The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volume 1Methuen & Company, 1909 - Byzantine Empire |
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... Camp Strength and Confidence Their specious Claims ... ... ... They offer the Empire to Sale 193 It is purchased by Julian ... Julian is acknowledged by the Senate Takes possession of the Palace The public Discontent ...
... Camp Strength and Confidence Their specious Claims ... ... ... They offer the Empire to Sale 193 It is purchased by Julian ... Julian is acknowledged by the Senate Takes possession of the Palace The public Discontent ...
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... camp , and with the other deities received the religious worship of the troops . 37 See Gronovius de Pecunia vetere , 1. iii . p . 120 , & c . The emperor Domitian raised the annual stipend of the legionaries to twelve pieces of gold ...
... camp , and with the other deities received the religious worship of the troops . 37 See Gronovius de Pecunia vetere , 1. iii . p . 120 , & c . The emperor Domitian raised the annual stipend of the legionaries to twelve pieces of gold ...
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... camp of a Roman legion presented the appearance of Encamp- a fortified city.62 As soon as the space was marked out , the pioneers carefully levelled the ground , and removed every im- pediment that might interrupt its perfect regularity ...
... camp of a Roman legion presented the appearance of Encamp- a fortified city.62 As soon as the space was marked out , the pioneers carefully levelled the ground , and removed every im- pediment that might interrupt its perfect regularity ...
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... camp of Lucullus , an ox sold for a drachma , and a slave for four drachmæ , or about three shillings . Plutarch . in Lucull . p . 580 [ 14 ] . [ Compare Dureau de la Malle , Écon . Pol . des Romains , i . 15. ] 51 Diodorus Siculus in ...
... camp of Lucullus , an ox sold for a drachma , and a slave for four drachmæ , or about three shillings . Plutarch . in Lucull . p . 580 [ 14 ] . [ Compare Dureau de la Malle , Écon . Pol . des Romains , i . 15. ] 51 Diodorus Siculus in ...
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... camp the general exer- cised an absolute power of life and death ; his jurisdiction was not confined by any forms of trial or rules of proceeding , and the execution of the sentence was immediate and without appeal.10 The choice of the ...
... camp the general exer- cised an absolute power of life and death ; his jurisdiction was not confined by any forms of trial or rules of proceeding , and the execution of the sentence was immediate and without appeal.10 The choice of the ...
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