The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volum 1George Bell and Sons, 1891 |
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... distinguished writer is made peculiarly valuable when we are enabled to understand the circumstances which led to the choice of the subject to which he most devoted his time , and on which his fame is chiefly founded ; and we gain no ...
... distinguished writer is made peculiarly valuable when we are enabled to understand the circumstances which led to the choice of the subject to which he most devoted his time , and on which his fame is chiefly founded ; and we gain no ...
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... distinguished ; while in his memoirs he dwells complacently on its connections and its advantages , still he admits that his ancestors brought him " neither glory nor shame ; " and the most remarkable circumstance in the family branches ...
... distinguished ; while in his memoirs he dwells complacently on its connections and its advantages , still he admits that his ancestors brought him " neither glory nor shame ; " and the most remarkable circumstance in the family branches ...
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... distinguished the Roman Tyrants 186 Discontents of the Army 221. Alexander Severus declared Cæsar 222. Sedition of the Guards , and Murder of Elagabalus Accession of Alexander Severus Power of his Mother Mamæa . His Wise and Moderate ...
... distinguished the Roman Tyrants 186 Discontents of the Army 221. Alexander Severus declared Cæsar 222. Sedition of the Guards , and Murder of Elagabalus Accession of Alexander Severus Power of his Mother Mamæa . His Wise and Moderate ...
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... distinguished a field of battle from a field of exercise . It was the policy of the ablest generals , and even of the emperors themselves , to encourage these military studies by their presence and example ; and we are informed that ...
... distinguished a field of battle from a field of exercise . It was the policy of the ablest generals , and even of the emperors themselves , to encourage these military studies by their presence and example ; and we are informed that ...
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... distinguished by the titles of city cohorts and prætorian guards , watched over the safety of the monarch and the capital . As the authors of almost every revolution that distracted the empire , the prætorians will , very soon , and ...
... distinguished by the titles of city cohorts and prætorian guards , watched over the safety of the monarch and the capital . As the authors of almost every revolution that distracted the empire , the prætorians will , very soon , and ...
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The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volum 1 Edward Gibbon Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1853 |
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