The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman EmpireJ. J. Tourneisen, 1787 - 434 sider |
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... Minister Perennis Revolt of Maternus The Minifter Cleander His Avarice and Cruelty 189 Sedition and Death of Cleander Diffolute Pleasures of Commodus His Ignorance and low Sports Hunting of wild Beafts 116 ib . 118 ib . 119 120 122 ib ...
... Minister Perennis Revolt of Maternus The Minifter Cleander His Avarice and Cruelty 189 Sedition and Death of Cleander Diffolute Pleasures of Commodus His Ignorance and low Sports Hunting of wild Beafts 116 ib . 118 ib . 119 120 122 ib ...
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... ministers of the republic , were exempted from the obligation and penalty of many inconvenient laws : they were authorized to convoke the fenate , to make feveral motions in the fame day , to recommend candidates for the honours of the ...
... ministers of the republic , were exempted from the obligation and penalty of many inconvenient laws : they were authorized to convoke the fenate , to make feveral motions in the fame day , to recommend candidates for the honours of the ...
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... minister with a new appellation : and after a very ferious difcuffion , that of Auguftus was chofen , among feveral others , as being the moft expreffive of the character of peace and fanctity , which he uniformly affected " . Auguftus ...
... minister with a new appellation : and after a very ferious difcuffion , that of Auguftus was chofen , among feveral others , as being the moft expreffive of the character of peace and fanctity , which he uniformly affected " . Auguftus ...
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... minister , who had obtained his poft by the murder of his predeceffor , but who poffeffed a confiderable share of vigour and ability . By acts of extortion , and the forfeited eftates of the nobles facrificed to his avarice , he had ...
... minister , who had obtained his poft by the murder of his predeceffor , but who poffeffed a confiderable share of vigour and ability . By acts of extortion , and the forfeited eftates of the nobles facrificed to his avarice , he had ...
Side 118
... often promote the laft of mankind from a vain perfuafion , that those who have no dependence , except on their favour , will IV . His ava- have no attachment , except to 118 THE DECLINE AND FALL The Minister Perennis Revolt of Maternus.
... often promote the laft of mankind from a vain perfuafion , that those who have no dependence , except on their favour , will IV . His ava- have no attachment , except to 118 THE DECLINE AND FALL The Minister Perennis Revolt of Maternus.
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