The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, 4: Complete in Eight VolumesG. Coure and lo. Poultry, 1825 |
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... civil and religious A. D. 386 faction , has deserved , from every party , the im- putation of every crime . The strong impulse of ambition and avarice had urged Rufinus to abandon his native country , an obscure corner of Gaul , " to ...
... civil and religious A. D. 386 faction , has deserved , from every party , the im- putation of every crime . The strong impulse of ambition and avarice had urged Rufinus to abandon his native country , an obscure corner of Gaul , " to ...
Side 11
... civil and military go- vernment of the east : and his treasures , if he could resolve to use them , might be employed to procure pro- per instruments , for the execution of the blackest de- signs , that pride , ambition , and revenge ...
... civil and military go- vernment of the east : and his treasures , if he could resolve to use them , might be employed to procure pro- per instruments , for the execution of the blackest de- signs , that pride , ambition , and revenge ...
Side 14
... civil war ; and , in the last moments of his life , the dying monarch re- commended to Stilicho the care of his sons , and of the republic . The ambition and the abilities of Stilicho were not unequal to the important trust ; and he ...
... civil war ; and , in the last moments of his life , the dying monarch re- commended to Stilicho the care of his sons , and of the republic . The ambition and the abilities of Stilicho were not unequal to the important trust ; and he ...
Side 15
... civil war had united under the standard of Theodosius . The various multitudes of Europe and Asia , exasperated by recent animosities , were overawed by the authority of a single man ; and the rigid discipline of Stilicho pro- tected ...
... civil war had united under the standard of Theodosius . The various multitudes of Europe and Asia , exasperated by recent animosities , were overawed by the authority of a single man ; and the rigid discipline of Stilicho pro- tected ...
Side 20
... civil war , dis- played the moderation of a minister who had so often signalized his military spirit and abilities . But if Stilicho had any longer endured the revolt of Africa , he would have betrayed the security of the capital , and ...
... civil war , dis- played the moderation of a minister who had so often signalized his military spirit and abilities . But if Stilicho had any longer endured the revolt of Africa , he would have betrayed the security of the capital , and ...
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