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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... mind of Valentinian against pity and remorse ; and the sallies of passion were confirmed by the habits of cruelty . " He could behold with calm satisfaction the convulsive agonies of torture and death ; he reserved his friendship for ...
... mind of Valentinian against pity and remorse ; and the sallies of passion were confirmed by the habits of cruelty . " He could behold with calm satisfaction the convulsive agonies of torture and death ; he reserved his friendship for ...
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... mind was invigo- rated by misfortunes , maintained a strict and frequent cor- respondence " with the most distant provinces ; exhorted the separate congregation of his faithful adherents to persevere in their allegiance ; urged the ...
... mind was invigo- rated by misfortunes , maintained a strict and frequent cor- respondence " with the most distant provinces ; exhorted the separate congregation of his faithful adherents to persevere in their allegiance ; urged the ...
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... mind , superior to real danger , was assaulted by imaginary terrors ; nor could he es- cape the influence of superstition , which had so often been sub- servient to his designs . " The pressing eloquence of Leo , his majestic aspect and ...
... mind , superior to real danger , was assaulted by imaginary terrors ; nor could he es- cape the influence of superstition , which had so often been sub- servient to his designs . " The pressing eloquence of Leo , his majestic aspect and ...
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