The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volum 1AMS Press, 1974 - 541 sider |
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... former had been long since civilized and cor- rupted . They had too much taste to relinquish their language , and too much vanity to adopt any foreign institutions . Still preserving the prejudices , after they had lost the virtues , of ...
... former had been long since civilized and cor- rupted . They had too much taste to relinquish their language , and too much vanity to adopt any foreign institutions . Still preserving the prejudices , after they had lost the virtues , of ...
Side 77
... former life . The illustrious surname of Cæsar he had assumed , as the adopted son of the dictator ; but he had too much good sense either to hope to be confounded , or to wish to be compared , with that extraordinary man . It was pro ...
... former life . The illustrious surname of Cæsar he had assumed , as the adopted son of the dictator ; but he had too much good sense either to hope to be confounded , or to wish to be compared , with that extraordinary man . It was pro ...
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... former claimed the presence of the Augusti , the latter were intrusted to the administration of the Cæsars . The strength of the legions was in the hands of the four partners of sovereignty , and the despair of successively vanquishing ...
... former claimed the presence of the Augusti , the latter were intrusted to the administration of the Cæsars . The strength of the legions was in the hands of the four partners of sovereignty , and the despair of successively vanquishing ...
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The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volum 1 Edward Gibbon Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1914 |
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