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Side 145
... Zosimus relates , 1 . i . p . 17. that the two Gordians perished by a tempest in the midst of their navigation . A strange ignorance of history , or a strange abuse of metaphors ! 2 Augustan History , p . 166 , from the registers of the ...
... Zosimus relates , 1 . i . p . 17. that the two Gordians perished by a tempest in the midst of their navigation . A strange ignorance of history , or a strange abuse of metaphors ! 2 Augustan History , p . 166 , from the registers of the ...
Side 155
... Zosimus , 1. ii . p . 167 , & c . 2 The received calculation of Varro assigns to the foundation of Rome , an æra that corre- sponds with the 754th year before Christ . But so little is the chronology of Rome to be de- pended on , in the ...
... Zosimus , 1. ii . p . 167 , & c . 2 The received calculation of Varro assigns to the foundation of Rome , an æra that corre- sponds with the 754th year before Christ . But so little is the chronology of Rome to be de- pended on , in the ...
Side 186
... would be destroyed by the same inconstancy that had created I The expression used by Zosimus and Zonaras may signify that Marinus commanded a centenary , a cohort , or a legion . him . The speedy completion of the prophecy inspired Philip.
... would be destroyed by the same inconstancy that had created I The expression used by Zosimus and Zonaras may signify that Marinus commanded a centenary , a cohort , or a legion . him . The speedy completion of the prophecy inspired Philip.
Side 187
... Zosimus , 1. i . p . 20. Zonaras , 1. xii . p . 624 . The emperor Decius had employed a few months in the works of peace and the administration of justice , when ( A. D. 250 ) he was sum- moned to the banks of the Danube by the invasion ...
... Zosimus , 1. i . p . 20. Zonaras , 1. xii . p . 624 . The emperor Decius had employed a few months in the works of peace and the administration of justice , when ( A. D. 250 ) he was sum- moned to the banks of the Danube by the invasion ...
Side 193
... Zosimus , l . i . p . 22. In the general account of this war , it is easy to discover the opposite prejudices of the Gothic and the Grecian writer . In carelessness alone they are alike . 4 Montesquieu , Grandeur et Decadence des ...
... Zosimus , l . i . p . 22. In the general account of this war , it is easy to discover the opposite prejudices of the Gothic and the Grecian writer . In carelessness alone they are alike . 4 Montesquieu , Grandeur et Decadence des ...
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