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Common terms and phrasesAetius Africa Alexandria Ammianus ancient Antioch Antoninus Arian arms army arts Asia Athanasius Attila Augustan History Augustus authority Barbarians bishops Caesar celebrated century CHAPTER character Christians church civil command Commodus conquest Constantine Constantinople danger Danube death deities deserved Diocletian Dion Dion Cassius divine East ecclesiastical edict Egypt emperor enemy epistle Eusebius faith father favour Galerius Gaul Gibbon Gothic Goths Greek Hadrian Herodian Hist historian honour hundred Huns Imperial Italy Julian king labour Lactantius Latin laws legions Libanius magistrates Majorian mankind martyrs Maximian Maximin military ministers monarch nations nature oppressed Orat Pagans palace peace persecution Persian person philosopher Pliny Praetorian prefect prince provinces rank reign religion religious restored Ricimer Roman empire Rome senate Severus soldiers soon sovereign Sozomen spirit Stilicho subjects success successors superstition Tacitus temple Tertullian Theodosius thousand throne Tillemont Trajan troops tyrant valour Vandals victory virtue worship zeal Zosimus References to this bookFrom other books
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