The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volume 1Methuen & Company, 1909 - Byzantine Empire |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 73
Page 23
... equal to such an accession of waters . The provinces of the Danube soon acquired the general appellation of Illyricum , or the Illyrian 78 [ We shall find late Greek historians calling the Genoese Ligurians ( Aryoúpioi ) . It sounds odd ...
... equal to such an accession of waters . The provinces of the Danube soon acquired the general appellation of Illyricum , or the Illyrian 78 [ We shall find late Greek historians calling the Genoese Ligurians ( Aryoúpioi ) . It sounds odd ...
Page 37
... equal share of honours and privileges , the senate indeed preferred the chance of arms to an ignominious con- cession . The Samnites and the Lucanians paid the severe penalty of their rashness ; but the rest of the Italian states , as ...
... equal share of honours and privileges , the senate indeed preferred the chance of arms to an ignominious con- cession . The Samnites and the Lucanians paid the severe penalty of their rashness ; but the rest of the Italian states , as ...
Page 38
... equal to the weight of a powerful empire . The republic gloried in her generous policy , and was frequently rewarded by the merit and services of her adopted sons . Had she always confined the distinction of Romans to the ancient ...
... equal to the weight of a powerful empire . The republic gloried in her generous policy , and was frequently rewarded by the merit and services of her adopted sons . Had she always confined the distinction of Romans to the ancient ...
Page 46
... equal in number to the free inhabitants of the Roman world . The total amount of this imperfect calculation would rise to about one hundred and twenty millions of persons : a degree of population which possibly exceeds that of modern ...
... equal in number to the free inhabitants of the Roman world . The total amount of this imperfect calculation would rise to about one hundred and twenty millions of persons : a degree of population which possibly exceeds that of modern ...
Page 51
... equal condition of monu- freedom ; whilst the sovereignty of the people was represented public use : in the majestic edifices destined to the public use : " nor was theatres , this republican spirit totally extinguished by the ...
... equal condition of monu- freedom ; whilst the sovereignty of the people was represented public use : in the majestic edifices destined to the public use : " nor was theatres , this republican spirit totally extinguished by the ...
Contents
251 | |
256 | |
270 | |
274 | |
276 | |
278 | |
282 | |
286 | |
40 | |
47 | |
52 | |
55 | |
65 | |
67 | |
72 | |
80 | |
82 | |
89 | |
95 | |
96 | |
105 | |
122 | |
123 | |
127 | |
133 | |
138 | |
152 | |
181 | |
183 | |
186 | |
193 | |
211 | |
222 | |
228 | |
230 | |
240 | |
288 | |
290 | |
296 | |
299 | |
304 | |
306 | |
308 | |
312 | |
320 | |
322 | |
328 | |
336 | |
341 | |
344 | |
354 | |
363 | |
375 | |
381 | |
425 | |
430 | |
434 | |
457 | |
476 | |
482 | |
490 | |
497 | |
503 | |
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
Albinus Alemanni Alexander Alexander Severus ambition ancient Annal Antoninus arms army arts Asia August Augustan History Aurelian Aurelius Victor authority barbarians Britain Cæsar camp Caracalla character civil Claudius command Commodus conquest dangerous Danube death dignity Diocletian Dion Cassius discipline Domitian Egypt Elagabalus emperor enemy Eutropius favour fortune frontier Galerius Gallienus Gaul Germans Gibbon Gordian Goths Greek Hadrian Herodian Hist historian honour hundred Imperial inscriptions Italy Julian king laws legions luxury Macrinus magistrates mankind Marcus Maximin ment merit military modern monarchy murder nations nature palace Parthian peace Persian person Pertinax Plin possessed præfect Prætorian guards preserved prince Probus provinces rank received reign religion republic Rhine Roman empire Roman world Rome Sarmatians senate Severus slaves soldiers soon sovereign spirit success successor Syria Tacit Tacitus temple thousand throne Tillemont tion Trajan tribes troops tyrant Valerian valour victory virtue Vopiscus whilst youth Zosimus