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Side 99
to Acilius the consul, after he had subdued, by his arms and counsels, the power
of king Antiochus. The ostentation of displaying, of magnifying, perhaps, the rent-
roll of the estates which they possess in all the provinces, from the rising to the ...
to Acilius the consul, after he had subdued, by his arms and counsels, the power
of king Antiochus. The ostentation of displaying, of magnifying, perhaps, the rent-
roll of the estates which they possess in all the provinces, from the rising to the ...
Side 131
The Gothic captain, struck with reverential awe, dispatched a messenger to
inform the king of the treasure which he had discovered ; and received a
peremptory order from Alaric, that all the consecrated plate and ornaments
should be ...
The Gothic captain, struck with reverential awe, dispatched a messenger to
inform the king of the treasure which he had discovered ; and received a
peremptory order from Alaric, that all the consecrated plate and ornaments
should be ...
Side 217
Our king (continued Isaac) is too much addicted to licentious pleasures, but he
has been purified in the holy waters of baptism. He is a lover of women, but he
does not adore the fire or the elements. He may deserve the reproach of
lewdness, ...
Our king (continued Isaac) is too much addicted to licentious pleasures, but he
has been purified in the holy waters of baptism. He is a lover of women, but he
does not adore the fire or the elements. He may deserve the reproach of
lewdness, ...
Side 227
The king of the Vandals is described to have been of a middle stature, with a
lameness in one leg, which he had contracted by an accidental fall from his horse
. His slow and cautious speech seldom declared the deep purposes of his soul:
he ...
The king of the Vandals is described to have been of a middle stature, with a
lameness in one leg, which he had contracted by an accidental fall from his horse
. His slow and cautious speech seldom declared the deep purposes of his soul:
he ...
Side 236
Those nephews, indeed, he sacrificed to his safety; and their mother, the widow
of the deceased king, was precipitated, by his order, into the river Ampsaga. But
the public discontent burst forth in dangerous and frequent conspiracies ; and the
...
Those nephews, indeed, he sacrificed to his safety; and their mother, the widow
of the deceased king, was precipitated, by his order, into the river Ampsaga. But
the public discontent burst forth in dangerous and frequent conspiracies ; and 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 |
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