The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, 2: Complete in Eight VolumesG. Coure and lo. Poultry, 1825 |
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Side 8
... soon expired at the approach of the legions . The strength of union and discipline obtained Their re- ⚫ Cæsar de Bell . Gallic . 6. 13. Orgetorix , the Helvetian , could arm for his de- fence a body of ten thousand slaves . Their ...
... soon expired at the approach of the legions . The strength of union and discipline obtained Their re- ⚫ Cæsar de Bell . Gallic . 6. 13. Orgetorix , the Helvetian , could arm for his de- fence a body of ten thousand slaves . Their ...
Side 11
... soon productive of a treaty of peace . Diocletian and his colleague , who justly dreaded the enterprising spirit of Carausius , resigned to him the sovereignty of Britain , and reluctantly admitted their perfidious servant A great ...
... soon productive of a treaty of peace . Diocletian and his colleague , who justly dreaded the enterprising spirit of Carausius , resigned to him the sovereignty of Britain , and reluctantly admitted their perfidious servant A great ...
Side 13
... soon terminated by the total defeat and death of Allectus : a single battle , as it has often happened , decided the fate of this great island ; and when Constantius landed on the shores of Kent , he found them covered with obedient ...
... soon terminated by the total defeat and death of Allectus : a single battle , as it has often happened , decided the fate of this great island ; and when Constantius landed on the shores of Kent , he found them covered with obedient ...
Side 24
... soon terminated , either by a victory or by a reconciliation ; and Narses , who was universally acknowledged as king of Persia , directed his whole force against the foreign enemy . The contest then be- came too unequal ; nor was the ...
... soon terminated , either by a victory or by a reconciliation ; and Narses , who was universally acknowledged as king of Persia , directed his whole force against the foreign enemy . The contest then be- came too unequal ; nor was the ...
Side 25
... soon encountered each Galerius . other in the plains of Mesopotamia , and two battles were fought with various and doubtful success : but the third engagement was of a more decisive na- ture ; and the Roman army received a total ...
... soon encountered each Galerius . other in the plains of Mesopotamia , and two battles were fought with various and doubtful success : but the third engagement was of a more decisive na- ture ; and the Roman army received a total ...
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