The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volume 1Methuen & Company, 1909 - Byzantine Empire |
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... thousand four hundred and fifty - three . The most patient reader , who computes that three ponderous volumes have been already employed on the events of four centuries , may , perhaps , be alarmed at the long prospect of nine hundred ...
... thousand four hundred and fifty - three . The most patient reader , who computes that three ponderous volumes have been already employed on the events of four centuries , may , perhaps , be alarmed at the long prospect of nine hundred ...
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... thousand miles to the south of the tropic ; but the heat of the climate soon repelled the invaders and protected the un- warlike natives of those sequestered regions.2 The northern countries of Europe scarcely deserved the expense and ...
... thousand miles to the south of the tropic ; but the heat of the climate soon repelled the invaders and protected the un- warlike natives of those sequestered regions.2 The northern countries of Europe scarcely deserved the expense and ...
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... thousand denarii ( about one hundred pounds sterling ) , or a proportionable allowance of land . The pay and advantages of the guards were , in general , about double those of the legions . were authorized to chastise with blows , the ...
... thousand denarii ( about one hundred pounds sterling ) , or a proportionable allowance of land . The pay and advantages of the guards were , in general , about double those of the legions . were authorized to chastise with blows , the ...
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... thousand Romans ; though a similar number of our own troops would expose to the enemy a front of more than treble that extent . In the midst of the camp , the præ- torium , or general's quarters , rose above the others ; the cavalry ...
... thousand Romans ; though a similar number of our own troops would expose to the enemy a front of more than treble that extent . In the midst of the camp , the præ- torium , or general's quarters , rose above the others ; the cavalry ...
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... thousand eight hundred and thirty - one Romans , might , with its attendant auxiliaries , amount to about twelve thousand five hundred men . The peace establishment of Hadrian and his successors was composed of no less than thirty of ...
... thousand eight hundred and thirty - one Romans , might , with its attendant auxiliaries , amount to about twelve thousand five hundred men . The peace establishment of Hadrian and his successors was composed of no less than thirty of ...
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