The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman EmpireJ. M'Gowan, 1825 |
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... legions to the arrows of the Parthians , he obtained , by an honourable treaty , the re- stitution of the standards and prisoners which had been taken in the defeat of Crassus.a His generals , in the early part of his reign , attempted ...
... legions to the arrows of the Parthians , he obtained , by an honourable treaty , the re- stitution of the standards and prisoners which had been taken in the defeat of Crassus.a His generals , in the early part of his reign , attempted ...
Side 3
... legions . See the first book of the Annals of Tacitus . Sueton . in August . c . 23. and Velleius Paterculus , l . 2. c . 117 , & c . Augustus did not receive the melancholy news with all the temper and firm- ness that might have been ...
... legions . See the first book of the Annals of Tacitus . Sueton . in August . c . 23. and Velleius Paterculus , l . 2. c . 117 , & c . Augustus did not receive the melancholy news with all the temper and firm- ness that might have been ...
Side 4
... legions , under the command of the virtuous Agricola , defeated the collected force of the Caledonians at the foot of the Grampian hills ; and his fleets , ventur- the course of their victories . Corbulo was put to death . Military ...
... legions , under the command of the virtuous Agricola , defeated the collected force of the Caledonians at the foot of the Grampian hills ; and his fleets , ventur- the course of their victories . Corbulo was put to death . Military ...
Side 6
... legions , after a long interval , beheld a military emperor at their head . The first exploits of Trajan were against the Dacians , the most warlike of men , who dwelt beyond the Danube , and who , during the reign of Domitian , had ...
... legions , after a long interval , beheld a military emperor at their head . The first exploits of Trajan were against the Dacians , the most warlike of men , who dwelt beyond the Danube , and who , during the reign of Domitian , had ...
Side 9
... our historians were lost , medals , inscriptions , and other monuments , would be sufficient to record the travels See the Augustan History and the Epitomes . of Hadrian . wars of Marcus legions of the frontier , the reigns CHAP . I. g.
... our historians were lost , medals , inscriptions , and other monuments , would be sufficient to record the travels See the Augustan History and the Epitomes . of Hadrian . wars of Marcus legions of the frontier , the reigns CHAP . I. g.
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