The Roman History of Ammianus Marcellinus: During the Reigns of the Emperors Constantius, Julian, Jovianus, Valentinian, and ValensGood Press, 19. nov. 2019 - 598 sider This historical book covers the period from the accession of the emperor Nerva in 96 AD to the death of Valens in 378 AD. The book provides insight into the politics, society, and culture of the Roman Empire during this period. |
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... lofty mountains, could bound over them as over plain and easy paths, and attacked all who came in their way with missiles from a distance, terrifying them at the same time with savage yells. 6. And very often our infantry were compelled ...
... lofty mountains, could bound over them as over plain and easy paths, and attacked all who came in their way with missiles from a distance, terrifying them at the same time with savage yells. 6. And very often our infantry were compelled ...
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... lofty mountains. III. § 1. WHILE affairs were in this state in Isauria, and while the king of Persia was involved in wars upon his frontier, repulsing from his borders a set of ferocious tribes which, being full of fickleness, were ...
... lofty mountains. III. § 1. WHILE affairs were in this state in Isauria, and while the king of Persia was involved in wars upon his frontier, repulsing from his borders a set of ferocious tribes which, being full of fickleness, were ...
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... lofty mountain Cassius , and at last falls into the Levant near the Gulf of Issus , were added to the Roman dominion by Cnæus Pompey , who , after he had conquered Tigranes , separated them from the kingdom of Armenia . 11. The last ...
... lofty mountain Cassius , and at last falls into the Levant near the Gulf of Issus , were added to the Roman dominion by Cnæus Pompey , who , after he had conquered Tigranes , separated them from the kingdom of Armenia . 11. The last ...
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... lofty steps of your glory (which fame, increasing in magnificence, has diffused throughout the most distant countries), now by their ambassadors humbly implore pardon for their past offences, and peace. And this indulgence I, as a ...
... lofty steps of your glory (which fame, increasing in magnificence, has diffused throughout the most distant countries), now by their ambassadors humbly implore pardon for their past offences, and peace. And this indulgence I, as a ...
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... lofty trees , bought acquittals at immense prices ; and that poor men who had little or no means of purchasing safety were condemned out of hand . And therefore truth was overshadowed by falsehood , and sometimes falsehood obtained the ...
... lofty trees , bought acquittals at immense prices ; and that poor men who had little or no means of purchasing safety were condemned out of hand . And therefore truth was overshadowed by falsehood , and sometimes falsehood obtained the ...
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