The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Zväzok 3Harper & brothers, 1843 |
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... nation with united counsels , had sepa- rately pitched their habitations in the fertile though desolate province of Pan- nonia . The Huns still threatened their revolted subjects , but their hasty attack was repelled by the single ...
... nation with united counsels , had sepa- rately pitched their habitations in the fertile though desolate province of Pan- nonia . The Huns still threatened their revolted subjects , but their hasty attack was repelled by the single ...
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... nation . " Are you ignorant , " exclaimed the son of Triarius , " that it is the constant policy of the Romans to destroy the Goths by each other's swords ? Are you insensible that the victor in this unnatural contest will be exposed ...
... nation . " Are you ignorant , " exclaimed the son of Triarius , " that it is the constant policy of the Romans to destroy the Goths by each other's swords ? Are you insensible that the victor in this unnatural contest will be exposed ...
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... p . 1602 ) We must recollect how much the royal title was multiplied and degraded , and that the mercenaries of Italy were the fragments of many tribes and nations . was reduced to solicit the aid of a kindred nation OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE .
... p . 1602 ) We must recollect how much the royal title was multiplied and degraded , and that the mercenaries of Italy were the fragments of many tribes and nations . was reduced to solicit the aid of a kindred nation OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE .
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... nation derived their origin , he maintained a frequent and friendly correspondence ; ( 32 ) The view of the military establishment of the Goths in Italy , is collected from the Epistles of Cas- siodorius ( Var . i . 24. 40 , iii . 3. 24 ...
... nation derived their origin , he maintained a frequent and friendly correspondence ; ( 32 ) The view of the military establishment of the Goths in Italy , is collected from the Epistles of Cas- siodorius ( Var . i . 24. 40 , iii . 3. 24 ...
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... nation , and to regulate the succession of the imperial throne : the feeble Anastasius had permitted the vigour of govern- ment to degenerate into the form or substance of an aristocracy ; and the mili- tary officers , who had obtained ...
... nation , and to regulate the succession of the imperial throne : the feeble Anastasius had permitted the vigour of govern- ment to degenerate into the form or substance of an aristocracy ; and the mili- tary officers , who had obtained ...
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Iné vydania - Zobraziť všetky
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Zväzok 3 Edward Gibbon Úplné zobrazenie - 1900 |
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Zväzok 3 Edward Gibbon Úplné zobrazenie - 1854 |
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Zväzok 3 Edward Gibbon Úplné zobrazenie - 1862 |
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Populárne pasáže
Strana 277 - Encompassed on all sides by the enemies of their religion, the Ethiopians slept near a thousand years, forgetful of the world, by whom they were forgotten.
Strana 340 - Long life and victory to Charles, the most pious Augustus, crowned by God the great and pacific Emperor of the Romans...
Strana 370 - Conversation enriches the understanding, but solitude is the school of genius ; and the uniformity of a work denotes the hand of a single artist. From his earliest youth Mahomet was addicted to religious contemplation : each year, during the month of Ramadan, he withdrew from the world and from the arms of Cadijah : in the cave of Hera, three miles from Mecca...
Strana 366 - ... of the idolaters. At an awful distance they cast away their garments : seven times with hasty steps they encircled the Caaba, and kissed the black stone : seven times they visited and adored the adjacent mountains : seven times they threw stones into the valley of Mina : and the pilgrimage was achieved, as at the present hour, by a sacrifice of sheep and camels, and the burial of their hair and nails in the consecrated ground.
Strana 205 - Rome," which had reached, about the close of the sixth century, the lowest period of her depression. By the removal of the seat of empire, and the successive loss of the provinces, the sources of public and private opulence were exhausted : the lofty tree, under whose shade the nations of the earth had reposed, was deprived of its leaves and branches, and the sapless trunk was left to wither on the ground.
Strana 379 - Abubeker, confirmed the religion of the prophet whom he was destined to succeed. By his persuasion, ten of the most respectable citizens of Mecca were introduced to the private lessons of Islam ; they yielded to the voice of reason and enthusiasm; they repeated the fundamental creed — ' There is but one God, and Mahomet is the apostle of God...
Strana 413 - Destroy NO palm-trees, nor burn any fields of corn. Cut down no fruit trees, nor do any mischief to cattle, only such as you kill to eat. When you make any covenant or article, stand to it, and be as good as your word.
Strana 372 - Verily Christ Jesus the son of Mary is the apostle of God, and his Word, which he conveyed unto Mary, and a spirit proceeding from him. Believe therefore in God, and his apostles, and say not, There are three Gods; forbear this; it will be better for you. God is but one God. Far be it from him that he should have a son!
Strana 17 - ... stood without arms and without fear against the face of an angry Barbarian, who had been provoked to believe that the safety of the senate was incompatible with his own. The Senator Albinus was accused and already convicted on the presumption of hoping, as it was said, the liberty of Rome. " If Albinus be criminal," exclaimed the orator, " the senate and myself are all guilty of the same crime. If we are innocent, Albinus is equally entitled to the protection of the laws.
Strana 368 - ... he sprung from the tribe of Koreish and the family of Hashem, the most illustrious of the Arabs, the princes of Mecca, and the hereditary guardians of the Caaba.