The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Том 1Harper & Bros., 1898 |
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... Death of Caligula ....... 308 Image of Government for the Armies ..... Their Obedience ... 308 309 Designation of a Successor .... 310 Of Tiberius ...... 310 296 Of Titus ... 310 The Race of the Cæsars , and tary Command , and Guards ...
... Death of Caligula ....... 308 Image of Government for the Armies ..... Their Obedience ... 308 309 Designation of a Successor .... 310 Of Tiberius ...... 310 296 Of Titus ... 310 The Race of the Cæsars , and tary Command , and Guards ...
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... Death of Commodus ............ 338 Choice of Pertinax for Em- peror ..... He is acknowledged by the 339 193 . Prætorian Guards ....... 340 And by the Senate .. 340 modus towards the Senate .. 327 The Quintilian Brothers ....... 327 The ...
... Death of Commodus ............ 338 Choice of Pertinax for Em- peror ..... He is acknowledged by the 339 193 . Prætorian Guards ....... 340 And by the Senate .. 340 modus towards the Senate .. 327 The Quintilian Brothers ....... 327 The ...
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... Death of Niger and Albinus .. 368 Cruel Consequences of the Civil Wars ... Animosity of Severus against the Senate ..... 368 368 369 The Wisdom and Justice of his Government .... General Peace and Prosperity 370 Relaxation of military ...
... Death of Niger and Albinus .. 368 Cruel Consequences of the Civil Wars ... Animosity of Severus against the Senate ..... 368 368 369 The Wisdom and Justice of his Government .... General Peace and Prosperity 370 Relaxation of military ...
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... DEATHS OF MAXIMIN AND HIS SON , OF MAXIMUS AND BALBINUS , AND OF THE THREE GORDIANS . — USURPATION AND SEC- ULAR GAMES OF ... Death of the two Gordians ..... Election of Maximus and Bal- binus by the Senate ...... 444 Their Characters ...
... DEATHS OF MAXIMIN AND HIS SON , OF MAXIMUS AND BALBINUS , AND OF THE THREE GORDIANS . — USURPATION AND SEC- ULAR GAMES OF ... Death of the two Gordians ..... Election of Maximus and Bal- binus by the Senate ...... 444 Their Characters ...
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... Death of Odin ....... 521 Origin and Renown of the Suevi ....... 541 Scandinavia into Prussia .... 522 From Prussia to the Ukraine . 524 The Gothic Nation increases in its March .... Distinction of the Germans and Sarmatians ...
... Death of Odin ....... 521 Origin and Renown of the Suevi ....... 541 Scandinavia into Prussia .... 522 From Prussia to the Ukraine . 524 The Gothic Nation increases in its March .... Distinction of the Germans and Sarmatians ...
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Сторінка 316 - If a man were called to fix the period in the history of the world, during which the condition of the human race was most happy and prosperous, he would, without hesitation, name that which elapsed from the death of Domitian to the accession of Commodus.
Сторінка 150 - It was at Rome, on the 15th of October 1764, as I sat musing amidst the ruins of the Capitol, while the barefooted friars were singing vespers in the Temple of Jupiter, that the idea of writing the decline and fall of the city first started to my mind.
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Сторінка 112 - After a painful struggle, I yielded to my fate ; I sighed as a lover, I obeyed as a son ;" my wound was insensibly healed by time, absence, and the habits of a new life.
Сторінка 439 - Twenty-two acknowledged concubines, and a library of sixty-two thousand volumes, attested the variety of his inclinations; and from the productions which he left behind him, it appears that the former as well as the latter were designed for use rather than for ostentation.
Сторінка 148 - After a sleepless night, I trod, with a lofty step, the ruins of the Forum; each memorable spot where Romulus stood, or Tully spoke, or Caesar fell, was at once present to my eye; and several days of intoxication were lost or enjoyed before I could descend to a cool and minute investigation.