The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volum 1Alex. Murray & Son, 1869 |
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... troops to their standards , was inspired by the united influence of religion and of honour . The golden eagle , which glittered in the front of the legion , was the object of their fondest devotion ; nor was it esteemed less impious ...
... troops to their standards , was inspired by the united influence of religion and of honour . The golden eagle , which glittered in the front of the legion , was the object of their fondest devotion ; nor was it esteemed less impious ...
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... troops , habituated to preserve this open order , in a long front and a rapid charge , found themselves prepared to execute every disposition which the circum- stances of war , or the skill of their leader , might suggest . The soldier ...
... troops , habituated to preserve this open order , in a long front and a rapid charge , found themselves prepared to execute every disposition which the circum- stances of war , or the skill of their leader , might suggest . The soldier ...
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... troops of hostile barbarians were frequently compelled or persuaded to consume their dangerous valour in remote climates , and for the benefit of the state.3 All these were included under the general name of auxiliaries ; and howsoever ...
... troops of hostile barbarians were frequently compelled or persuaded to consume their dangerous valour in remote climates , and for the benefit of the state.3 All these were included under the general name of auxiliaries ; and howsoever ...
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... troops would expose to 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 ...
... troops would expose to 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 ...
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... troops , had been consecrated by the habits of an hundred years , to the name and family of the Cæsars ; and although that family had been continued only by the fictitious rite of adoption , the Romans still revered , in the person of ...
... troops , had been consecrated by the habits of an hundred years , to the name and family of the Cæsars ; and although that family had been continued only by the fictitious rite of adoption , the Romans still revered , in the person of ...
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