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Side 14
The virtues and victories of Stilicho deserved the hatred of Rufinus ; and the arts
of calumny might have been successful, if the tender and vigilant Serena had not
protected her husband against his domestic foes, whilst he vanquished in the ...
The virtues and victories of Stilicho deserved the hatred of Rufinus ; and the arts
of calumny might have been successful, if the tender and vigilant Serena had not
protected her husband against his domestic foes, whilst he vanquished in the ...
Side 29
But the amorous impatience, which Clau- dian attributes to the young prince,"
must excite the smiles of the court; and his beauteous spouse (if she deserved
the praise of beauty) had not much to fear or to hope from the passions of her
lover.
But the amorous impatience, which Clau- dian attributes to the young prince,"
must excite the smiles of the court; and his beauteous spouse (if she deserved
the praise of beauty) had not much to fear or to hope from the passions of her
lover.
Side 83
Claudian feels the honour like a man who deserved it. (in pi. ilat. Bell. Get.) The
original inscription, on marble, was found at Rome, in the fifteenth century, in die
house of Pomponius l,;c-tus. The statue of a poet, far superior to Clandian, • 'njl-i
...
Claudian feels the honour like a man who deserved it. (in pi. ilat. Bell. Get.) The
original inscription, on marble, was found at Rome, in the fifteenth century, in die
house of Pomponius l,;c-tus. The statue of a poet, far superior to Clandian, • 'njl-i
...
Side 282
6. p. 8. edit. Ruinart) calls him, acerconsilio et strenuus in hello ; but his courage,
when he became unfortunate, was censured as desperate rashness ; and
Sebastian deserved, or obtained, the epithet otpracceps. (Sidon. Appollinar.
Carmen.
6. p. 8. edit. Ruinart) calls him, acerconsilio et strenuus in hello ; but his courage,
when he became unfortunate, was censured as desperate rashness ; and
Sebastian deserved, or obtained, the epithet otpracceps. (Sidon. Appollinar.
Carmen.
Side 319
The birth of the empress Eudoxia was equal to his own, and her charms and
tender affection deserved those testimonies of love, which her inconstant
husband dissipated in vague and unlawful amours. Petronius Maximus, a
wealthy senator ...
The birth of the empress Eudoxia was equal to his own, and her charms and
tender affection deserved those testimonies of love, which her inconstant
husband dissipated in vague and unlawful amours. Petronius Maximus, a
wealthy senator ...
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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 |