The History of Scotland: From Agricola's Invasion to the Revolution of 1688, Volume 1W. Blackwood, 1867 - 650 páginas |
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... Emperor Severus , about a century later , left his mark upon the works , and was honoured for doing so . It was ... emperors the dis- tinguishing title of Britannicus . It was first awarded to him , and for his actual achievements - to ...
... Emperor Severus , about a century later , left his mark upon the works , and was honoured for doing so . It was ... emperors the dis- tinguishing title of Britannicus . It was first awarded to him , and for his actual achievements - to ...
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... Emperor's likeness has the side of distinction , and on the other is Britannia - a draped female figure , seated , holding a spear , and by her side a round shield , with a spike projecting from its centre . What was symbolised in this ...
... Emperor's likeness has the side of distinction , and on the other is Britannia - a draped female figure , seated , holding a spear , and by her side a round shield , with a spike projecting from its centre . What was symbolised in this ...
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... emperors has to bring the boundary southward to the Tyne and the Solway , and there to prepare against attacks from ... Emperor Antoninus Pius conquered Britain through his lieutenant , Lollius Urbicus , and built a second wall to keep ...
... emperors has to bring the boundary southward to the Tyne and the Solway , and there to prepare against attacks from ... Emperor Antoninus Pius conquered Britain through his lieutenant , Lollius Urbicus , and built a second wall to keep ...
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... emperor's officers in Scotland , and one inscription found near the northern wall mentions the name of Lollius Urbicus ; thus the stone found in a field in Scotland tells us that the name has not been mistaken the Roman annalist , or ...
... emperor's officers in Scotland , and one inscription found near the northern wall mentions the name of Lollius Urbicus ; thus the stone found in a field in Scotland tells us that the name has not been mistaken the Roman annalist , or ...
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... emperor's own share in the glory of the conquests of the reign of Antonine is recorded in the tawdry elo- quence of the panegyrists . A more solid memorial to his name is preserved in the many inscriptions found near the rampart built ...
... emperor's own share in the glory of the conquests of the reign of Antonine is recorded in the tawdry elo- quence of the panegyrists . A more solid memorial to his name is preserved in the many inscriptions found near the rampart built ...
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Página 11 - Raptores orbis, postquam cuncta vastantibus defuere terrae, et. mare scrutantur : si locuples hostis est, avari ; si pauper, ambitiosi : quos non Oriens, non Occidens, satiaverit. Soli omnium opes atque inopiam pari affectu concupiscunt. Auferre, trucidare, rapere, falsis nominibus imperium ; atque, ubi solitudinem faciunt, pacem appellant.