The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volum 1Alex. Murray & Son, 1869 |
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Side 27
... observe , that the use of them in the field gradually became more prevalent , in proportion as personal valour and military skill declined with the Roman empire . When men were no longer found , their place was supplied by machines ...
... observe , that the use of them in the field gradually became more prevalent , in proportion as personal valour and military skill declined with the Roman empire . When men were no longer found , their place was supplied by machines ...
Side 32
... observe , that if we except Bohemia , Moravia , the northern skirts of Austria , and a part of Hungary , be- tween the Teyss and the Danube , all the other dominions of the House of Austria were comprised within the limits of the Roman ...
... observe , that if we except Bohemia , Moravia , the northern skirts of Austria , and a part of Hungary , be- tween the Teyss and the Danube , all the other dominions of the House of Austria were comprised within the limits of the Roman ...
Side 33
... observe the in- delible characters of nature . The name of Asia Minor is attributed with some propriety to the peninsula , which , confined betwixt the Euxine and the Mediterranean , advances from the Euphrates towards Europe . The most ...
... observe the in- delible characters of nature . The name of Asia Minor is attributed with some propriety to the peninsula , which , confined betwixt the Euxine and the Mediterranean , advances from the Euphrates towards Europe . The most ...
Side 34
... observe , that the northern shores of the Euxine , beyond Trebizond in Asia , and beyond the Danube in Europe , acknowledged the sovereignty of the emperors , and received at their hands either tributary princes or Roman garrisons ...
... observe , that the northern shores of the Euxine , beyond Trebizond in Asia , and beyond the Danube in Europe , acknowledged the sovereignty of the emperors , and received at their hands either tributary princes or Roman garrisons ...
Side 35
... observe , that Africa is divided from Spain by a narrow strait of about twelve miles , through which the Atlantic flows into the Mediterranean . The columns of Hercules , so famous among the ancients , were two mountains which seemed to ...
... observe , that Africa is divided from Spain by a narrow strait of about twelve miles , through which the Atlantic flows into the Mediterranean . The columns of Hercules , so famous among the ancients , were two mountains which seemed to ...
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