The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, 4Baudry's European Library, 1840 |
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Side 8
... ruin of Greece and Epirus should be so liberally rewarded . The Gothic conqueror was received as a lawful magistrate , in the cities which he had so lately besieged . The fathers , whose sons he had mas- sacred , the husbands , whose ...
... ruin of Greece and Epirus should be so liberally rewarded . The Gothic conqueror was received as a lawful magistrate , in the cities which he had so lately besieged . The fathers , whose sons he had mas- sacred , the husbands , whose ...
Side 33
... ruin was always preferable to the certainty of dishonour . The minister , whose pacific intentions were seconded only by the voices of a few servile and venal followers , attempted to allay the general ferment , by an apology for his ...
... ruin was always preferable to the certainty of dishonour . The minister , whose pacific intentions were seconded only by the voices of a few servile and venal followers , attempted to allay the general ferment , by an apology for his ...
Side 35
... ruin of his patron . In the passage of the emperor through Bologna , a mutiny of the guards was excited and appeased by the secret policy of Stilicho ; who announced his instructions to decimate the guilty , and ascribed to his own ...
... ruin of his patron . In the passage of the emperor through Bologna , a mutiny of the guards was excited and appeased by the secret policy of Stilicho ; who announced his instructions to decimate the guilty , and ascribed to his own ...
Side 36
Edward Gibbon. His memory his service , and would be involved in his ruin . The impetuous voice of the assembly called aloud for arms , and for revenge ; to march , without a moment's delay , under the banners of a hero , whom they had ...
Edward Gibbon. His memory his service , and would be involved in his ruin . The impetuous voice of the assembly called aloud for arms , and for revenge ; to march , without a moment's delay , under the banners of a hero , whom they had ...
Side 38
... ruin of his patron . The ti- tular offices of tribune and notary fixed his rank in the Imperial court : he was indebted to the powerful intercession of Serena for his marriage with a very rich heiress of the province of Africa ( 114 ) ...
... ruin of his patron . The ti- tular offices of tribune and notary fixed his rank in the Imperial court : he was indebted to the powerful intercession of Serena for his marriage with a very rich heiress of the province of Africa ( 114 ) ...
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