The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volume 5F. De Fau, 1906 - Byzantine Empire |
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Page 142
... valour ; and the Greeks could not reasonably complain of an abuse , which was justified by the example of the heroic times.12 The descendants of that extraordinary people , who had con- sidered valour and discipline as the walls of ...
... valour ; and the Greeks could not reasonably complain of an abuse , which was justified by the example of the heroic times.12 The descendants of that extraordinary people , who had con- sidered valour and discipline as the walls of ...
Page 164
... valour ; but who was tempted by the fear of punishment to desert his standard and to range the desert at the head of an hundred followers . This gang of robbers and outlaws swelled into a camp , a tribe , a numerous people ...
... valour ; but who was tempted by the fear of punishment to desert his standard and to range the desert at the head of an hundred followers . This gang of robbers and outlaws swelled into a camp , a tribe , a numerous people ...
Page 170
... valour of man . " They strictly exclude every idea of chance , or even of bloodshed , and posi- tively affirm that the Romans , whose camp was the scene of plenty and idleness , enjoyed the distress of the Barbarians , slowly expiring ...
... valour of man . " They strictly exclude every idea of chance , or even of bloodshed , and posi- tively affirm that the Romans , whose camp was the scene of plenty and idleness , enjoyed the distress of the Barbarians , slowly expiring ...
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