The Historians' History of the World: A Comprehensive Narrative of the Rise and Development of Nations as Recorded by Over Two Thousand of the Great Writers of All Ages, Volum 6Henry Smith Williams Hooper & Jackson, Limited, 1907 |
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... possession amidst disorders within and without ; a steady decrease of the population of Italy and the provinces from the end of the second cen- tury onwards ; famine , and a prodigious rise in SKETCH OF THE EARLY ROMAN EMPIRE 13.
... possession amidst disorders within and without ; a steady decrease of the population of Italy and the provinces from the end of the second cen- tury onwards ; famine , and a prodigious rise in SKETCH OF THE EARLY ROMAN EMPIRE 13.
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... possession of the tribunicia potestas . 20. War against the Parthian king , Phraates . Tigranes reinstated in his kingdom of Armenia . 19. Cantabri and Astures ( in Spain ) subdued . 15. Rhætia and Noricum subjugated by Drusus and ...
... possession of the tribunicia potestas . 20. War against the Parthian king , Phraates . Tigranes reinstated in his kingdom of Armenia . 19. Cantabri and Astures ( in Spain ) subdued . 15. Rhætia and Noricum subjugated by Drusus and ...
Side 24
... possession of Gaul . Is defeated , but rules over a large portion of Spain . 465. Death of Severus . No emperor is appointed , Ricimer keeping power in his own hands . 466. Mur- der of Theodoric II by his brother , Euric , who succeeds ...
... possession of Gaul . Is defeated , but rules over a large portion of Spain . 465. Death of Severus . No emperor is appointed , Ricimer keeping power in his own hands . 466. Mur- der of Theodoric II by his brother , Euric , who succeeds ...
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... possession of absolute power , the Roman Empire included the fairest and most famous lands on the face of the globe and all the civilised peoples of the ancient world found a place in its ample bosom . It extended from the ocean on the ...
... possession of absolute power , the Roman Empire included the fairest and most famous lands on the face of the globe and all the civilised peoples of the ancient world found a place in its ample bosom . It extended from the ocean on the ...
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... possession of the capital at these woeful tidings , and the military activity aroused throughout all Italy , sufficiently prove that Rome did not underestimate the danger that menaced her from the East . Discharged veterans were again ...
... possession of the capital at these woeful tidings , and the military activity aroused throughout all Italy , sufficiently prove that Rome did not underestimate the danger that menaced her from the East . Discharged veterans were again ...
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Side 310 - If a man were called to fix the period in the history of the world, during which the condition of the human race was most happy and prosperous, he would, without hesitation, name that which elapsed from the death of Domitian to the accession of Commodus. The vast extent of the Roman empire was governed by absolute power, under the guidance of virtue and wisdom.
Side 668 - Fasti Romani. The Civil and Literary Chronology of Rome and Constantinople, from the Death of Augustus to the Death of Heraclius.
Side 670 - The Roman History, from the Foundation of the City of Rome to the Destruction of the Western Empire.
Side 558 - Your lives!" replied the haughty conqueror. They trembled and retired. Yet, before they retired, a short suspension of arms was granted, which allowed some time for a more temperate negotiation.
Side 454 - The prospect of beauty, of safety, and of wealth, united in a single spot, was sufficient to justify the choice of Constantine. But as some decent mixture of prodigy and fable has, in every age, been supposed to reflect a becoming majesty on the origin of great...
Side 668 - ROMAN EMPIRE OF THE SECOND CENTURY, or the Age of the Antonines.
Side 568 - Whether fame, or conquest, or riches, were the object of Alaric, he pursued that object with an indefatigable ardour, which could neither be quelled by adversity, nor satiated by success. No sooner had he reached the extreme land of Italy, than he was attracted by the neighbouring prospect of a fair and peaceful island.
Side 564 - ... 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 transported, without damage or delay, to the church of the apostle. From the extremity, perhaps, of the Quirinal hill, to the distant quarter of the Vatican, a numerous detachment of Goths, marching in order of battle through the principal streets, protected, with glittering arms, the long train of their devout companions,...
Side 456 - The magistrates of the most distant provinces were therefore directed to institute schools, to appoint professors, and, by the hopes of rewards and privileges, to engage in the study and practice of architecture a sufficient number of ingenious youths who had received a liberal...
Side 668 - HISTORY OF ROMAN LITERATURE. From the Earliest Period to the Death of Marcus Aurelius. With Chronological Tables, etc., for the use of Students.