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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Side 2
... discover and to attack the most vulnerable part . The valour of Diocletian was never found inadequate to his duty , or to the occasion ; but he appears not to have possessed the daring and ge- nerous spirit of a hero , who courts danger ...
... discover and to attack the most vulnerable part . The valour of Diocletian was never found inadequate to his duty , or to the occasion ; but he appears not to have possessed the daring and ge- nerous spirit of a hero , who courts danger ...
Side 5
... . Eutrop . 9. 22. Lactant . de M. P. c . 8 . Hieronym . in Chron . It is only among the modern Greeks that Tillemont can discover his appella- m sons invested with the second honours of the imperial CHAP . XIII . * 5.
... . Eutrop . 9. 22. Lactant . de M. P. c . 8 . Hieronym . in Chron . It is only among the modern Greeks that Tillemont can discover his appella- m sons invested with the second honours of the imperial CHAP . XIII . * 5.
Side 24
... discover the distracted state of the Persian monarchy , to which the king of Armenia was indebted for some part of his advantages . The throne was disputed by the ambition of contending brothers ; and Hormuz , after ex- erting without ...
... discover the distracted state of the Persian monarchy , to which the king of Armenia was indebted for some part of his advantages . The throne was disputed by the ambition of contending brothers ; and Hormuz , after ex- erting without ...
Side 29
... discover the fierce passions of Galerius , as well as his deference to the su- perior wisdom and authority of Diocletian . The ambi- tion of the former grasped at the conquest of the east , and proposed to reduce Persia into the state ...
... discover the fierce passions of Galerius , as well as his deference to the su- perior wisdom and authority of Diocletian . The ambi- tion of the former grasped at the conquest of the east , and proposed to reduce Persia into the state ...
Side 50
... discover the square temple of Æscu- lapius , on the other the octagon temple of Jupiter . The latter of those deities Diocletian revered as the patron of his fortunes , the former as the protector of his health . By comparing the ...
... discover the square temple of Æscu- lapius , on the other the octagon temple of Jupiter . The latter of those deities Diocletian revered as the patron of his fortunes , the former as the protector of his health . By comparing the ...
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