The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volum 8A. Strahan; and T. Cadell ... and W. Davies, 1797 |
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... throne , beneath a canopy or dome , which was fup- ported by four columns , and crowned with a winged figure of Victory . In the firft emotions of furprise , they fubmitted to the fervile adoration of the Byzantine court ; but as foon ...
... throne , beneath a canopy or dome , which was fup- ported by four columns , and crowned with a winged figure of Victory . In the firft emotions of furprise , they fubmitted to the fervile adoration of the Byzantine court ; but as foon ...
Side 119
... throne of the Gepida . Her name was Rofamond , an appel- lation expreffive of female beauty , and which our own history or romance has confecrated to amorous tales . The king of the Lombards ( the father of Alboin no longer lived ) was ...
... throne of the Gepida . Her name was Rofamond , an appel- lation expreffive of female beauty , and which our own history or romance has confecrated to amorous tales . The king of the Lombards ( the father of Alboin no longer lived ) was ...
Side 124
... throne of Justin they boldly declared , that their Gothic fer- vitude had been more tolerable than the defpotifm of a Greek eunuch ; and that , unless their tyrant were inftantly removed , they would confult their own happiness in the ...
... throne of Justin they boldly declared , that their Gothic fer- vitude had been more tolerable than the defpotifm of a Greek eunuch ; and that , unless their tyrant were inftantly removed , they would confult their own happiness in the ...
Side 130
Edward Gibbon. CHAP . XLV . A queen of Italy had stooped from the throne to the arms of a subject , and Helmichis , the king's ar- mour - bearer , was the fecret minister of her plea fure and revenge . Against the propofal of the murder ...
Edward Gibbon. CHAP . XLV . A queen of Italy had stooped from the throne to the arms of a subject , and Helmichis , the king's ar- mour - bearer , was the fecret minister of her plea fure and revenge . Against the propofal of the murder ...
Side 132
... throne was polluted by a fecond mur- der ; Clepho was stabbed by the hand of a domestic • Clepho , king of the Lom- bards , A. D. 573 , Auguft . * * the XLV . the regal office was fufpended above ten years 132 THE DECLINE AND FALL ...
... throne was polluted by a fecond mur- der ; Clepho was stabbed by the hand of a domestic • Clepho , king of the Lom- bards , A. D. 573 , Auguft . * * the XLV . the regal office was fufpended above ten years 132 THE DECLINE AND FALL ...
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