The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, 2: Complete in Eight VolumesG. Coure and lo. Poultry, 1825 |
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Side 36
... cause of freedom ; and after the successors of Probus had withdrawn their countenance from the re- publican party , the senators were unable to disguise their y Lactant . de M. P. c . 17. Libanius , Orat . 8. p . 203 . Lactant . de ...
... cause of freedom ; and after the successors of Probus had withdrawn their countenance from the re- publican party , the senators were unable to disguise their y Lactant . de M. P. c . 17. Libanius , Orat . 8. p . 203 . Lactant . de ...
Side 46
... causes . 1st , Diocletian's contempt of ambition ; and 2dly , His appre- hension of impending troubles . One of the panegyrists ( 6. 9. ) mentions the age and infirmities of Diocletian as a very natural reason for his retirement . The ...
... causes . 1st , Diocletian's contempt of ambition ; and 2dly , His appre- hension of impending troubles . One of the panegyrists ( 6. 9. ) mentions the age and infirmities of Diocletian as a very natural reason for his retirement . The ...
Side 59
... caused all the post - horses which he had used to be hamstrung . Such a bloody execution , without preventing a pursuit , would have scattered suspicions , and might have stopped his journey . • Anonym . p . 710. Panegyr . Veter . 7. 4 ...
... caused all the post - horses which he had used to be hamstrung . Such a bloody execution , without preventing a pursuit , would have scattered suspicions , and might have stopped his journey . • Anonym . p . 710. Panegyr . Veter . 7. 4 ...
Side 64
... cause of the Roman people . Two prætorian tribunes and a commissary of provisions undertook the manage- ment of the conspiracy : and , as every order of men was actuated by the same spirit , the immediate event was nei- ther doubtful ...
... cause of the Roman people . Two prætorian tribunes and a commissary of provisions undertook the manage- ment of the conspiracy : and , as every order of men was actuated by the same spirit , the immediate event was nei- ther doubtful ...
Side 67
... cause of Rome and of the senate ; but his pro- fessions were ambiguous , and his assistance slow and ineffectual . He considered with attention the approach- ing contest between the masters of Italy and the emperor of the east , and was ...
... cause of Rome and of the senate ; but his pro- fessions were ambiguous , and his assistance slow and ineffectual . He considered with attention the approach- ing contest between the masters of Italy and the emperor of the east , and was ...
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