The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volume 3T. Cadell jun. and W. Davies, 1802 - Byzantine Empire |
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Page 58
... important frontiers of the Rhine , of the Upper and the Lower Danube , and of the Euphrates , the defence of the Roman em- pire was at length committed to eight mafters ge- neral of the cavalry and infantry . Under their orders , thirty ...
... important frontiers of the Rhine , of the Upper and the Lower Danube , and of the Euphrates , the defence of the Roman em- pire was at length committed to eight mafters ge- neral of the cavalry and infantry . Under their orders , thirty ...
Page 62
... important object in the military hif- tory of the Roman empire . A few years after- wards , thefe gigantic bodies were fhrunk to a very diminutive fize ; and when seven legions , with fome auxiliaries , defended the city of Amida ...
... important object in the military hif- tory of the Roman empire . A few years after- wards , thefe gigantic bodies were fhrunk to a very diminutive fize ; and when seven legions , with fome auxiliaries , defended the city of Amida ...
Page 202
... important commiffion ; and Conftantius , who was fecretly anxious for the conclufion of the peace , entertained fome hopes that the dignity of the first of these ministers , the dexterity of the fecond , and the rhetoric of the third ...
... important commiffion ; and Conftantius , who was fecretly anxious for the conclufion of the peace , entertained fome hopes that the dignity of the first of these ministers , the dexterity of the fecond , and the rhetoric of the third ...
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