Encyclopædia metropolitana; or, Universal dictionary of knowledge, ed. by E. Smedley, Hugh J. Rose and Henry J. Rose. [With] Plates, Том 111845 |
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... directed by the caprice and selfishness of an armed Democracy . And these anticipations would undoubtedly have been realized , had not the stern cha- racter and unbending firmness of Severus checked the progress of military domination ...
... directed by the caprice and selfishness of an armed Democracy . And these anticipations would undoubtedly have been realized , had not the stern cha- racter and unbending firmness of Severus checked the progress of military domination ...
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... directed his progress towards Seleucia , which the inhabitants likewise relinquished , and allowed to fall into his hands . Ctesiphon was not reduced without a siege , and the loss of many lives . The Parthians , animated by the ...
... directed his progress towards Seleucia , which the inhabitants likewise relinquished , and allowed to fall into his hands . Ctesiphon was not reduced without a siege , and the loss of many lives . The Parthians , animated by the ...
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... directed the general current of events . He considered the Roman world as his property , and had no sooner secured the possession , than he bestowed the utmost care on the cultivation and improvement of so valuable an acqui- sition ...
... directed the general current of events . He considered the Roman world as his property , and had no sooner secured the possession , than he bestowed the utmost care on the cultivation and improvement of so valuable an acqui- sition ...
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... directed that they should be punished with death for proceeding so far without his authority . The Prætorians met their doom , says a native Annalist , not because they had assaulted the ancient friend of Severus , but because they did ...
... directed that they should be punished with death for proceeding so far without his authority . The Prætorians met their doom , says a native Annalist , not because they had assaulted the ancient friend of Severus , but because they did ...
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... directed towards others who might have disputed the government of a boy , had their inclinations led them to covet the Imperial purple ; and several individuals of Senatorial rank accordingly fell under the sword of the executioner ...
... directed towards others who might have disputed the government of a boy , had their inclinations led them to covet the Imperial purple ; and several individuals of Senatorial rank accordingly fell under the sword of the executioner ...
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