The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, 4Baudry's European Library, 1840 |
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Side 20
... Burgundians , might embrace the resolution of abandoning to the fugitives of Sarmatia , their woods and morasses ; or at least of discharging their superfluous numbers on the provinces of the Roman empire ( 66 ) . About four years after ...
... Burgundians , might embrace the resolution of abandoning to the fugitives of Sarmatia , their woods and morasses ; or at least of discharging their superfluous numbers on the provinces of the Roman empire ( 66 ) . About four years after ...
Side 25
... Burgundians , who adhered to the stan- dard of their general ( 84 ) . The union of such an army might excite our surprise , but the causes of separation are obvious and forcible ; the pride of birth , the insolence of valour , the ...
... Burgundians , who adhered to the stan- dard of their general ( 84 ) . The union of such an army might excite our surprise , but the causes of separation are obvious and forcible ; the pride of birth , the insolence of valour , the ...
Side 27
... Burgundians , who never afterwards retreated , may be considered as the fall of the Roman empire in the countries beyond the Alps ; and the barriers , which had so long separated the savage and the civilised nations of the earth , were ...
... Burgundians , who never afterwards retreated , may be considered as the fall of the Roman empire in the countries beyond the Alps ; and the barriers , which had so long separated the savage and the civilised nations of the earth , were ...
Side 90
... Burgundians ; and that the candidate , on whom they had bestowed the empire , advanced with a formidable host of Barba- rians , from the banks of the Rhine to those of the Rhone . Every circumstance is dark and extraordinary in the ...
... Burgundians ; and that the candidate , on whom they had bestowed the empire , advanced with a formidable host of Barba- rians , from the banks of the Rhine to those of the Rhone . Every circumstance is dark and extraordinary in the ...
Side 96
... BURGUNDIANS , and the FRANKS , obtained a permanent seat and dominion in the provinces of Gaul . The liberal grant of the usurper Jovinus to his Burgundian allies , was confirmed by the lawful emperor ; the lands of the First , or Upper ...
... BURGUNDIANS , and the FRANKS , obtained a permanent seat and dominion in the provinces of Gaul . The liberal grant of the usurper Jovinus to his Burgundian allies , was confirmed by the lawful emperor ; the lands of the First , or Upper ...
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