The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, 4Baudry's European Library, 1840 |
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Side 2
... Imperial court provoked him to demonstrate the folly of their refusal , and the importance of their loss . Whatever hopes might be entertained of the conquest of Constantinople , the judicious ge- neral soon abandoned an impracticable ...
... Imperial court provoked him to demonstrate the folly of their refusal , and the importance of their loss . Whatever hopes might be entertained of the conquest of Constantinople , the judicious ge- neral soon abandoned an impracticable ...
Side 11
... Imperial standard ; and Stilicho issued his orders to the most remote troops of the West , to advance , by rapid marches , to the defence of Honorius and of Italy . The fortresses of the Rhine were abandoned ; and the safety of Gaul was ...
... Imperial standard ; and Stilicho issued his orders to the most remote troops of the West , to advance , by rapid marches , to the defence of Honorius and of Italy . The fortresses of the Rhine were abandoned ; and the safety of Gaul was ...
Side 12
... Imperial captive was suddenly re- lieved by the fame , the approach , and at length the presence , of the hero , whom he had so long expected . At the head of a chosen and intrepid vanguard , Stilicho swam the stream of the Addua , to ...
... Imperial captive was suddenly re- lieved by the fame , the approach , and at length the presence , of the hero , whom he had so long expected . At the head of a chosen and intrepid vanguard , Stilicho swam the stream of the Addua , to ...
Side 13
... Imperial cavalry ; but , in a few moments , the un- daunted genius of their leader gave them an order , and a field of battle ; and as soon as they had recovered from their astonishment , the pious confidence , that the God of the ...
... Imperial cavalry ; but , in a few moments , the un- daunted genius of their leader gave them an order , and a field of battle ; and as soon as they had recovered from their astonishment , the pious confidence , that the God of the ...
Side 15
... Imperial troops ; where he was exposed , almost at the same instant , to a general attack in the front , on his flanks , and in the rear . In this bloody action , at a small distance from the walls of Verona , the loss of the Goths was ...
... Imperial troops ; where he was exposed , almost at the same instant , to a general attack in the front , on his flanks , and in the rear . In this bloody action , at a small distance from the walls of Verona , the loss of the Goths was ...
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