The Roman history of Appian, tr. by H. White, Volume 1G. Bell, 1899 |
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Page vii
... Appian might possibly have been alive then , but he could not have been the person on trial , since the latter was ad- dressed by one of his friends present as a young man . light in recent years , ' speaks of a war vii.
... Appian might possibly have been alive then , but he could not have been the person on trial , since the latter was ad- dressed by one of his friends present as a young man . light in recent years , ' speaks of a war vii.
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... friend Appian as procurator as a mark of distinction in his old age , not that he ( Appian ) desires it to gratify his ... friends , when it is not considered improper for cities to accept gifts from their own citizens , or even from ...
... friend Appian as procurator as a mark of distinction in his old age , not that he ( Appian ) desires it to gratify his ... friends , when it is not considered improper for cities to accept gifts from their own citizens , or even from ...
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... friends upon those not within his reach , are related by him in detail in his preface . Five years of incessant and well - directed labor were bestowed upon this revision , which was published in 1785 in three volumes con- taining 2851 ...
... friends upon those not within his reach , are related by him in detail in his preface . Five years of incessant and well - directed labor were bestowed upon this revision , which was published in 1785 in three volumes con- taining 2851 ...
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... friends to whom he had entrusted the task of making colla- tions did not , in all cases , perform that task with scrupulous fidelity , what was of more consequence , he did not himself arrive at a true estimate of the codices . Although ...
... friends to whom he had entrusted the task of making colla- tions did not , in all cases , perform that task with scrupulous fidelity , what was of more consequence , he did not himself arrive at a true estimate of the codices . Although ...
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... Friends , 1. , xxxvii . published at Venice in 1502 , fol . 219 ′ ) . But the facts remaining about this translation are so obscure that it is not cer- tain that it was ever completed and published . That the story which his biographer ...
... Friends , 1. , xxxvii . published at Venice in 1502 , fol . 219 ′ ) . But the facts remaining about this translation are so obscure that it is not cer- tain that it was ever completed and published . That the story which his biographer ...
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