The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volume 1Phillips, Sampson, and Company, 1850 |
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... troops of modern Europe , were drawn from the meanest , and very frequently from the most profligate , of mankind ... troops on the first of January . troops to their standards was inspired by the united influence OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE . 11.
... troops of modern Europe , were drawn from the meanest , and very frequently from the most profligate , of mankind ... troops on the first of January . troops to their standards was inspired by the united influence OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE . 11.
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... troops receive a degree of firmness and docility , unattainable by the impetuous and irregular passions of bar- barians . And yet so sensible were the Romans of the imperfection of valor without skill and practice , that , in their ...
... troops receive a degree of firmness and docility , unattainable by the impetuous and irregular passions of bar- barians . And yet so sensible were the Romans of the imperfection of valor without skill and practice , that , in their ...
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... troops , that their useful labors might not receive any interruption from the most tempestuous weather ; and it was carefully observed , that the arms destined to this imitation of war , should be of double the weight which was required ...
... troops , that their useful labors might not receive any interruption from the most tempestuous weather ; and it was carefully observed , that the arms destined to this imitation of war , should be of double the weight which was required ...
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... troops , habituated to pre- serve this open order , in a long front and a rapid charge , found themselves prepared to execute every disposition which the circumstances of war , or the skill of their leader , might suggest . The soldier ...
... troops , habituated to pre- serve this open order , in a long front and a rapid charge , found themselves prepared to execute every disposition which the circumstances of war , or the skill of their leader , might suggest . The soldier ...
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... troops of hostile barbarians were frequently compelled or persuaded to con- sume their dangerous valor in remote climates , and for the benefit of the state.56 All these were included under the gen- eral name of auxiliaries ; and ...
... troops of hostile barbarians were frequently compelled or persuaded to con- sume their dangerous valor in remote climates , and for the benefit of the state.56 All these were included under the gen- eral name of auxiliaries ; and ...
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