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... empire ; and some have even doubted , but without reason , the existence of it . But notwithstanding the obscurity in which the history of this nation is involved , it is generally believed , that the empire was founded about the year ...
... empire ; and some have even doubted , but without reason , the existence of it . But notwithstanding the obscurity in which the history of this nation is involved , it is generally believed , that the empire was founded about the year ...
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... empire , than even the vices of Commodus . To secure to himself a glory equal to that of Romulus , he formed the resolution of changing the seat of empire . The place upon which he pitched as a new capital , and which should immortalize ...
... empire , than even the vices of Commodus . To secure to himself a glory equal to that of Romulus , he formed the resolution of changing the seat of empire . The place upon which he pitched as a new capital , and which should immortalize ...
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... EMPIRE OF CHINA . 1. THE antiquity of this vast empire , and the state of its government , laws , manners , and attainments in the arts and sciences , have furnished a most ample field of controversy . Voltaire , Raynal , and other ...
... EMPIRE OF CHINA . 1. THE antiquity of this vast empire , and the state of its government , laws , manners , and attainments in the arts and sciences , have furnished a most ample field of controversy . Voltaire , Raynal , and other ...
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