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 14
... minister , to whose diligence he delegated the govern- ment of the palace and of the east ; but when he marched against the tyrant Eugenius , he associated his faithful general to the labours and glories of the civil war ; and , in the ...
... minister , to whose diligence he delegated the govern- ment of the palace and of the east ; but when he marched against the tyrant Eugenius , he associated his faithful general to the labours and glories of the civil war ; and , in the ...
Side 15
... minister of Constantinople as- serted his equal reign over the emperor , and the empire , of the east . The fall of Rufinus . The impartiality which Stilicho affected , as and death the common guardian of the royal brothers , en- A. D ...
... minister of Constantinople as- serted his equal reign over the emperor , and the empire , of the east . The fall of Rufinus . The impartiality which Stilicho affected , as and death the common guardian of the royal brothers , en- A. D ...
Side 16
... minister of Arcadius , declared his intention of reconducting in person the troops of the east ; and dexterously employed the rumour of a Gothic tumult , to conceal his private designs of ambition and revenge . The guilty soul of ...
... minister of Arcadius , declared his intention of reconducting in person the troops of the east ; and dexterously employed the rumour of a Gothic tumult , to conceal his private designs of ambition and revenge . The guilty soul of ...
Side 17
... minister , advanced , according to ancient custom , respectfully to salute the power , which supported their throne . As Rufinus passed along the ranks , and dis- guised with studied courtesy , his innate haughtiness , the wings ...
... minister , advanced , according to ancient custom , respectfully to salute the power , which supported their throne . As Rufinus passed along the ranks , and dis- guised with studied courtesy , his innate haughtiness , the wings ...
Side 18
... 42. leg . 14 , 15. The new ministers at- tempted , with inconsistent avarice , to seize the spoils of their predecessor , and to provide for their own future security . of a favourite , the weakness of Arcadius required a 18 ROMAN EMPIRE .
... 42. leg . 14 , 15. The new ministers at- tempted , with inconsistent avarice , to seize the spoils of their predecessor , and to provide for their own future security . of a favourite , the weakness of Arcadius required a 18 ROMAN EMPIRE .
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