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... east , and of the west ; and the oath of fide- lity was eagerly taken by every order of the state : the senates of old and new Rome , the clergy , the magis- trates , the soldiers , and the people . Arcadius , who then was about ...
... east , and of the west ; and the oath of fide- lity was eagerly taken by every order of the state : the senates of old and new Rome , the clergy , the magis- trates , the soldiers , and the people . Arcadius , who then was about ...
Side 2
... east . The boundary in Europe was not very dif- ferent from the line which now separates the Germans and the Turks ; and the respective advantages of terri- tory , riches , populousness , and military strength , were fairly balanced and ...
... east . The boundary in Europe was not very dif- ferent from the line which now separates the Germans and the Turks ; and the respective advantages of terri- tory , riches , populousness , and military strength , were fairly balanced and ...
Side 3
... east : the talent of bold and ready elocution qualified him to succeed in the lu- crative profession of the law ; and his success in that profession was a regular step to the most honourable and important employments of the state . He ...
... east : the talent of bold and ready elocution qualified him to succeed in the lu- crative profession of the law ; and his success in that profession was a regular step to the most honourable and important employments of the state . He ...
Side 4
... east , and of prefect of Constanti- nople , were filled by Tatian , and his son Proculus ; whose united authority balanced , for some time , the ambition and favour of the master of the offices . The two prefects were accused of rapine ...
... east , and of prefect of Constanti- nople , were filled by Tatian , and his son Proculus ; whose united authority balanced , for some time , the ambition and favour of the master of the offices . The two prefects were accused of rapine ...
Side 5
... clear . Exscindere cives Funditus ; et nomen gentis delere laborat . The scruples of Pagi and Tillemont can arise only from their zeal for the glory of Theodosius . new prefect of the east ( for Rufinus instantly succeeded CHAP . XXIX . 5.
... clear . Exscindere cives Funditus ; et nomen gentis delere laborat . The scruples of Pagi and Tillemont can arise only from their zeal for the glory of Theodosius . new prefect of the east ( for Rufinus instantly succeeded CHAP . XXIX . 5.
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