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... king of Armenia ; but this little army of deserters was in- tercepted and cut off by the vigilance of the conqueror , who boldly assumed the double diadem , and the title of King of Kings , which had been enjoyed by his predecessor ...
... king of Armenia ; but this little army of deserters was in- tercepted and cut off by the vigilance of the conqueror , who boldly assumed the double diadem , and the title of King of Kings , which had been enjoyed by his predecessor ...
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... king of Armenia , 63 and the long tract of mountainous country , in which the Persian cavalry was of little service , opened a secure entrance into the heart of Media to the second of the Roman armies . These brave troops laid waste the ...
... king of Armenia , 63 and the long tract of mountainous country , in which the Persian cavalry was of little service , opened a secure entrance into the heart of Media to the second of the Roman armies . These brave troops laid waste the ...
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... King , it seems to have been the effect not so much of their moderation as of their delicacy . Wherever the Latin tongue was in use ( and it was the language of government throughout the empire ) , the Imperial title , as it was ...
... King , it seems to have been the effect not so much of their moderation as of their delicacy . Wherever the Latin tongue was in use ( and it was the language of government throughout the empire ) , the Imperial title , as it was ...
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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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