The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volum 1George Bell and Sons, 1891 |
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... empire . The attachment of the Roman troops to their standard was in- spired by the united influence of religion and of honour . The golden eagle , which glittered in the front of the legion , was the object of their fondest devotion ...
... empire . The attachment of the Roman troops to their standard was in- spired by the united influence of religion and of honour . The golden eagle , which glittered in the front of the legion , was the object of their fondest devotion ...
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... empire . ‡ We have attempted to explain the spirit which moderated , and the strength which supported , the power of Hadrian and the Antonines . We shall now endeavour , with clear- ness and precision , to describe the provinces once ...
... empire . ‡ We have attempted to explain the spirit which moderated , and the strength which supported , the power of Hadrian and the Antonines . We shall now endeavour , with clear- ness and precision , to describe the provinces once ...
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... empire ; but they deserve to be more particularly con- sidered under the names of Rhætia , Noricum , Pannonia , Dalmatia , Dacia , Moesia , Thrace , Macedonia , and Greece . The province of Rhætia , which soon extinguished the name of ...
... empire ; but they deserve to be more particularly con- sidered under the names of Rhætia , Noricum , Pannonia , Dalmatia , Dacia , Moesia , Thrace , Macedonia , and Greece . The province of Rhætia , which soon extinguished the name of ...
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... empire ( as they have been described in the preceding chapter ) were destitute of any public force , or constitutional freedom . In Etruria , in Greece , and in Gaul , t it was the first care of the senate to dissolve those dangerous ...
... empire ( as they have been described in the preceding chapter ) were destitute of any public force , or constitutional freedom . In Etruria , in Greece , and in Gaul , t it was the first care of the senate to dissolve those dangerous ...
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... empire with a distinction of colours , which , though it was in some degree concealed during the meridian splendour of prosperity , became gradually more visible , as the shades of night descended upon the Roman world . The western ...
... empire with a distinction of colours , which , though it was in some degree concealed during the meridian splendour of prosperity , became gradually more visible , as the shades of night descended upon the Roman world . The western ...
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