Identifier: historyofromeofr42duru (find matches)
Title: History of Rome and of the Roman people, from its origin to the Invasion of the Barbarians;
Year: 1883 (1880s)
Authors: Duruy, Victor, 1811-1894
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Publisher: Boston, Jewett
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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XERVA AND TRAJAN, ()() TO 117 A.D. 825 .Jupiter Kasios some offerings \\liicli Hadrian celebrated in Greekverses. The military events of the years 114-117 are very imperfectlyknown to us, and the chronology of the Parthian campaigns isuncertain. Trajan had first to re-establish discipline in the laxand seditious legions of the Eastern provinces. He applied hiscustomary severity, and everything yielded to this energetic hand.He entered on the campaign in the very heart of summer, and
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Fortress serving as Treasury and Tomb to the Kings of Armeuia.- ascended the valley of the Euphrates as far as Armenia Major. Inhis first letter, Parthamasiris had assumed the title of king ; itwas sent back without reply ; in a second he suppressed the title,but asked that they should send the governor of Cappadocia totreat with him. The emperor summoned him to come himself.The Armenian hesitated to confide himself to the Roman goodfaith, yet, as the legions still continued advancing, he came to thecamp, saluted the emperor seated upon his tribunal with the entirearmy drawn up behind him, laid down at his feet the crown which Anfkol. palut., vi. 332. ^ To-day Aui, on the left bank of the west branch of the Euphrates (Kara-su) and ancientlycalled (Jamacha, the corpse. The remains of Roman ramparts are seen there. (Texier,Arménie, pi. 15 or 16.) VOL. IV. HHH 826 THE ANTONINES, 9G TO ISO A.D. he had upon his head, and erect, silent, with the grave dignity ofthe Orientals, waited until

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