The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volume 7Thomas M'Lean, 1827 |
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... ambassadors were sus- pected of a secret and disgraceful negotiation in the Byzantine court ; and his general , the Achilles † , he was named , of the Vandals , lost a battle against the naked and disorderly Moors . The public dis ...
... ambassadors were sus- pected of a secret and disgraceful negotiation in the Byzantine court ; and his general , the Achilles † , he was named , of the Vandals , lost a battle against the naked and disorderly Moors . The public dis ...
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... ambassadors , till he was secretly in- formed of the loss of Carthage , and then dismissed them with obscure and contemptuous advice , to seek in their native country a true knowledge of the state of the Vandals † . The long continuance ...
... ambassadors , till he was secretly in- formed of the loss of Carthage , and then dismissed them with obscure and contemptuous advice , to seek in their native country a true knowledge of the state of the Vandals † . The long continuance ...
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... ambassadors , in their public audience , de- manded the fortress of Lilybæum , ten barbarian fugitives , and a just ... ambassador , most powerfully interceded for her life and liberty . Yet the secret instructions of the same minister ...
... ambassadors , in their public audience , de- manded the fortress of Lilybæum , ten barbarian fugitives , and a just ... ambassador , most powerfully interceded for her life and liberty . Yet the secret instructions of the same minister ...
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... ambassador ; and that bold and subtle advocate persuaded him to sign a treaty , too ignominious to become the foundation of a last- ing peace . It was stipulated , that in the acclama- tions of the Roman people , the name of the emperor ...
... ambassador ; and that bold and subtle advocate persuaded him to sign a treaty , too ignominious to become the foundation of a last- ing peace . It was stipulated , that in the acclama- tions of the Roman people , the name of the emperor ...
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... ambassador deserves to be represented in its ori- ginal simplicity . " Are you of opinion that the emperor will ratify this treaty ? Perhaps . If he refuses , what consequence will ensue ? War . Will such a war be just or reasonable ...
... ambassador deserves to be represented in its ori- ginal simplicity . " Are you of opinion that the emperor will ratify this treaty ? Perhaps . If he refuses , what consequence will ensue ? War . Will such a war be just or reasonable ...
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