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 7
... execution till about six years after the association of Maximian ; and that interval of time had not been destitute of memorable incidents . But we have preferred , for the sake of perspicuity , first to describe the more per- fect form ...
... execution till about six years after the association of Maximian ; and that interval of time had not been destitute of memorable incidents . But we have preferred , for the sake of perspicuity , first to describe the more per- fect form ...
Side 34
... the ingenious conjecture of Le Fevre and Dacier , the third ode of the third book of Horace was intended to divert Augustus from the execution of a similar design . Their re- Milan , cient constitution , and the influence 34 ROMAN EMPIRE .
... the ingenious conjecture of Le Fevre and Dacier , the third ode of the third book of Horace was intended to divert Augustus from the execution of a similar design . Their re- Milan , cient constitution , and the influence 34 ROMAN EMPIRE .
Side 44
... executed his memorable resolu- Maximian . tion of abdicating the empire ; an action more naturally to have been expected from the elder or younger Antoninus , than from a prince who had never practised the lessons of philosophy either ...
... executed his memorable resolu- Maximian . tion of abdicating the empire ; an action more naturally to have been expected from the elder or younger Antoninus , than from a prince who had never practised the lessons of philosophy either ...
Side 58
... . and the latter is very ably defended by Lip- sius de Magnitudine Romana , lib . 4. c . 11. et Supplement . Literis minus instructus . Anonym . ad Ammian . p . 710 . lute monarch is seldom at a loss how to execute 58 ROMAN EMPIRE .
... . and the latter is very ably defended by Lip- sius de Magnitudine Romana , lib . 4. c . 11. et Supplement . Literis minus instructus . Anonym . ad Ammian . p . 710 . lute monarch is seldom at a loss how to execute 58 ROMAN EMPIRE .
Side 59
... execute a sure and secret revenge . " Every hour increased the danger of Constantine , and the anxiety of his father ... execution , without preventing a pursuit , would have scattered suspicions , and might have stopped his journey ...
... execute a sure and secret revenge . " Every hour increased the danger of Constantine , and the anxiety of his father ... execution , without preventing a pursuit , would have scattered suspicions , and might have stopped his journey ...
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