The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, 4: Complete in Eight VolumesG. Coure and lo. Poultry, 1825 |
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Side 52
... Christian emperor may claim the honour of the first edict , which condemned the art and amusement of shedding human blood ; but this benevolent law expressed the wishes of the prince , without reforming an inveterate abuse , which ...
... Christian emperor may claim the honour of the first edict , which condemned the art and amusement of shedding human blood ; but this benevolent law expressed the wishes of the prince , without reforming an inveterate abuse , which ...
Side 53
... Christian apologists have not spared these bloody games which were intro- duced in the religious festivals of Paganism . m Theodoret , lib . 5. c . 26. I wish to believe the story of St. Telemachus . Yet no church has been dedicated ...
... Christian apologists have not spared these bloody games which were intro- duced in the religious festivals of Paganism . m Theodoret , lib . 5. c . 26. I wish to believe the story of St. Telemachus . Yet no church has been dedicated ...
Side 55
... Christian era , the port of Augustus was converted into pleasant orchards ; and a lonely grove of pines covered the ground where the Roman fleet once rode at anchor.a Even this alteration contributed to increase the natural strength of ...
... Christian era , the port of Augustus was converted into pleasant orchards ; and a lonely grove of pines covered the ground where the Roman fleet once rode at anchor.a Even this alteration contributed to increase the natural strength of ...
Side 60
... Christian and a soldier , the leader of a dis- ciplined army ; who understood the laws of war , who respected the sanctity of treaties , and who had fami- liarly conversed with the subjects of the empire in the d Soon after Rome had ...
... Christian and a soldier , the leader of a dis- ciplined army ; who understood the laws of war , who respected the sanctity of treaties , and who had fami- liarly conversed with the subjects of the empire in the d Soon after Rome had ...
Side 61
... Christian adversaries.f Defeat and de- struction of his Florence was reduced to the last extremity ; and the fainting courage of the citizens was supported only by the authority of St. Ambrose ; army by Stilicho . who had communicated ...
... Christian adversaries.f Defeat and de- struction of his Florence was reduced to the last extremity ; and the fainting courage of the citizens was supported only by the authority of St. Ambrose ; army by Stilicho . who had communicated ...
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