The Historians' History of the World: A Comprehensive Narrative of the Rise and Development of Nations as Recorded by Over Two Thousand of the Great Writers of All Ages, Volum 6Henry Smith Williams Hooper & Jackson, Limited, 1907 |
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Side 579
... Aëtius for her second husband . But Aëtius could not derive any immediate advantage from the generosity of his dying enemy ; he was proclaimed a rebel by the justice of Placidia ; and though he attempted to defend some strong fortresses ...
... Aëtius for her second husband . But Aëtius could not derive any immediate advantage from the generosity of his dying enemy ; he was proclaimed a rebel by the justice of Placidia ; and though he attempted to defend some strong fortresses ...
Side 580
... Aëtius , who was immediately promoted to the rank of patrician and thrice invested with the honours of the consulship , assumed , with the title of master of the cavalry and infantry , the whole military power of the state ; and he is ...
... Aëtius , who was immediately promoted to the rank of patrician and thrice invested with the honours of the consulship , assumed , with the title of master of the cavalry and infantry , the whole military power of the state ; and he is ...
Side 581
... Aëtius . After the death of Wallia the Gothic sceptre devolved to Theod- oric , the son of the great Alaric ; and his prosperous reign , of more than thirty years , over a turbulent people may be allowed to prove that his pru- dence was ...
... Aëtius . After the death of Wallia the Gothic sceptre devolved to Theod- oric , the son of the great Alaric ; and his prosperous reign , of more than thirty years , over a turbulent people may be allowed to prove that his pru- dence was ...
Side 582
... Aëtius and Theodoric were prevented by the invasion of Gaul . The Franks , whose monarchy was still confined to the neighbourhood of the lower Rhine , had wisely established the right of hereditary succession in the noble family of the ...
... Aëtius and Theodoric were prevented by the invasion of Gaul . The Franks , whose monarchy was still confined to the neighbourhood of the lower Rhine , had wisely established the right of hereditary succession in the noble family of the ...
Side 583
... Aëtius , who had passed the Samara at the head of his light cavalry . The tables , which had been spread under the shelter of a hill , along the banks of a pleasant stream , were rudely overturned ; the Franks were oppressed before they ...
... Aëtius , who had passed the Samara at the head of his light cavalry . The tables , which had been spread under the shelter of a hill , along the banks of a pleasant stream , were rudely overturned ; the Franks were oppressed before they ...
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Side 310 - If a man were called to fix the period in the history of the world, during which the condition of the human race was most happy and prosperous, he would, without hesitation, name that which elapsed from the death of Domitian to the accession of Commodus. The vast extent of the Roman empire was governed by absolute power, under the guidance of virtue and wisdom.
Side 668 - Fasti Romani. The Civil and Literary Chronology of Rome and Constantinople, from the Death of Augustus to the Death of Heraclius.
Side 670 - The Roman History, from the Foundation of the City of Rome to the Destruction of the Western Empire.
Side 558 - Your lives!" replied the haughty conqueror. They trembled and retired. Yet, before they retired, a short suspension of arms was granted, which allowed some time for a more temperate negotiation.
Side 454 - The prospect of beauty, of safety, and of wealth, united in a single spot, was sufficient to justify the choice of Constantine. But as some decent mixture of prodigy and fable has, in every age, been supposed to reflect a becoming majesty on the origin of great...
Side 668 - ROMAN EMPIRE OF THE SECOND CENTURY, or the Age of the Antonines.
Side 568 - Whether fame, or conquest, or riches, were the object of Alaric, he pursued that object with an indefatigable ardour, which could neither be quelled by adversity, nor satiated by success. No sooner had he reached the extreme land of Italy, than he was attracted by the neighbouring prospect of a fair and peaceful island.
Side 564 - ... a messenger to inform the king of the treasure which he had discovered ; and received a peremptory order from Alaric, that all the consecrated plate and ornaments should be transported, without damage or delay, to the church of the apostle. From the extremity, perhaps, of the Quirinal hill, to the distant quarter of the Vatican, a numerous detachment of Goths, marching in order of battle through the principal streets, protected, with glittering arms, the long train of their devout companions,...
Side 456 - The magistrates of the most distant provinces were therefore directed to institute schools, to appoint professors, and, by the hopes of rewards and privileges, to engage in the study and practice of architecture a sufficient number of ingenious youths who had received a liberal...
Side 668 - HISTORY OF ROMAN LITERATURE. From the Earliest Period to the Death of Marcus Aurelius. With Chronological Tables, etc., for the use of Students.