The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volume 5F. De Fau, 1906 - Byzantine Empire |
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Page 116
... soon dis- played a superiority of sense and spirit , to improve the ascend- ant which her beauty must acquire over the mind of a fond and youthful husband . The emperor would soon be in- structed to hate , to fear , and to destroy the ...
... soon dis- played a superiority of sense and spirit , to improve the ascend- ant which her beauty must acquire over the mind of a fond and youthful husband . The emperor would soon be in- structed to hate , to fear , and to destroy the ...
Page 267
... soon resigned him to the justice of Honorius ; and the tyrant Maximus , after he had been shown to the people of Ravenna and Rome , was publicly executed . The general , Constantius was his name , who raised by his approach the siege of ...
... soon resigned him to the justice of Honorius ; and the tyrant Maximus , after he had been shown to the people of Ravenna and Rome , was publicly executed . The general , Constantius was his name , who raised by his approach the siege of ...
Page 306
... soon reduced to the grass that grew on the margin of the fortifications ; and Gainas , who vainly regretted the wealth and luxury of Asia , embraced a desperate resolution of forcing the passage of the Hellespont . He was destitute of ...
... soon reduced to the grass that grew on the margin of the fortifications ; and Gainas , who vainly regretted the wealth and luxury of Asia , embraced a desperate resolution of forcing the passage of the Hellespont . He was destitute of ...
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