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Side 27
... . 3. For that reason the Persian cavalry encamped sixty stadia from the enemy . The story is told by Ammianus , lib . 22. Instead of saccum some read scutum . peace . a generous enemy , to their age , CHAP . XIII . 27.
... . 3. For that reason the Persian cavalry encamped sixty stadia from the enemy . The story is told by Ammianus , lib . 22. Instead of saccum some read scutum . peace . a generous enemy , to their age , CHAP . XIII . 27.
Side 46
... Reason Diocletian for , to two 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 ...
... Reason Diocletian for , to two 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 ...
Side 49
... reasons that determined Dio- cletian in the choice of his retirement . Fortis , p . 45. The same author ( p . 38. ) observes , that a taste for agriculture is reviving at Spalatro ; and that an experi- mental farm has lately been ...
... reasons that determined Dio- cletian in the choice of his retirement . Fortis , p . 45. The same author ( p . 38. ) observes , that a taste for agriculture is reviving at Spalatro ; and that an experi- mental farm has lately been ...
Side 53
... reason in these deep but unsubstantial meditations , their minds were exposed to illusions of fancy . They flattered themselves that they possessed the secret of disengaging the soul from its corporeal prison ; claimed a familiar ...
... reason in these deep but unsubstantial meditations , their minds were exposed to illusions of fancy . They flattered themselves that they possessed the secret of disengaging the soul from its corporeal prison ; claimed a familiar ...
Side 59
... reason , apprehended , they were effectually disap- pointed by the incredible diligence of Constantine . " Leaving the palace of Nicomedia in the night , he tra- velled post through Bithynia , Thrace , Dacia , Pannonia , Italy , and ...
... reason , apprehended , they were effectually disap- pointed by the incredible diligence of Constantine . " Leaving the palace of Nicomedia in the night , he tra- velled post through Bithynia , Thrace , Dacia , Pannonia , Italy , and ...
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