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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... affected to cast suspicions on the personal courage of the emperor Diocletian . It would not be easy to persuade us of the cowardice of a soldier of fortune , who acquired and preserved the esteem of the legions , as well as the favour ...
... affected to cast suspicions on the personal courage of the emperor Diocletian . It would not be easy to persuade us of the cowardice of a soldier of fortune , who acquired and preserved the esteem of the legions , as well as the favour ...
Side 3
... affected to confirm this favourable prepossession , by declaring , that , among all the virtues of his predecessors , he was the most ambitious of imitating the humane philosophy of Marcus Antoninus . The first considerable action of ...
... affected to confirm this favourable prepossession , by declaring , that , among all the virtues of his predecessors , he was the most ambitious of imitating the humane philosophy of Marcus Antoninus . The first considerable action of ...
Side 5
... affected expressions of their false eloquence . With regard to the titles , consult Aurel . Victor . Lactantius de M. P. c . 52. Span- heim de Usu Numismatum , & c . Dissertat . 12. 8 . Aurelius Victor . Victor in Epitome . Eutrop . 9 ...
... affected expressions of their false eloquence . With regard to the titles , consult Aurel . Victor . Lactantius de M. P. c . 52. Span- heim de Usu Numismatum , & c . Dissertat . 12. 8 . Aurelius Victor . Victor in Epitome . Eutrop . 9 ...
Side 15
... affected or possessed ; reserved his presence for such oc- casions as were worthy of his interposition , never ex- posed his person or reputation to any unnecessary dan- ger , ensured his success by every means that prudence could ...
... affected or possessed ; reserved his presence for such oc- casions as were worthy of his interposition , never ex- posed his person or reputation to any unnecessary dan- ger , ensured his success by every means that prudence could ...
Side 18
... affected the tranquil- lity and subsistence of Rome itself . Since the usurpa- tion of Firmus , the province of Upper Egypt , incessantly relapsing into rebellion , had embraced the alliance of the savages of Ethiopia . The number of ...
... affected the tranquil- lity and subsistence of Rome itself . Since the usurpa- tion of Firmus , the province of Upper Egypt , incessantly relapsing into rebellion , had embraced the alliance of the savages of Ethiopia . The number of ...
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