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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... slain, led on by Domitianus and Montius, seemed to seize and torture him with all the torments of the Furies. 18. For the mind, when freed by sleep from its connection with the body, is nevertheless active, and being full of the ...
... slain, led on by Domitianus and Montius, seemed to seize and torture him with all the torments of the Furies. 18. For the mind, when freed by sleep from its connection with the body, is nevertheless active, and being full of the ...
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... slain by Theseus, v. Ov. Metam. vii. 44 and the Epistle of Ariadne to Theseus. "Cum fuerit Sciron lectus, torvusque Procrustes." [6] His victory over Magnentius, whom he defeated at Mursa, on the Doave, in the year 351. Magnentius fled ...
... slain by Theseus, v. Ov. Metam. vii. 44 and the Epistle of Ariadne to Theseus. "Cum fuerit Sciron lectus, torvusque Procrustes." [6] His victory over Magnentius, whom he defeated at Mursa, on the Doave, in the year 351. Magnentius fled ...
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... slain at Thebes. Virgil speaks of Adrasti pallentis imago, Æn. vi. 480. [23] Ammianus here confounds Nemesis with Fortuna. Compare Horace's description of the latter goddess, Lib. i. Od. 34:— " ... Valet ima summis Mutare, et insignia ...
... slain at Thebes. Virgil speaks of Adrasti pallentis imago, Æn. vi. 480. [23] Ammianus here confounds Nemesis with Fortuna. Compare Horace's description of the latter goddess, Lib. i. Od. 34:— " ... Valet ima summis Mutare, et insignia ...
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... spoils of a king of the Parthians who had been slain. And when this sudden news arrived that an affair so unexpected and difficult had been executed with entire facility in complete accordance with the wish of the emperor,
... spoils of a king of the Parthians who had been slain. And when this sudden news arrived that an affair so unexpected and difficult had been executed with entire facility in complete accordance with the wish of the emperor,
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... slain in the miserable period of Nero's cruelty. 6. And after the matter had been thus arranged, while the men destined for the service of seizing Ursicinus were waiting for the appointed time, the emperor's mind changed to mercy, and ...
... slain in the miserable period of Nero's cruelty. 6. And after the matter had been thus arranged, while the men destined for the service of seizing Ursicinus were waiting for the appointed time, the emperor's mind changed to mercy, and ...
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