The History of the Decline And Fall of the Roman Empire, volume 4
The History of the Decline And Fall of the Roman Empire, volume 4
Gibbon, Edward, 1737-1794
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89 — 96.. reveals an important difference between the grofs ^ and the nct^ revenue of Perfia; the funis paid by the province, and the gold or filver depofrted in the royal treafure. The monarch might annually fave three millions fix hundred thoufand pounds, of the feventeen or eighteen millions raifed upon the people. 5 7 The operations of the Affyrian war are circumftantially related by Amhiianus (xxiv. 2, 3, 4, S, , Libanius (Orat. Parent, c. 112 — 123- P- 335 — 347.), Zolimus (1. iii. p. 168... I80.), and Gregory Natianzen (Orat. iv. p. 113.144.^. The military crititifms of the faint are devoutly copied by Tillemont , his faithful slave, 5* Libanius de ulcifcenda Juliani nece, c. 13. p. 162. ^ The famous examples of Cyrus", Alexander, and Scipio , were acts of juftice. Julian's chaftity was voluntary, and, in his opinion, meritorious. / *^ Salluft (ap. Vet. Scholiaft. Juvenal, Satir. i. 104.) obferves that nihil corruptius moribus. The matrons and virgins of Babylon freely mingled with the men, in licentious banquets : and as they felt the intoxication of wine and love, they gradually, and almoft com- pletely, threw afidc the incumbrance of drefs; ad ultimum ima cor- poruni velamenta projiciunt.
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