The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman EmpirePorter & Coates, 1845 |
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... Caracalla obtained an easier , though a more guilty , victory . He artfully listened to his mother's entreaties , and consented to meet his brother in her apartment , on terms of peace and reconciliation . In the midst of their ...
... Caracalla obtained an easier , though a more guilty , victory . He artfully listened to his mother's entreaties , and consented to meet his brother in her apartment , on terms of peace and reconciliation . In the midst of their ...
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... Caracalla soon convinced them of the Justice of his cause , by distributing in one lavish donative the accumulated treasures of his father's reign.23 The real sen- timents of the soldiers alone were of importance to his power or safety ...
... Caracalla soon convinced them of the Justice of his cause , by distributing in one lavish donative the accumulated treasures of his father's reign.23 The real sen- timents of the soldiers alone were of importance to his power or safety ...
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... Caracalla was haughty and full of pride ; but with the troops he forgot even the proper dignity of his rank , encouraged their insolent familiarity , and , neglecting the essential duties of a general , affected to imitate the dress and ...
... Caracalla was haughty and full of pride ; but with the troops he forgot even the proper dignity of his rank , encouraged their insolent familiarity , and , neglecting the essential duties of a general , affected to imitate the dress and ...
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THE REIGN OF DIOCLETIAN AND HIS THREE ASSOCIATES MAXIMIAN | l |
THE EXTENT AND MILITARY FORCE OF THE EMPIRE IN THE AGE | 1 |
D | 7 |
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