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Side 205
The safety of the young emperor proved the merit and integrity of Anthemius ; and
his prudent firmness sustained the force and reputation of an infant reign. Uldin,
with a formidable host of barbarians, was encamped in the heart of Thrace : he ...
The safety of the young emperor proved the merit and integrity of Anthemius ; and
his prudent firmness sustained the force and reputation of an infant reign. Uldin,
with a formidable host of barbarians, was encamped in the heart of Thrace : he ...
Side 358
When Leo had delivered himself from that ignominious servitude, he listened to
the complaints of the Italians; resolved to extirpate the tyranny of the Vandals;
arid declared his alliance with his colleague, Anthemius, whom he solemnly ...
When Leo had delivered himself from that ignominious servitude, he listened to
the complaints of the Italians; resolved to extirpate the tyranny of the Vandals;
arid declared his alliance with his colleague, Anthemius, whom he solemnly ...
Side 360
Avitus, and esteemed Majorian, was persuaded, by his friends, to celebrate, in
heroic verse, the merit, the felicity, the second consulship, and the future triumphs
, of the emperor Anthemius. Sidonius pronounced, with assurance and success, ...
Avitus, and esteemed Majorian, was persuaded, by his friends, to celebrate, in
heroic verse, the merit, the felicity, the second consulship, and the future triumphs
, of the emperor Anthemius. Sidonius pronounced, with assurance and success, ...
Side 372
culapius, the expiration of the thirty days allowed by an ancient law to the vilest
malefactors,11 his friends interposed, the emperor Anthemius relented, and the
prefect of Gaul obtained the milder punishment of exile and confiscation .
culapius, the expiration of the thirty days allowed by an ancient law to the vilest
malefactors,11 his friends interposed, the emperor Anthemius relented, and the
prefect of Gaul obtained the milder punishment of exile and confiscation .
Side 376
But the body of the senate and people firmly adhered to the cause of Anthemius ;
and the more effectual support of a Gothic army enabled him to prolong his reign,
and the public distress, by a resistance of three months, which produced the ...
But the body of the senate and people firmly adhered to the cause of Anthemius ;
and the more effectual support of a Gothic army enabled him to prolong his reign,
and the public distress, by a resistance of three months, which produced the ...
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Brukerevaluering - LisaMaria_C - LibraryThingI feel decidedly ambivalent about this book. My rating reflects that ultimately I didn't want to stick with it; I didn't find its pleasures and degree of informativeness worth the slogging through ... Les hele vurderingen
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Brukerevaluering - quantum_flapdoodle - LibraryThingA classic of historical literature, in two volumes. The author details the history to the fall in the first volume, and the byzantine period in the second volume. Les hele vurderingen
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Bibliografisk informasjon
| Tittel | The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, 4: Complete in Eight Volumes, Volum 1 |
| Forfatter | Edward Gibbon |
| Utgiver | G. Coure and lo. Poultry, 1825 |
| Original fra | Catalonia-biblioteket |
| Digitalisert | 30. mar 2009 |
| Eksporter sitat | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |