De Quincey's Writings: The Caesars. 1851Ticknor, Reed, and Fields, 1851 |
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... Dacia ; the conquest of Parthia ; and the cutting a ship canal through the Isthmus of Corinth . The reformation of the calendar he had already accom- plished . And of all his projects it may be said , that they were equally patriotic in ...
... Dacia ; the conquest of Parthia ; and the cutting a ship canal through the Isthmus of Corinth . The reformation of the calendar he had already accom- plished . And of all his projects it may be said , that they were equally patriotic in ...
Side 187
... Dacia as well as Parthia . But that these conquests were not substantial , - - that they were connected by no true cement of cohesion with the existing empire , is evident from the rapidity with which they were aban- doned . In the next ...
... Dacia as well as Parthia . But that these conquests were not substantial , - - that they were connected by no true cement of cohesion with the existing empire , is evident from the rapidity with which they were aban- doned . In the next ...
Side 193
... Dacia , was delegated to lieutenants . The system upon which these officers executed their commission was a mixed one of terror and persuasion . Some they defeated in battle ; and these were the majority ; for Herodian says , πλείςες ...
... Dacia , was delegated to lieutenants . The system upon which these officers executed their commission was a mixed one of terror and persuasion . Some they defeated in battle ; and these were the majority ; for Herodian says , πλείςες ...
Side 221
... Dacia they had ravaged for some time ; " and here , " says a German writer , " observe the shortsightedness of the Emperor Trajan . Had he left the Dacians in possession of their indepen- dence , they would , under their native kings ...
... Dacia they had ravaged for some time ; " and here , " says a German writer , " observe the shortsightedness of the Emperor Trajan . Had he left the Dacians in possession of their indepen- dence , they would , under their native kings ...
Side 236
... Dacia which Trajan had united with so much ostentation to the empire . Europe was now again in repose ; and Aurelian found himself at liberty to apply his powers as a reorganizer and restorer to the East . In that quarter of the world a ...
... Dacia which Trajan had united with so much ostentation to the empire . Europe was now again in repose ; and Aurelian found himself at liberty to apply his powers as a reorganizer and restorer to the East . In that quarter of the world a ...
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De Quincey's Writings: Essays on Philosophical Writers and Other Men ..., Bind 1 Thomas De Quincey Ingen forhåndsvisning - 2006 |
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