The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volume 1R. Priestley, ... J. Offor, ... W.H. Reid, ... Priestley and Weale, ... M. Doyle, ... and D.A. Talboys, Oxford, 1821 |
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... senate appeared to possess the sovereign authority , and devolved on the emperors all the executive powers of government . During a happy A. D. 98 . period of more than fourscore years , the public adminis- tration was conducted by the ...
... senate appeared to possess the sovereign authority , and devolved on the emperors all the executive powers of government . During a happy A. D. 98 . period of more than fourscore years , the public adminis- tration was conducted by the ...
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... senate , the active emulation of the consuls , and the martial en- thusiasm of the people . The seven first centuries were filled with a rapid succession of triumphs ; but it was reserved for Augustus , to relinquish the ambitious de ...
... senate , the active emulation of the consuls , and the martial en- thusiasm of the people . The seven first centuries were filled with a rapid succession of triumphs ; but it was reserved for Augustus , to relinquish the ambitious de ...
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... senate . They could not be impelled by 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 of supreme ...
... senate . They could not be impelled by 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 of supreme ...
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... senate , using the common privilege , sometimes interposed to check this inundation of foreign rites . The Egyptian superstition , of all the most contemptible and abject , was frequently prohibited ; the temples of Serapis and Isis ...
... senate , using the common privilege , sometimes interposed to check this inundation of foreign rites . The Egyptian superstition , of all the most contemptible and abject , was frequently prohibited ; the temples of Serapis and Isis ...
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... senate . The estates of the Italians were exempt from taxes ; their persons from the arbi- trary jurisdiction of ... senators were obliged to have one third of their own landed property in Italy . See Plin . l . 6. ep . 19. The ...
... senate . The estates of the Italians were exempt from taxes ; their persons from the arbi- trary jurisdiction of ... senators were obliged to have one third of their own landed property in Italy . See Plin . l . 6. ep . 19. The ...
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Page 93 - If a man were called to fix the period in the history of the world, during which the condition of the human race was most happy and prosperous, he would, without hesitation, name that which elapsed from the death of Domitian to the accession of Commodus.
Page xxix - I will not dissemble the first emotions of joy on the recovery of my freedom, and, perhaps, the establishment of my fame. But my pride was soon humbled, and a sober melancholy was spread over my mind, by the idea that I had taken an everlasting leave of an old and agreeable companion, and that whatsoever might be the future date of my History, the life of the historian must be short and precarious.
Page 1 - In the second century of the Christian Era, the empire of Rome comprehended the fairest part of the earth, and the most civilized portion of mankind.
Page xii - In the solitude of a sequestered village he bestowed a liberal and even learned education on his only daughter. She surpassed his hopes by her proficiency in the sciences and languages; and in her short visits to some relations at Lausanne, the wit, the beauty, and erudition of Mademoiselle Curchod were the theme of universal applause. The report of such a prodigy awakened my curiosity; I saw and loved. I found her learned without pedantry, lively in conversation, pure in sentiment, and elegant in...
Page xxii - As I believed, and as I still believe, that the propagation of the Gospel, and the triumph of the Church, are inseparably connected with the decline of the Roman monarchy, I weighed the causes and effects of the revolution, and contrasted the narratives and apologies of the Christians themselves, with the glances of candour or enmity which the Pagans have cast on the rising sects.
Page 67 - This long peace, and the uniform government of the Romans, introduced a slow and secret poison into the vitals of the empire. The minds of men were gradually reduced to the same level, the fire of genius was extinguished, and even the military spirit evaporated.
Page viii - To the University of Oxford I acknowledge no obligation; and she will as cheerfully renounce me for a son as I am willing to disclaim her for a mother.
Page 36 - Atheist under the sacerdotal robes. Reasoners of such a temper were scarcely inclined to wrangle about their respective modes of faith, or of worship. It was indifferent to them what shape the folly of the multitude might choose to .assume; and they approached, with the same inward contempt, and the same external reverence, the altars of the Libyan, the Olympian, or the Capitoline Jupiter.
Page 91 - His reign is marked by the rare advantage of furnishing very few materials for history; which is, indeed, little more than the register of the crimes, follies, and misfortunes of mankind.
Page 60 - Such was the solid construction of the Roman highways, whose firmness has not entirely yielded to the effort of fifteen centuries. They united the subjects of the most distant provinces by an easy and familiar intercourse ; but their primary object had been to facilitate the marches of the legions ; nor was any country considered as completely subdued, till it had been rendered, in all its parts, pervious to the arms and authority of the conqueror.