The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volume 1Bell and Bradfute, Peter Hill, Silvester Doig and A. Stirling, and John Ogle., 1811 - Byzantine Empire |
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... Artaxerxes . A. D. Page The barbarians of the East and of the North , 315 Revolutions of Asia , - 316 The Persian monarchy restored by Artaxerxes , 317 Reformation of the Magian religion , 318 Persian theology , two principles , 320 ...
... Artaxerxes . A. D. Page The barbarians of the East and of the North , 315 Revolutions of Asia , - 316 The Persian monarchy restored by Artaxerxes , 317 Reformation of the Magian religion , 318 Persian theology , two principles , 320 ...
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... Artaxerxes claims the provinces of Asia , and de- clares war against the Romans , 336 233 Pretended victory of Alexander Severus , More probable account of the war , - 337 339 240 Character and maxims of Artaxerxes , Military power of ...
... Artaxerxes claims the provinces of Asia , and de- clares war against the Romans , 336 233 Pretended victory of Alexander Severus , More probable account of the war , - 337 339 240 Character and maxims of Artaxerxes , Military power of ...
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... Artaxerxes . VIII . rians of north . WHENEVER Tacitus indulges himself in those CHAP . beautiful episodes , in which he relates some domestic transaction of the Germans or of the The barba- Parthians , his principal object is to relieve ...
... Artaxerxes . VIII . rians of north . WHENEVER Tacitus indulges himself in those CHAP . beautiful episodes , in which he relates some domestic transaction of the Germans or of the The barba- Parthians , his principal object is to relieve ...
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... Artaxerxes , the founder of a new dynasty , which , under the name of Sassanides , governed Persia till the invasion of the Arabs . This great revolution , whose fatal influence was soon experienced by the Romans , happened in the ...
... Artaxerxes , the founder of a new dynasty , which , under the name of Sassanides , governed Persia till the invasion of the Arabs . This great revolution , whose fatal influence was soon experienced by the Romans , happened in the ...
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... Artaxerxes was so- lemnly acknowledged in a great assembly held at Balch in Khorasan . Two younger branches of the royal house of Arsaces were confounded among the prostrate satraps . A third , more mindful of ancient grandeur than of ...
... Artaxerxes was so- lemnly acknowledged in a great assembly held at Balch in Khorasan . Two younger branches of the royal house of Arsaces were confounded among the prostrate satraps . A third , more mindful of ancient grandeur than of ...
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Page 127 - If a man were called to fix the period in the history of the world, during which the condition of the human race was most happy and prosperous, he would, without hesitation, name that which elapsed from the death of Domitian to the accession of Commodus.
Page 30 - I will not dissemble the first emotions of joy on the recovery of my freedom, and, perhaps, the establishment of my fame. But my pride was soon humbled, and a sober melancholy was spread over my mind, by the idea that I had taken an everlasting leave of an old and agreeable companion, and that whatsoever might be the future date of my History, the life of the historian must be short and precarious.
Page 30 - It was on the day, or rather night, of the 27th of June 1787, between the hours of eleven and twelve, that I wrote the last lines of the last page in a summer-house in my garden. After laying down my pen, I took several turns in a berccau, or covered walk of acacias, which commands a prospect of the country, the lake, and the mountains.
Page 30 - I took several turns in a berceau, or covered walk of acacias, which commands a prospect of the country, the lake, and the mountains. The air was temperate, the sky was serene, the silver orb of the moon was reflected from the waters, and all nature was silent. I will not dissemble the first emotions of joy on the recovery of my freedom, and perhaps the establishment of my fame.
Page 12 - I found her learned without pedantry, lively in conversation, pure in sentiment, and elegant in manners ; and the first sudden emotion was fortified by the habits and knowledge of a more familiar acquaintance. She permitted me to make her two or three visits at her father's house.
Page 13 - I sighed as a lover, I obeyed as a son; my wound was insensibly healed by time, absence, and the habits of a new life. My cure was accelerated by a faithful report of the tranquillity and cheerfulness of the lady herself, and my love subsided in friendship and esteem.
Page 7 - ... of the World, which exhibit the Byzantine period on a larger scale. Mahomet and his Saracens soon fixed my attention; and some instinct of criticism directed me to the genuine sources. Simon Ockley, an original in every sense, first opened my eyes, and I was led from one book to another till I had ranged round the circle of Oriental history. Before I was sixteen...
Page 17 - The habits of a sedentary life were usefully broken by the duties of an active profession: in the healthful exercise of the field I hunted with a battalion, instead of a pack; and at that time I was ready, at any hour of the day or night, to fly from quarters to London, from London to quarters, on the slightest call of private or regimental business.
Page 9 - I repeated the offence with less ceremony ; the excuse was admitted with the same indulgence : the slightest motive of laziness or indisposition, the most trifling avocation at home or abroad, was allowed as a worthy impediment ; nor did my tutor appear conscious of my absence or neglect.
Page 9 - Trajan was ambitious of fame; and as long as mankind shall continue to bestow more liberal applause on their destroyers than on their benefactors, the thirst of military glory will ever be the vice of the most exalted characters.