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Side 53
Six emperors at the same time . Death of Maximian and Galerius . Victories of
Constantine over Maxentius and Licinius . Reunion of the empire under the
authority of Constantine . The balance of power established by Diocletian
subsisted no ...
Six emperors at the same time . Death of Maximian and Galerius . Victories of
Constantine over Maxentius and Licinius . Reunion of the empire under the
authority of Constantine . The balance of power established by Diocletian
subsisted no ...
Side 64
Maxentius was the son of the emperor Maxideclared mian , and he had married
the daughter of Galeemperor at rius . His birth and alliance seemed to offer him
A. D. 806. the fairest promise of succeeding to the empire ; but his vices and ...
Maxentius was the son of the emperor Maxideclared mian , and he had married
the daughter of Galeemperor at rius . His birth and alliance seemed to offer him
A. D. 806. the fairest promise of succeeding to the empire ; but his vices and ...
Side 195
9 See a public epistle of M. Antony in Joseph . Antiq . 14. 19 . Plutarch in Cæsar ,
p . 471. Appian . Bell . Civil . lib . 4. Dion Cassius , lib . 45. p . 431. Julius
Obsequens , c . 198. " His little treatise is an abstract of Livy's prodigies .
emperors ...
9 See a public epistle of M. Antony in Joseph . Antiq . 14. 19 . Plutarch in Cæsar ,
p . 471. Appian . Bell . Civil . lib . 4. Dion Cassius , lib . 45. p . 431. Julius
Obsequens , c . 198. " His little treatise is an abstract of Livy's prodigies .
emperors ...
Side 216
... the tyranny of Tiberius ; 9 and the emperor Hadrian must have succeeded to
the throne , before Tacitus , in the regular prosecution of his work , could relate
the fire of the capital , and the cruelty of Nero towards the unfortunate Christians .
... the tyranny of Tiberius ; 9 and the emperor Hadrian must have succeeded to
the throne , before Tacitus , in the regular prosecution of his work , could relate
the fire of the capital , and the cruelty of Nero towards the unfortunate Christians .
Side 223
Instead of displayagainst them . ing the implacable zeal of an inquisitor , anxious
to discover the most minute particles of heresy , and exulting in the number of his
victims , the emperor expresses much more solicitude to protect the security of ...
Instead of displayagainst them . ing the implacable zeal of an inquisitor , anxious
to discover the most minute particles of heresy , and exulting in the number of his
victims , the emperor expresses much more solicitude to protect the security of ...
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Bibliografisk informasjon
| Tittel | The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, 2: Complete in Eight Volumes |
| Forfatter | Edward Gibbon |
| Utgiver | G. Coure and lo. Poultry, 1825 |
| Original fra | Catalonia-biblioteket |
| Digitalisert | 30. mar 2009 |
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