The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volume 1Fleischer, 1821 |
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... Ambition of Caracalla 211 Death of Severus , and accession of his two sons Jealousy and hatred of the two emperors - Fruitless negotiation for dividing the empire between them 212 Murder of Geta Remorse and cruelty of Caracalla Death of ...
... Ambition of Caracalla 211 Death of Severus , and accession of his two sons Jealousy and hatred of the two emperors - Fruitless negotiation for dividing the empire between them 212 Murder of Geta Remorse and cruelty of Caracalla Death of ...
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... ambitious of fame ; and as long Conquests in the Eas as mankind shall continue to bestow more liberal of Trajan applause on their destroyers than on their bene- factors , the thirst of military glory will ever be the vice of the most ...
... ambitious of fame ; and as long Conquests in the Eas as mankind shall continue to bestow more liberal of Trajan applause on their destroyers than on their bene- factors , the thirst of military glory will ever be the vice of the most ...
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... ambitious spirit of Trajan formed a very singular contrast with the mode- ninus Pius . ration of his successor . The restless activity of Hadrian was not less remarkable , when com- pared with the gentle repose of Antoninus Pius . The ...
... ambitious spirit of Trajan formed a very singular contrast with the mode- ninus Pius . ration of his successor . The restless activity of Hadrian was not less remarkable , when com- pared with the gentle repose of Antoninus Pius . The ...
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... ambition of the Romans was con- fined to the land ; nor was that warlike people ever actuated by the enterprising spirit which had prompted the navigators of Tyre , of Carthage , and even of Marseilles , to enlarge the bounds of the ...
... ambition of the Romans was con- fined to the land ; nor was that warlike people ever actuated by the enterprising spirit which had prompted the navigators of Tyre , of Carthage , and even of Marseilles , to enlarge the bounds of the ...
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... ambition or avarice , as the temporal and ecclesiastical powers were united in the same hands . The pontiffs were chosen among the most illustrious of the senators ; and the office h Socrates , Epicurus , Cicero , and Plutarch , always ...
... ambition or avarice , as the temporal and ecclesiastical powers were united in the same hands . The pontiffs were chosen among the most illustrious of the senators ; and the office h Socrates , Epicurus , Cicero , and Plutarch , always ...
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