The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volume 7Thomas M'Lean, 1827 |
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Page 15
... defence of his person and kingdom . A detachment of five thousand sol- diers , and one hundred and twenty galleys , would have joined the remaining forces of the Vandals ; and the descendant of Genseric might have sur- prised and ...
... defence of his person and kingdom . A detachment of five thousand sol- diers , and one hundred and twenty galleys , would have joined the remaining forces of the Vandals ; and the descendant of Genseric might have sur- prised and ...
Page 29
... defence of Africa . The kingdom of the Vandals was not un- worthy of the presence of a prætorian prefect ; and four consulars and three presidents were appointed to administer the seven provinces under his civil jurisdiction . The ...
... defence of Africa . The kingdom of the Vandals was not un- worthy of the presence of a prætorian prefect ; and four consulars and three presidents were appointed to administer the seven provinces under his civil jurisdiction . The ...
Page 49
... defence of the island to the inha- bitants , had some reason to complain , that their con- fidence was ungratefully betrayed : instead of soli- citing and expecting the aid of the king of Italy , they yielded to the first summons a ...
... defence of the island to the inha- bitants , had some reason to complain , that their con- fidence was ungratefully betrayed : instead of soli- citing and expecting the aid of the king of Italy , they yielded to the first summons a ...
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... defence ; the soldiers paid a just equivalent for a plentiful market ; and curiosity alone interrupted the peaceful occupations of the husband- man or artificer . Naples , which has swelled to a great and populous capital , long ...
... defence ; the soldiers paid a just equivalent for a plentiful market ; and curiosity alone interrupted the peaceful occupations of the husband- man or artificer . Naples , which has swelled to a great and populous capital , long ...
Page 60
... defence of their country ; and such were their num- bers , that after an army had been detached for the relief of Dalmatia , one hundred and fifty thousand fighting men marched under the royal standard . According to the degrees of rank ...
... defence of their country ; and such were their num- bers , that after an army had been detached for the relief of Dalmatia , one hundred and fifty thousand fighting men marched under the royal standard . According to the degrees of rank ...
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