The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volum 1George Bell and Sons, 1891 |
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... slaves . The encou- pass it over in silence . " Upon establishing despotic government in the Roman empire , " are the words of Robertson , " domestic tyranny rose in a short time to an astonishing height . In that rank soil , every vice ...
... slaves . The encou- pass it over in silence . " Upon establishing despotic government in the Roman empire , " are the words of Robertson , " domestic tyranny rose in a short time to an astonishing height . In that rank soil , every vice ...
Side 53
... slaves in the country than in towns ; in the latter , living was expensive , and it was cheaper to buy than to rear slaves . - WENCK . ] [ See Hume's Essays , and Malthus on the Principles of population , vol . i . p . 334. - GUIZOT ...
... slaves in the country than in towns ; in the latter , living was expensive , and it was cheaper to buy than to rear slaves . - WENCK . ] [ See Hume's Essays , and Malthus on the Principles of population , vol . i . p . 334. - GUIZOT ...
Side 54
... slaves , a power long exercised and often abused , was taken out of private hands , and reserved to the magistrates alone . The subterraneous prisons were abolished ; and , upon a just complaint of in- tolerable treatment , the injured ...
... slaves , a power long exercised and often abused , was taken out of private hands , and reserved to the magistrates alone . The subterraneous prisons were abolished ; and , upon a just complaint of in- tolerable treatment , the injured ...
Side 55
... slaves only as , for just causes , and with the approbation of the magistrate , should receive a solemn and legal manumission . Even these chosen freedmen obtained no more than the private rights of citizens , and were rigorously ...
... slaves only as , for just causes , and with the approbation of the magistrate , should receive a solemn and legal manumission . Even these chosen freedmen obtained no more than the private rights of citizens , and were rigorously ...
Side 56
... slaves were employed as the cheapest and most laborious instruments of agriculture . To confirm the general obser vation , and to display the multitude of slaves , we might allege a variety of particular instances . It was discovered ...
... slaves were employed as the cheapest and most laborious instruments of agriculture . To confirm the general obser vation , and to display the multitude of slaves , we might allege a variety of particular instances . It was discovered ...
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