The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman EmpireJ. M'Gowan, 1825 |
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Side viii
... distinguished the connexion of events , and en- graved the multitude of names and dates in a clear and in- delible series . But , in the discussion of the first ages , I overleaped the bounds of modesty and use . In my In my child- ish ...
... distinguished the connexion of events , and en- graved the multitude of names and dates in a clear and in- delible series . But , in the discussion of the first ages , I overleaped the bounds of modesty and use . In my In my child- ish ...
Side 14
... 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 ...
Side 20
... 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 ...
Side 31
... distinguished by the appellation of Tingitana , is represented by the modern kingdom of Fez . Salle , on the ocean , so infamous at present for its piratical depredations , was noticed by the Romans , as the extreme object of their ...
... distinguished by the appellation of Tingitana , is represented by the modern kingdom of Fez . Salle , on the ocean , so infamous at present for its piratical depredations , was noticed by the Romans , as the extreme object of their ...
Side 36
Edward Gibbon. of matter , the workman in the Stoic philosophy was not sufficiently distinguished from the work ; whilst , on the contrary , the spiritual god of Plato and his disciples , resembled an idea rather than a substance . The ...
Edward Gibbon. of matter , the workman in the Stoic philosophy was not sufficiently distinguished from the work ; whilst , on the contrary , the spiritual god of Plato and his disciples , resembled an idea rather than a substance . The ...
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