The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volum 3Tourneisen, 1787 - 403 sider |
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... throne . In the choice of an advantageous fitua- tion , he preferred the confines of Europe and Afia ; to curb , with a powerful arm the bar- barians who dwelt between the Danube and the Tanais ; to watch with an eye of jealoufy the ...
... throne . In the choice of an advantageous fitua- tion , he preferred the confines of Europe and Afia ; to curb , with a powerful arm the bar- barians who dwelt between the Danube and the Tanais ; to watch with an eye of jealoufy the ...
Side 16
... throne , whence the emperor viewed the Cir- cenfian games , a winding staircase defcended to the palace ; a magnificent edifice , which fcar- cely yielded to the refidence of Rome itself , and which , together with the dependent courts ...
... throne , whence the emperor viewed the Cir- cenfian games , a winding staircase defcended to the palace ; a magnificent edifice , which fcar- cely yielded to the refidence of Rome itself , and which , together with the dependent courts ...
Side 21
... throne of the reigning emperor , he role from his feat , and with grateful reverence adored the memory of his predeceffor " . At the festival of his dedication , an edict , engraved on a column of marble , bestowed the title of SECOND ...
... throne of the reigning emperor , he role from his feat , and with grateful reverence adored the memory of his predeceffor " . At the festival of his dedication , an edict , engraved on a column of marble , bestowed the title of SECOND ...
Side 22
... throne , to the mea- neft inftruments of arbitrary power . This mul- titude of abject dependents was interested in the fupport of the actual government , from the dread of a revolution , which might at once confound their hopes , and ...
... throne , to the mea- neft inftruments of arbitrary power . This mul- titude of abject dependents was interested in the fupport of the actual government , from the dread of a revolution , which might at once confound their hopes , and ...
Side 28
... by the rage , of tyrants , by frequent revo- lutions , by the change of manners , and by the intermixture of nations " , Little more was left , 97 95 · when Conftantine afcended the throne , than a vague and 28 THE DECLINE AND FALL.
... by the rage , of tyrants , by frequent revo- lutions , by the change of manners , and by the intermixture of nations " , Little more was left , 97 95 · when Conftantine afcended the throne , than a vague and 28 THE DECLINE AND FALL.
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