The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volume 7Thomas M'Lean, 1827 |
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... East enabled the emperor to employ his forces against the Vandals ; and the internal state of Africa afforded an honourable motive , and promised a powerful sup- port , to the Roman arms * . According to the testament of the founder ...
... East enabled the emperor to employ his forces against the Vandals ; and the internal state of Africa afforded an honourable motive , and promised a powerful sup- port , to the Roman arms * . According to the testament of the founder ...
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... East . Justinian resolved to deliver or revenge his friend , Gelimer to maintain his usurpation : and the war was preceded , according to the practice of civilized nations , by the most solemn protestations that each party was sincerely ...
... East . Justinian resolved to deliver or revenge his friend , Gelimer to maintain his usurpation : and the war was preceded , according to the practice of civilized nations , by the most solemn protestations that each party was sincerely ...
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... East . " It is the will of Heaven , O emperor ! that you should not abandon your holy enterprise for the deliverance of the African church . The God of battles will march before your standard , and disperse your enemies , who are the ...
... East . " It is the will of Heaven , O emperor ! that you should not abandon your holy enterprise for the deliverance of the African church . The God of battles will march before your standard , and disperse your enemies , who are the ...
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... East ; his superior in the science of war , but much inferior in the number and quality of his troops , which amounted only to twenty - five thou- sand Romans and strangers , relaxed in their disci- pline , and humbled by recent ...
... East ; his superior in the science of war , but much inferior in the number and quality of his troops , which amounted only to twenty - five thou- sand Romans and strangers , relaxed in their disci- pline , and humbled by recent ...
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... eastern frontier , and his conduct in the sedition of Constantinople amply discharged his ob- ligations to the emperor . When the African war became the topic of popular discourse and secret deliberation , each of the Roman generals was ...
... eastern frontier , and his conduct in the sedition of Constantinople amply discharged his ob- ligations to the emperor . When the African war became the topic of popular discourse and secret deliberation , each of the Roman generals was ...
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