The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, 2: Complete in Eight VolumesG. Coure and lo. Poultry, 1825 |
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... Diocletian and Maximian . and cha- Diocle- 285 . Elevation As the reign of Diocletian was more illustrious racter of than that of any of his predecessors , so was his tian , A. D. birth more abject and obscure . The strong claims of ...
... Diocletian and Maximian . and cha- Diocle- 285 . Elevation As the reign of Diocletian was more illustrious racter of than that of any of his predecessors , so was his tian , A. D. birth more abject and obscure . The strong claims of ...
Side 2
... Diocletian was successively promoted to the government of Mæsia , the honours of the consulship , and the important command of the guards of the palace . He distinguished his abilities in the Persian war ; and , after the death of ...
... Diocletian was successively promoted to the government of Mæsia , the honours of the consulship , and the important command of the guards of the palace . He distinguished his abilities in the Persian war ; and , after the death of ...
Side 3
... Diocletian was remarkable for its singular mildness . A people accustomed to applaud the clemency of the conqueror , if the usual punishments of death , exile , and confiscation , were inflicted with any degree of temper and equity ...
... Diocletian was remarkable for its singular mildness . A people accustomed to applaud the clemency of the conqueror , if the usual punishments of death , exile , and confiscation , were inflicted with any degree of temper and equity ...
Side 4
... Diocletian , in a time of pub- lic danger , provided for the defence both of the east and of the west . Maximian was born a peasant , and , like Aurelian , in the territory of Sirmium . Ignorant of letters , " careless of laws , the ...
... Diocletian , in a time of pub- lic danger , provided for the defence both of the east and of the west . Maximian was born a peasant , and , like Aurelian , in the territory of Sirmium . Ignorant of letters , " careless of laws , the ...
Side 5
... Diocletian , and confessed the ascendant of reason over brutal violence . " From a motive , either of pride or superstition , the two emperors assumed the titles , the one of Jovius , the other of Herculius . Whilst the motion of the ...
... Diocletian , and confessed the ascendant of reason over brutal violence . " From a motive , either of pride or superstition , the two emperors assumed the titles , the one of Jovius , the other of Herculius . Whilst the motion of the ...
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