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... letters to relinquish the empire , he seemed in- clined to give obedience . However , his fears were soon re- moved ; for the legions which had declared for Camillus , being terrified by some prodigies , soon after killed him . The ...
... letters to relinquish the empire , he seemed in- clined to give obedience . However , his fears were soon re- moved ; for the legions which had declared for Camillus , being terrified by some prodigies , soon after killed him . The ...
Strona 17
... letters which , by falling into the hands of Vitellius , might pro- voke his resentment against those who had favoured the cause of an unfortunate general . These noble and humane senti- ments in a man who was the associate of Nero's ...
... letters which , by falling into the hands of Vitellius , might pro- voke his resentment against those who had favoured the cause of an unfortunate general . These noble and humane senti- ments in a man who was the associate of Nero's ...
Strona 34
... letters . It was in his house that the Titus finished his education after the death of his father . On arriving at manhood , his character displayed itself in the most advantageous manner . To a happy physiognomy he joined a cultivated ...
... letters . It was in his house that the Titus finished his education after the death of his father . On arriving at manhood , his character displayed itself in the most advantageous manner . To a happy physiognomy he joined a cultivated ...
Strona 43
... of king ; persuaded her husband Antipas to visit Rome , and desire of the emperor Caius , the royal title . But Agrippa , still more meanly jealous , sent his servant with letters to the CENT . 1. ] FROM CALIGULA TO M. A. ANTONINUS . 43.
... of king ; persuaded her husband Antipas to visit Rome , and desire of the emperor Caius , the royal title . But Agrippa , still more meanly jealous , sent his servant with letters to the CENT . 1. ] FROM CALIGULA TO M. A. ANTONINUS . 43.
Strona 44
John Platts. meanly jealous , sent his servant with letters to the emperor , im- porting that Herod in his arsenals had arms with which to arm seventy thousand men . Antipas , unable to deny this fact , was banished to Lyons . Caius ...
John Platts. meanly jealous , sent his servant with letters to the emperor , im- porting that Herod in his arsenals had arms with which to arm seventy thousand men . Antipas , unable to deny this fact , was banished to Lyons . Caius ...
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