The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volum 1Alex. Murray & Son, 1869 |
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... fortune , till , by the confession of his enemies , he had exhausted every resource both of valour and policy .-- Plin . Epist . viii . 9. This memorable war , with a very short suspension of hostilities , lasted five years ; and as the ...
... fortune , till , by the confession of his enemies , he had exhausted every resource both of valour and policy .-- Plin . Epist . viii . 9. This memorable war , with a very short suspension of hostilities , lasted five years ; and as the ...
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... fortune was open to those whose pretensions were seconded by favour or merit . The grandsons of the Gauls , who had be- sieged Julius Cæsar in Alesia , commanded legions , governed provinces , and were admitted into the senate of Rome ...
... fortune was open to those whose pretensions were seconded by favour or merit . The grandsons of the Gauls , who had be- sieged Julius Cæsar in Alesia , commanded legions , governed provinces , and were admitted into the senate of Rome ...
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... fortune of their sons , they likewise were esteemed unworthy of a seat in the senate ; nor were the traces of a servile origin allowed to be completely obliterated till the third or fourth generation . - Spanheim , Orbis Roman . 1. i ...
... fortune of their sons , they likewise were esteemed unworthy of a seat in the senate ; nor were the traces of a servile origin allowed to be completely obliterated till the third or fourth generation . - Spanheim , Orbis Roman . 1. i ...
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... fortune , was lineally descended from Cimon and Miltiades , Theseus and Cecrops , acus and Jupiter . But the posterity of so many gods and heroes was fallen into the most abject state . His grandfather had suffered by the hands of ...
... fortune , was lineally descended from Cimon and Miltiades , Theseus and Cecrops , acus and Jupiter . But the posterity of so many gods and heroes was fallen into the most abject state . His grandfather had suffered by the hands of ...
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... fortune united every refinement of conveniency , of elegance , and of splendour , what- ever could sooth their pride , or gratify their sensuality . Such refine- ments , under the odious name of luxury , have been severely arraigned by ...
... fortune united every refinement of conveniency , of elegance , and of splendour , what- ever could sooth their pride , or gratify their sensuality . Such refine- ments , under the odious name of luxury , have been severely arraigned by ...
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