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... passed the Alps , invaded Italy , and besieged Aquileia with an innumerable host of barbarians . Those barbarians were unskilled in the methods of conducting a regular siege , which , even among the ancients , required some knowledge ...
... passed the Alps , invaded Italy , and besieged Aquileia with an innumerable host of barbarians . Those barbarians were unskilled in the methods of conducting a regular siege , which , even among the ancients , required some knowledge ...
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... passed , the cities of Altinum , Con- cordia , and Padua were reduced into heaps of stones and ashes . The inland towns , Vicenza , Verona , and Bergamo were exposed to the rapacious cruelty of the Huns . Milan and Pavia submitted ...
... passed , the cities of Altinum , Con- cordia , and Padua were reduced into heaps of stones and ashes . The inland towns , Vicenza , Verona , and Bergamo were exposed to the rapacious cruelty of the Huns . Milan and Pavia submitted ...
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Edward Gibbon. expression of Sidonius ) in the palace ; and , after passing a sleepless night , he sighed that he had attained the summit of his wishes , and aspired only to descend from the dangerous elevation . Oppressed by the weight ...
Edward Gibbon. expression of Sidonius ) in the palace ; and , after passing a sleepless night , he sighed that he had attained the summit of his wishes , and aspired only to descend from the dangerous elevation . Oppressed by the weight ...
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... passed the Pyrenees at the head of the Visigoths ; the Franks and Burgundians served under his standard ; and though he professed himself the dutiful servant of Avitus , he privately stipulated , for himself and his successors , the ...
... passed the Pyrenees at the head of the Visigoths ; the Franks and Burgundians served under his standard ; and though he professed himself the dutiful servant of Avitus , he privately stipulated , for himself and his successors , the ...
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... passed ; and in the sack of Pallantia and Astorga he showed himself a faithless ally as well as a cruel enemy . Whilst the king of the Visigoths fought and vanquished in the name of Avitus , the reign of Avitus had expired , and both ...
... passed ; and in the sack of Pallantia and Astorga he showed himself a faithless ally as well as a cruel enemy . Whilst the king of the Visigoths fought and vanquished in the name of Avitus , the reign of Avitus had expired , and both ...
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