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Side 145
Placidia," the daughter of the great Theodosius, and of Galla, his second wife,
had received a royal education in the palace of Constantinople; but the eventful
story of her life is connected with the revolutions which agitated the western
empire ...
Placidia," the daughter of the great Theodosius, and of Galla, his second wife,
had received a royal education in the palace of Constantinople; but the eventful
story of her life is connected with the revolutions which agitated the western
empire ...
Side 146
The ministers of Honorius rejected with disdain the proposal of an alliance, so
injurious to every sentiment of Roman pride; and repeatedly urged the restitution
of Placidia, as an indispensable condition of the treaty of peace. But the daughter
...
The ministers of Honorius rejected with disdain the proposal of an alliance, so
injurious to every sentiment of Roman pride; and repeatedly urged the restitution
of Placidia, as an indispensable condition of the treaty of peace. But the daughter
...
Side 147
The nuptial gift, which, according to the custom of his nation/ was offered to
Placidia, consisted of the rare and magnificent spoils of her country. Fifty beautiful
youths, in silken robes, carried a basin in each hand ; and one of these basins
was ...
The nuptial gift, which, according to the custom of his nation/ was offered to
Placidia, consisted of the rare and magnificent spoils of her country. Fifty beautiful
youths, in silken robes, carried a basin in each hand ; and one of these basins
was ...
Side 218
Death of Honorius. — Valentinian III. emperor of the east. — Administration of his
mother Placidia. — /Ktius and Boniface. — Conquest of Africa by the Vandals.
DURING a long and disgraceful reign of twenty- anddeath eight years, Honorius,
...
Death of Honorius. — Valentinian III. emperor of the east. — Administration of his
mother Placidia. — /Ktius and Boniface. — Conquest of Africa by the Vandals.
DURING a long and disgraceful reign of twenty- anddeath eight years, Honorius,
...
Side 219
The death of Con- stantius, in the seventh month of his reign, instead of
diminishing, seemed to increase, the power of Placidia ; and the indecent
familiarity11 of her brother, which might be no more than the symptoms of a
childish affection, ...
The death of Con- stantius, in the seventh month of his reign, instead of
diminishing, seemed to increase, the power of Placidia ; and the indecent
familiarity11 of her brother, which might be no more than the symptoms of a
childish affection, ...
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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 |