The Thoughts of the Emperor M. Aurelius AntoninusG. Bell, 1901 - 216 pages |
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... speaks of what he learned from them might seem to savour of vanity or self - praise , if we look carelessly at the way in which he has expressed himself ; but if any one draws this conclusion , ho will be mistaken . Anto- ninus means to ...
... speaks of what he learned from them might seem to savour of vanity or self - praise , if we look carelessly at the way in which he has expressed himself ; but if any one draws this conclusion , ho will be mistaken . Anto- ninus means to ...
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... speak of the battle speak also of the miracle . The Gentile writers assign it to their gods , and the Christians to the intercession of the Christian legion in the emperor's army . To confirm the Christian statement it is added that the ...
... speak of the battle speak also of the miracle . The Gentile writers assign it to their gods , and the Christians to the intercession of the Christian legion in the emperor's army . To confirm the Christian statement it is added that the ...
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... speaks of an affair that had recently happened in the time of M. Anto- ninus and L. Verus , as it seems ; and he also directly addresses the emperor , saying of a certain woman , " she addressed a petition to thee the emperor , and thou ...
... speaks of an affair that had recently happened in the time of M. Anto- ninus and L. Verus , as it seems ; and he also directly addresses the emperor , saying of a certain woman , " she addressed a petition to thee the emperor , and thou ...
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... speaks of Trajan's persecution of the Christians , and of Pliny's application to him having led the emperor to mitigate his severity . The punishment by the Mosaic law for those who attempted to seduce the Jews to follow new gods , was ...
... speaks of Trajan's persecution of the Christians , and of Pliny's application to him having led the emperor to mitigate his severity . The punishment by the Mosaic law for those who attempted to seduce the Jews to follow new gods , was ...
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... speaks of Marcus only and his son Commodus . According to Melito's testimony , Christians had only been punished for their religion in the time of Nero and Domitian , and the persecu tions began again in the time of M. Antoninus and ...
... speaks of Marcus only and his son Commodus . According to Melito's testimony , Christians had only been punished for their religion in the time of Nero and Domitian , and the persecu tions began again in the time of M. Antoninus and ...
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2nd Edition according to nature Antoninus Pius Apology art thou Avidius Cassius body Christians Commodus conformable consider constitution death deity Dion Cassius divinity dost thou Edited by Temple emperor English Engravings Epictetus Eusebius evil exist G. A. Aitken Gataker give gods Greek Hadrian happens to thee harm Heraclitus History Illustrations intelligence Julius Cæsar justice Justinus kind let thy letter look manner matter meaning Melitene notion observe opinion Orosius pain passage philosophy Plato pleasure Portraits praise principles Quadi rational animal reason religion Rescript Roman ruling faculty says shavings and cuttings social Socrates soul speaks Stoic substance Temple Scott things thou art thou didst thou dost thou hast thou shalt thou shouldst thou wilt thou wish thy mind thy power thyself tion Trajan Trans Translated truth universal nature Verus virtue whole wickedness William Hazlitt Woodcuts word wouldst wrong Zeus
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