The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman EmpireJ. M'Gowan, 1825 |
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Side 3
... guard the frontiers intrusted to his care , without aspiring to conquests which might have proved no less fatal to himself than to the vanquished barbarians . Conquest of Britain The only accession which the Roman empire was the ...
... guard the frontiers intrusted to his care , without aspiring to conquests which might have proved no less fatal to himself than to the vanquished barbarians . Conquest of Britain The only accession which the Roman empire was the ...
Side 12
... 100l . sterling ) , or a proportionable allow- ance of land . The pay and advantages of the guards were , in general , about double those of the legions . and it was an inflexible maxim of Roman discipline , 12 ROMAN EMPIRE .
... 100l . sterling ) , or a proportionable allow- ance of land . The pay and advantages of the guards were , in general , about double those of the legions . and it was an inflexible maxim of Roman discipline , 12 ROMAN EMPIRE .
Side 20
... 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 very loudly , demand our attention ; but in their arms and ...
... 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 very loudly , demand our attention ; but in their arms and ...
Side 22
... guards , and the navy ; the most liberal establish computation will not allow us to fix the entire establishment by sea and by land at more than four hundred and fifty thousand men ; a military power , which , however formidable it may ...
... guards , and the navy ; the most liberal establish computation will not allow us to fix the entire establishment by sea and by land at more than four hundred and fifty thousand men ; a military power , which , however formidable it may ...
Side 77
... guards in Rome a dangerous exception to the ancient maxims , itself . he was authorized to preserve his military com- mand , supported by a numerous body of guards , even in time of peace , and in the heart of the capital . His command ...
... guards in Rome a dangerous exception to the ancient maxims , itself . he was authorized to preserve his military com- mand , supported by a numerous body of guards , even in time of peace , and in the heart of the capital . His command ...
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