The Roman History of Ammianus Marcellinus: During the Reigns of the Emperors Constantius, Julian, Jovianus, Valentinian, and ValensG. Bell & Sons, 1902 - 646 sider |
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Side 68
... force he could employ to repel these dangers ( himself remaining in Italy , as he thought it very dangerous to remove into so remote a country ) , he at last determined on a wise plan , which was this : to associate with himself in the ...
... force he could employ to repel these dangers ( himself remaining in Italy , as he thought it very dangerous to remove into so remote a country ) , he at last determined on a wise plan , which was this : to associate with himself in the ...
Side 72
... force , and had utterly destroyed it . 20. Julian being greatly distressed at this news , looking on it as a kind of omen of misfortunes to come , was often heard to murmur in querulous tones , “ that he had gained nothing except the ...
... force , and had utterly destroyed it . 20. Julian being greatly distressed at this news , looking on it as a kind of omen of misfortunes to come , was often heard to murmur in querulous tones , “ that he had gained nothing except the ...
Side 84
... force ; and while the garrison remained panic - stricken and inactive , the town was defended by a body of veterans who were be- having with great courage and vigilance ; as it often happens that extreme despair repulses dangers which ...
... force ; and while the garrison remained panic - stricken and inactive , the town was defended by a body of veterans who were be- having with great courage and vigilance ; as it often happens that extreme despair repulses dangers which ...
Side 87
... force of the enemy , who had conceived a hope of being able to take the town . And they were the more confident of success because , from the information of deserters , they had learnt that he neither had with him his Scutarii nor his ...
... force of the enemy , who had conceived a hope of being able to take the town . And they were the more confident of success because , from the information of deserters , they had learnt that he neither had with him his Scutarii nor his ...
Side 88
... force which he had with him . It 3. At last , after thirty days , the barbarians retired disappointed , murmuring that they had been so vain and weak as to attempt the siege of such a city . deserves however to be remarked , as a most ...
... force which he had with him . It 3. At last , after thirty days , the barbarians retired disappointed , murmuring that they had been so vain and weak as to attempt the siege of such a city . deserves however to be remarked , as a most ...
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