The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volum 1Alex. Murray & Son, 1869 |
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... enemy . His sword was a short well - tempered Spanish blade , that carried a double edge , and was alike suited to the purpose of striking or of pushing ; but the soldier was always instructed to prefer the latter use of his weapon , as ...
... enemy . His sword was a short well - tempered Spanish blade , that carried a double edge , and was alike suited to the purpose of striking or of pushing ; but the soldier was always instructed to prefer the latter use of his weapon , as ...
Side 28
... enemy a front of more than treble that extent . In the midst of the camp , the præ- torium , or general's quarters , rose above the others ; the cavalry , the infantry , and the auxiliaries , occupied their respective stations ; the ...
... enemy a front of more than treble that extent . In the midst of the camp , the præ- torium , or general's quarters , rose above the others ; the cavalry , the infantry , and the auxiliaries , occupied their respective stations ; the ...
Side 61
... enemies , and the subjects of the republic . With regard to the soldiers , the jealousy of freedom had , even from the earliest ages of Rome , given way to the hopes of conquest , and a just sense of military discipline . The dictator ...
... enemies , and the subjects of the republic . With regard to the soldiers , the jealousy of freedom had , even from the earliest ages of Rome , given way to the hopes of conquest , and a just sense of military discipline . The dictator ...
Side 72
... enemy into a friend ; and he justified the sincerity of that sentiment , by moderating the zeal of the senate ... enemies of Marcus charged him with hypocrisy , and with a want of that simplicity which distinguished Pius and even Verus ...
... enemy into a friend ; and he justified the sincerity of that sentiment , by moderating the zeal of the senate ... enemies of Marcus charged him with hypocrisy , and with a want of that simplicity which distinguished Pius and even Verus ...
Side 82
... enemy . Cleander , who commanded the Prætorian guards , 2 ordered a body of cavalry to sally forth , and dis- perse the seditious multitude . The multitude fled with precipitation towards the city ; several were slain , and many more ...
... enemy . Cleander , who commanded the Prætorian guards , 2 ordered a body of cavalry to sally forth , and dis- perse the seditious multitude . The multitude fled with precipitation towards the city ; several were slain , and many more ...
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