The Roman History of Ammianus Marcellinus: During the Reigns of the Emperors Constantius, Julian, Jovianus, Valentinian, and ValensBell, 1887 - 646 sider |
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... first introduction of Christianity , evi- dently exercised no small influence over his mind . The old legends and doctrines of the pagan creed , and the subtle mysticism which philosophers pretended to discover lurking below , when ...
... first introduction of Christianity , evi- dently exercised no small influence over his mind . The old legends and doctrines of the pagan creed , and the subtle mysticism which philosophers pretended to discover lurking below , when ...
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... first , by the title of Cæsar , to an equality with his cousins ; " in favour of the latter he invented the new and singular appellation of Fortitissimus , to which he annexed the flattering distinction of a robe of purple and gold ...
... first , by the title of Cæsar , to an equality with his cousins ; " in favour of the latter he invented the new and singular appellation of Fortitissimus , to which he annexed the flattering distinction of a robe of purple and gold ...
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... first rose into mundane brilliancy - that Rome which was fated to last as long as mankind shall endure , and to be increased with a sublime progress and growth - virtue and fortune , though com- monly at variance , agreed upon a treaty ...
... first rose into mundane brilliancy - that Rome which was fated to last as long as mankind shall endure , and to be increased with a sublime progress and growth - virtue and fortune , though com- monly at variance , agreed upon a treaty ...
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... first person to castrate male youths of tender age ; doing as it were a violence to nature , and forcing it back from its appointed course , which at the very first beginning and birth of the child , by a kind of secret law revealing ...
... first person to castrate male youths of tender age ; doing as it were a violence to nature , and forcing it back from its appointed course , which at the very first beginning and birth of the child , by a kind of secret law revealing ...
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... first person to 1 It was customary on such solemnities , as also on the occasion of assuming the toga virilis , or entering on any important magistracy , to make small presents of money to the guests who were invited to cele- brate the ...
... first person to 1 It was customary on such solemnities , as also on the occasion of assuming the toga virilis , or entering on any important magistracy , to make small presents of money to the guests who were invited to cele- brate the ...
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