The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volum 1Alex. Murray & Son, 1869 |
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Side 13
... honour , 445 , 446 ; Four divisions of office , 447 : -I . The consuls ; the patricians , 447-449 . II . The Prætorian præfects , 450 ; the præ- fects of Rome and Constantinople , 452 ; the proconsuls , vice- præfects , & c . , 453 ...
... honour , 445 , 446 ; Four divisions of office , 447 : -I . The consuls ; the patricians , 447-449 . II . The Prætorian præfects , 450 ; the præ- fects of Rome and Constantinople , 452 ; the proconsuls , vice- præfects , & c . , 453 ...
Side 21
... honour of being the first , as he was the last , of the Roman generals , who ever navigated that remote sea . His fleets ravaged the coasts of Arabia ; and Trajan vainly flattered himself that he was ap- proaching towards the confines ...
... honour of being the first , as he was the last , of the Roman generals , who ever navigated that remote sea . His fleets ravaged the coasts of Arabia ; and Trajan vainly flattered himself that he was ap- proaching towards the confines ...
Side 22
... honoured with the presence of the monarch . But the tranquil life of Antoninus Pius was spent in the bosom of Italy ... honour which they came to solicit , of being admitted into the rank of subjects.3 The terror of the Roman arms added ...
... honoured with the presence of the monarch . But the tranquil life of Antoninus Pius was spent in the bosom of Italy ... honour which they came to solicit , of being admitted into the rank of subjects.3 The terror of the Roman arms added ...
Side 23
... honour and religion . The peasant , or me- chanic , imbibed the useful prejudice that he was advanced to the more dignified profession of arms , in which his rank and reputation would depend on his own valour ; and that , although the ...
... honour and religion . The peasant , or me- chanic , imbibed the useful prejudice that he was advanced to the more dignified profession of arms , in which his rank and reputation would depend on his own valour ; and that , although the ...
Side 24
... honours he was associated . On his first entrance into the service , an oath was administered to him , with every ... honour . The golden eagle , which glittered in the front of the legion , was the object of their fondest devotion ...
... honours he was associated . On his first entrance into the service , an oath was administered to him , with every ... honour . The golden eagle , which glittered in the front of the legion , was the object of their fondest devotion ...
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