The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volum 1Alex. Murray & Son, 1869 |
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Side 18
... soon repelled the invaders , and protected the unwarlike natives of those sequestered regions . The northern countries of Europe scarcely deserved the expense and labour of conquest . The forests and morasses of Ger- many were filled ...
... soon repelled the invaders , and protected the unwarlike natives of those sequestered regions . The northern countries of Europe scarcely deserved the expense and labour of conquest . The forests and morasses of Ger- many were filled ...
Side 19
... soon occasioned his removal from the government of Britain ; and for ever disappointed this rational , though extensive scheme of conquest . Before his departure , the pru- dent general had provided for security as well as for dominion ...
... soon occasioned his removal from the government of Britain ; and for ever disappointed this rational , though extensive scheme of conquest . Before his departure , the pru- dent general had provided for security as well as for dominion ...
Side 26
... soon as the Roman had darted his pilum , he drew his sword , and rushed forwards to close with the enemy . His sword was a short well - tempered Spanish blade , that carried a double edge , and was alike suited to the purpose of ...
... soon as the Roman had darted his pilum , he drew his sword , and rushed forwards to close with the enemy . His sword was a short well - tempered Spanish blade , that carried a double edge , and was alike suited to the purpose of ...
Side 29
... soon , and very loudly , demand our attention ; but in their arms and institutions , we cannot find any circumstance which discriminated them from the legions , unless it were a more splendid appearance , and a less rigid discipline ...
... soon , and very loudly , demand our attention ; but in their arms and institutions , we cannot find any circumstance which discriminated them from the legions , unless it were a more splendid appearance , and a less rigid discipline ...
Side 32
... soon acquired the general appellation of Illyricum , or the Illyrian frontier , and were esteemed the most warlike of the empire ; but they deserve to be more particularly considered under the names of Rhætia , Noricum , Pannonia ...
... soon acquired the general appellation of Illyricum , or the Illyrian frontier , and were esteemed the most warlike of the empire ; but they deserve to be more particularly considered under the names of Rhætia , Noricum , Pannonia ...
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