther of pride or of policy , which first induced , Diocletian to withdraw himself from the ancient feat of ...
Side 5
... reign of Amycus , who defied the fon of Leda to the combat of the Ceftus . The ftreights of the Bofphorus are ter- minated by the Cyanean rocks , which , according to the description of the poets , had once floated on the face of the ...
... reign of Amycus , who defied the fon of Leda to the combat of the Ceftus . The ftreights of the Bofphorus are ter- minated by the Cyanean rocks , which , according to the description of the poets , had once floated on the face of the ...
Side 13
... reign , could employ in the profecution of that great work the wealth , the labour , and all that yet remained of the genius of obedient millions . XVII . CHAP . Some estimate may be formed of OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE . 13.
... reign , could employ in the profecution of that great work the wealth , the labour , and all that yet remained of the genius of obedient millions . XVII . CHAP . Some estimate may be formed of OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE . 13.
Side 14
... reign of Conftantine could afford ; but they were decorated by the hands of the most celebrated masters of the age of Pericles and Alexander . To revive the genius of Phidias and Lyfippus , furpaffed indeed the power of a Roman emperor ...
... reign of Conftantine could afford ; but they were decorated by the hands of the most celebrated masters of the age of Pericles and Alexander . To revive the genius of Phidias and Lyfippus , furpaffed indeed the power of a Roman emperor ...
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