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... force as the Consular firmest foundation , he wisely rejected it as a very odious in - itian strument , of government . It was more agreeable to his temper , as well as to his policy , to reign under the venerable names of ancient ...
... force as the Consular firmest foundation , he wisely rejected it as a very odious in - itian strument , of government . It was more agreeable to his temper , as well as to his policy , to reign under the venerable names of ancient ...
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... force ; that force can only be main- tained by taxes ; all taxes must , at last , fall upon agriculture ; and agriculture can never flourish except under the protection of justice and moderation . " 66 Artaxerxes bequeathed his new ...
... force ; that force can only be main- tained by taxes ; all taxes must , at last , fall upon agriculture ; and agriculture can never flourish except under the protection of justice and moderation . " 66 Artaxerxes bequeathed his new ...
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... force of Constantine consisted of ninety thousand foot and eight thousand horse ; 61 and , as the defence of the ... forces of Licinius , enable Maxi- min , with whom he had a secret alliance , to cross the Bosphorus . Cp . Seeck , op ...
... force of Constantine consisted of ninety thousand foot and eight thousand horse ; 61 and , as the defence of the ... forces of Licinius , enable Maxi- min , with whom he had a secret alliance , to cross the Bosphorus . Cp . Seeck , op ...
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A D | xxxvii |
Prefatory Note | xxxix |
Preface to the Fourth Volume of the Quarto Edition | xlv |
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The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volum 1 Edward Gibbon Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1914 |
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