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... regard to civil objects , it was the supreme court of appeal ; with regard to criminal matters , a tribunal , constituted for the trial of all offences that were com- mitted by men in any public station , or that affected the peace and ...
... regard to civil objects , it was the supreme court of appeal ; with regard to criminal matters , a tribunal , constituted for the trial of all offences that were com- mitted by men in any public station , or that affected the peace and ...
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... regard , and highly applauded his generous design of revenging the murder of Pertinax . To punish the vile usurper of the throne was the duty of every Roman general . To persevere in arms , and to resist a lawful emperor , acknowledged ...
... regard , and highly applauded his generous design of revenging the murder of Pertinax . To punish the vile usurper of the throne was the duty of every Roman general . To persevere in arms , and to resist a lawful emperor , acknowledged ...
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... regard for Maxentius , who might obtain much more from his liberality than he could hope from the doubtful chance of war.31 The offers of Galerius were rejected with firmness , his perfidious friendship refused with contempt , and it ...
... regard for Maxentius , who might obtain much more from his liberality than he could hope from the doubtful chance of war.31 The offers of Galerius were rejected with firmness , his perfidious friendship refused with contempt , and it ...
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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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