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Ammianus ancient Antioch appeared Arian arms army arts Assyria Athanasius authority barbarians bishops catholic cause celebrated CHAP character Christian church civil clergy conduct considered Constantine council danger death divine East ecclesiastical edit Egypt emperor empire enemies epistle equal Eunapius Eusebius execution exercised expressed faith father favour followers Fritigern Greek hands Hist honourable hopes human hundred Huns immediately Imperial important interest Italy Julian king laws learned less Libanius lively merit military mind ministers monarch nature never object observed officers opinion Orat original Pagan party passions peace perhaps persecution Persian person philosopher possessed prince provinces rank reason received reign religion religious respective restored Roman Rome secret seems soldiers sometimes soon sovereign spirit subjects success supported temple thousand throne Tillemont troops truth Valens Valentinian victory virtues whole zeal Zosimus
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| Назва | The history of the decline and fall of the Roman empire, with notes by Milman and Guizot. Ed. by W. Smith, Том 3 The history of the decline and fall of the Roman empire, with notes by Milman and Guizot. Ed. by W. Smith, sir William Smith |
| Автор | Edward Gibbon |
| Редактор | sir William Smith |
| Опубліковано | 1854 |
| Оригінал із | Оксфордський університет |
| Оцифровано | 26 чер. 2006 |
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