The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volume 5F. De Fau, 1906 - Byzantine Empire |
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Page 278
... provinces of Gaul . The liberal grant of the usurper Jovinus to his Burgundian allies was confirmed by the lawful em- peror ; the lands of the First , or Upper , Germany were ceded to those formidable Barbarians ; and they gradually ...
... provinces of Gaul . The liberal grant of the usurper Jovinus to his Burgundian allies was confirmed by the lawful em- peror ; the lands of the First , or Upper , Germany were ceded to those formidable Barbarians ; and they gradually ...
Page 280
... provinces beyond the Alps , the British island separated itself from the body of the Roman empire . The regular forces , which guarded that remote province , had been gradually withdrawn ; and Britain was abandoned , without defence ...
... provinces beyond the Alps , the British island separated itself from the body of the Roman empire . The regular forces , which guarded that remote province , had been gradually withdrawn ; and Britain was abandoned , without defence ...
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... provinces of Gaul . In a solemn edict , 195 filled with the strongest assurances of that paternal affection which princes so often express and so seldom feel , the emperor Honorius promulgated his intention of convening an annual ...
... provinces of Gaul . In a solemn edict , 195 filled with the strongest assurances of that paternal affection which princes so often express and so seldom feel , the emperor Honorius promulgated his intention of convening an annual ...
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