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Page 118
... imperial power . But ere two days had elapsed , they had to learn , to their mortification , that there was now in existence a power greater than theirs or that of the emperors . Tiberius had collected the prætorian guards , a body of ...
... imperial power . But ere two days had elapsed , they had to learn , to their mortification , that there was now in existence a power greater than theirs or that of the emperors . Tiberius had collected the prætorian guards , a body of ...
Page 120
... imperial power only as affording the means of unbounded indulgence . But he was soon roused from his dream of luxury , by tidings of the Syrian army having proclaimed their general Flavius Vespasianus wor- thiest of the throne ...
... imperial power only as affording the means of unbounded indulgence . But he was soon roused from his dream of luxury , by tidings of the Syrian army having proclaimed their general Flavius Vespasianus wor- thiest of the throne ...
Page 128
... imperial dignity arose . Some of these were men of merit , almost all persons of military skill and valour . Though the empire was thus torn and confused , its constant enemies , the Germans and Per- sians , were unable to seize any ...
... imperial dignity arose . Some of these were men of merit , almost all persons of military skill and valour . Though the empire was thus torn and confused , its constant enemies , the Germans and Per- sians , were unable to seize any ...
Page 130
... imperial dignity with his friend and comrade in arms , Maximianus Herculius , to whom , as being of a rugged active character , he committed the West , while himself took charge of the East . Each bore the title of Augustus , and each ...
... imperial dignity with his friend and comrade in arms , Maximianus Herculius , to whom , as being of a rugged active character , he committed the West , while himself took charge of the East . Each bore the title of Augustus , and each ...
Page 133
... imperial power . This measure has been blamed , as leaving Italy exposed to the irrup- tions of the barbarians ; but continuance at Rome , or any other plan to ward off the inevitable evil , would have been equally exposed to censure ...
... imperial power . This measure has been blamed , as leaving Italy exposed to the irrup- tions of the barbarians ; but continuance at Rome , or any other plan to ward off the inevitable evil , would have been equally exposed to censure ...
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