The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volume 3Tourneisen, 1787 - 403 pages |
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... , or Standard of the Cross II . The Dream of Conftantine 205 207 III Appearance of a Crofs in the Sky The Conversion of Conftantine might be fincere 210 212 A. D. The fourth Eclogue of Virgil Devotion and Privileges vi CONTENTS .
... , or Standard of the Cross II . The Dream of Conftantine 205 207 III Appearance of a Crofs in the Sky The Conversion of Conftantine might be fincere 210 212 A. D. The fourth Eclogue of Virgil Devotion and Privileges vi CONTENTS .
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... appeared on every fide to terminate the profpect , infenfibly loft the re- membrance of the fea ; and his fancy painted those celebrated ftreights , with all the attributes of a mighty river flowing with a swift current , in the midst ...
... appeared on every fide to terminate the profpect , infenfibly loft the re- membrance of the fea ; and his fancy painted those celebrated ftreights , with all the attributes of a mighty river flowing with a swift current , in the midst ...
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... appeared to the fancy of Conftantine as he slept within the walls of Byzantium . The tutelar genius of the city , a venerable matron finking under the weight of years and infirmities , was fuddenly transformed into a blooming maid ...
... appeared to the fancy of Conftantine as he slept within the walls of Byzantium . The tutelar genius of the city , a venerable matron finking under the weight of years and infirmities , was fuddenly transformed into a blooming maid ...
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... appeared in public ; and every circumftance of their demeanour , their drefs , their ornaments , and their train , was calculated to inspire a deep reverence for the reprefentatives of fupreme maje cHAP , XVII . XVII . CHAP . fty . By a ...
... appeared in public ; and every circumftance of their demeanour , their drefs , their ornaments , and their train , was calculated to inspire a deep reverence for the reprefentatives of fupreme maje cHAP , XVII . XVII . CHAP . fty . By a ...
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... provinces , were invested with the full powers of the fovereign himself . Minifters of peace and war , the diftribution of rewards and punishments depended on them alone , and they fucceffively CHAP appeared 40 THE DECLINE AND FALL.
... provinces , were invested with the full powers of the fovereign himself . Minifters of peace and war , the diftribution of rewards and punishments depended on them alone , and they fucceffively CHAP appeared 40 THE DECLINE AND FALL.
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afferted affumed Afia againſt Alemanni almoſt Ammianus ancient Arian Arius Athanafius Auguftus Aurelius Victor Barbarians bishops Cæfar cauſe CHAP Chriftian church civil Conftan Conftantine Conftantinople Dalmatius death defert defign difcipline diftinction diftinguished Diocletian Eaft ecclefiaftical edict of Milan eftablished emperor empire enemy epifcopal Eufebius eunuchs Eutropius exerciſed facred faith fame favour fecond fecret fect fecure feems fenate fervice feven firſt foldiers fome fometimes foon fovereign fpirit ftantine ftill fubjects fuccefs fuch fupported fynod Gallus Gaul Hannibalianus Hift hiftorian himſelf honour Imperial intereft Julian labarum laft leaſt lefs Libanius mafter magiftrates Magnentius meaſure minifters moft monarch moſt muſt obferve occafion Orat paffions palace Pandect Perfian perfon philofophic poffeffed præfect Prætorian prefent prince provinces reaſon refpect reign Roman Rome Sapor Sarmatians Sozomen ſtill thefe themſelves Theod theſe thofe thoſe thouſand Tillemont tion troops uſe Vetranio victory Weft whofe whoſe XVII XVIII Zofimus СНАР