The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, 4Baudry's European Library, 1840 |
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Side 7
... luxury from the court and from the camp ; to substitute , in the place of the Bar- barian mercenaries , an army of men , interested in the defence of their laws and of their property ; to force , in such a moment of public danger , the ...
... luxury from the court and from the camp ; to substitute , in the place of the Bar- barian mercenaries , an army of men , interested in the defence of their laws and of their property ; to force , in such a moment of public danger , the ...
Side 10
... luxury in which he was educated , had not allowed him to suspect , that there existed on the earth any power presumptuous enough to in- vade the repose of the successor of Augustus . The arts of flattery concealed the impending danger ...
... luxury in which he was educated , had not allowed him to suspect , that there existed on the earth any power presumptuous enough to in- vade the repose of the successor of Augustus . The arts of flattery concealed the impending danger ...
Side 47
... luxury ; markets , hippodromes , temples , fountains , baths , porticos , shady groves , and artificial aviaries ( 25 ) . The his- torian Olympiodorus , who represents the state of Rome when it was besieged by the Goths ( 26 ) ...
... luxury ; markets , hippodromes , temples , fountains , baths , porticos , shady groves , and artificial aviaries ( 25 ) . The his- torian Olympiodorus , who represents the state of Rome when it was besieged by the Goths ( 26 ) ...
Side 48
... luxury of the Romans . The philosopher himself deserved some share of the reproach ; if it be true that his rigorous exaction of Quadringenties , above three hun- dred thousand pounds , which he had lent at high interest , provoked a ...
... luxury of the Romans . The philosopher himself deserved some share of the reproach ; if it be true that his rigorous exaction of Quadringenties , above three hun- dred thousand pounds , which he had lent at high interest , provoked a ...
Side 49
... luxury ( 33 ) . Their luxury , and their manners , have been the subject of minute and laborious disquisition : but as such inquiries would divert me too long from the design of the present work , I shall produce an authentic state of ...
... luxury ( 33 ) . Their luxury , and their manners , have been the subject of minute and laborious disquisition : but as such inquiries would divert me too long from the design of the present work , I shall produce an authentic state of ...
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