The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volum 3H. T. Coates, 1900 |
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Side 18
... luxury ; markets , hippodromes , temples , fountains , baths , porticos , shady groves , and artifi- cial aviaries.25 The historian Olympiodorus , who represents the state of Rome when it was besieged by the Goths , 26 con- tinues to ...
... luxury ; markets , hippodromes , temples , fountains , baths , porticos , shady groves , and artifi- cial aviaries.25 The historian Olympiodorus , who represents the state of Rome when it was besieged by the Goths , 26 con- tinues to ...
Side 19
... luxury of the Romans . The philosopher himself deserves some share of the reproach , if it be true that his rigorous exaction of Quadringenties , above three hundred thousand pounds which he had lent at high interest , provoked a ...
... luxury of the Romans . The philosopher himself deserves some share of the reproach , if it be true that his rigorous exaction of Quadringenties , above three hundred thousand pounds which he had lent at high interest , provoked a ...
Side 20
... luxury , found themselves poor in the midst of wealth , and idle in a constant round of dissipation . Their desires were continu- ally gratified by the labor of a thousand hands ; of the nu- merous train of their domestic slaves , who ...
... luxury , found themselves poor in the midst of wealth , and idle in a constant round of dissipation . Their desires were continu- ally gratified by the labor of a thousand hands ; of the nu- merous train of their domestic slaves , who ...
Side 25
... luxury , their private banquets ; the choice of the guests is the subject of anxious deliberation . The modest , the sober , and the learned , are seldom pre- ferred ; and the nomenclators , who are commonly swayed by interested motives ...
... luxury , their private banquets ; the choice of the guests is the subject of anxious deliberation . The modest , the sober , and the learned , are seldom pre- ferred ; and the nomenclators , who are commonly swayed by interested motives ...
Side 26
... luxurious tables was increased by the foolish pro- hibitions of the censors ; and it is reported that they are still csteemed in modern Rome , and are frequently sent as presents by the Colonna princes ( see Brotier , the last editor of ...
... luxurious tables was increased by the foolish pro- hibitions of the censors ; and it is reported that they are still csteemed in modern Rome , and are frequently sent as presents by the Colonna princes ( see Brotier , the last editor of ...
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