The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volume 7Thomas M'Lean, 1827 |
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... gold : love and hunting were the labours of their life ; and their vacant hours were amused by panto- mimes , chariot - races , and the music and dances of the theatre . In a march of ten or twelve days , the vigilance of Belisarius was ...
... gold : love and hunting were the labours of their life ; and their vacant hours were amused by panto- mimes , chariot - races , and the music and dances of the theatre . In a march of ten or twelve days , the vigilance of Belisarius was ...
Page 26
... gold and silver , the accumulated fruits of conquest or economy in a long period of prosperity and peace . In this frantic search , the troops , even of Belisarius , forgot their caution and respect . Intoxicated with lust and rapine ...
... gold and silver , the accumulated fruits of conquest or economy in a long period of prosperity and peace . In this frantic search , the troops , even of Belisarius , forgot their caution and respect . Intoxicated with lust and rapine ...
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... gold , and the holy vessels of the Jewish temple , which , after their long peregrination , were respectfully deposited in the Christian church of Jerusalem . A long train of the noblest Vandals reluctantly exposed their lofty stature ...
... gold , and the holy vessels of the Jewish temple , which , after their long peregrination , were respectfully deposited in the Christian church of Jerusalem . A long train of the noblest Vandals reluctantly exposed their lofty stature ...
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... gold cups , and rich girdles , were profusely scattered among the po- pulace . But the purest reward of Belisarius was in the faithful execution of a treaty for which his honour had been pledged to the king of the Vandals . The ...
... gold cups , and rich girdles , were profusely scattered among the po- pulace . But the purest reward of Belisarius was in the faithful execution of a treaty for which his honour had been pledged to the king of the Vandals . The ...
Page 38
... , a figured tunic and shoes , all adorned with gold and silver ; nor were these precious metals less acceptable in the shape of coin Procop . Vandal . 1. i . c . 25 ) . ̧ in the port of Carthage , he heard the cries 38 THE DECLINE AND FALL.
... , a figured tunic and shoes , all adorned with gold and silver ; nor were these precious metals less acceptable in the shape of coin Procop . Vandal . 1. i . c . 25 ) . ̧ in the port of Carthage , he heard the cries 38 THE DECLINE AND FALL.
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