The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Band 3Allen Lane, Penguin Press, 1994 - 1352 Seiten A history of the Roman and Byzantine Empires, covering a period of thirteen centuries from the age of the Antonines to the taking of Constantinople by the Turks. -- Dust jacket. |
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... human mind ; and the most sagacious divines could distinguish , according to the color of their respective prejudices , that the establishment of heresy tended to produce an earthquake , or that a deluge was the inevitable consequence ...
... human mind ; and the most sagacious divines could distinguish , according to the color of their respective prejudices , that the establishment of heresy tended to produce an earthquake , or that a deluge was the inevitable consequence ...
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... human blood ; but this benevo- lent law expressed the wishes of the prince , without reforming an inveterate abuse ... humanity and religion . " The pathetic representa- tions of Prudentius were less effectual than the generous boldness ...
... human blood ; but this benevo- lent law expressed the wishes of the prince , without reforming an inveterate abuse ... humanity and religion . " The pathetic representa- tions of Prudentius were less effectual than the generous boldness ...
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... human sacrifices formed any part of the worship of Attila , or whether he pro- pitiated the god of war with the victims which he continually offered in the field of battle , the favorite of Mars soon acquir- ed a sacred character ...
... human sacrifices formed any part of the worship of Attila , or whether he pro- pitiated the god of war with the victims which he continually offered in the field of battle , the favorite of Mars soon acquir- ed a sacred character ...
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