The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volum 1George Bell and Sons, 1891 |
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... monarch himself , had accepted their diadems from the hands of the emperor ; that the independent tribes of the Median and Carducian hills had implored his protection ; and that the rich countries of * Dion Cassius , 1. 68 , pp . 1123 ...
... monarch himself , had accepted their diadems from the hands of the emperor ; that the independent tribes of the Median and Carducian hills had implored his protection ; and that the rich countries of * Dion Cassius , 1. 68 , pp . 1123 ...
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... monarch . But the tranquil life of Antoninus Pius was spent in the bosom of Italy ; and , during the twenty - three years that he directed the public administration , the longest jour- neys of that amiable prince extended no farther ...
... monarch . But the tranquil life of Antoninus Pius was spent in the bosom of Italy ; and , during the twenty - three years that he directed the public administration , the longest jour- neys of that amiable prince extended no farther ...
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... monarch , and , in the prosecution of a just defence , Marcus and his generals ob- tained many signal victories , both on the Euphrates and on the Danube . The military establishment of the Roman empire , which thus assured either its ...
... monarch , and , in the prosecution of a just defence , Marcus and his generals ob- tained many signal victories , both on the Euphrates and on the Danube . The military establishment of the Roman empire , which thus assured either its ...
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... monarch and the capital . As the authors of almost every revolution that distracted the empire , the prætorians will , very soon , and very loudly , demand our attention ; but in their arms and institutions we cannot find any ...
... monarch and the capital . As the authors of almost every revolution that distracted the empire , the prætorians will , very soon , and very loudly , demand our attention ; but in their arms and institutions we cannot find any ...
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... monarch of the last century , whose kingdom was confined within a single province of the Roman empire . ‡ We have attempted to explain the spirit which moderated , and the strength which supported , the power of Hadrian and the ...
... monarch of the last century , whose kingdom was confined within a single province of the Roman empire . ‡ We have attempted to explain the spirit which moderated , and the strength which supported , the power of Hadrian and the ...
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