 | Lord Alexander Fraser Tytler Woodhouselee - 1819 - 442 sivua
...Galba, the successor of Nero, was of an ancient and illustrious family. He was in the 73d year of his age when the senate, ratifying the choice of the praetorian...spectacles, deprived him of their affections ; and some iniquitious prosecutions and confiscations excited general discontent and mutiny. Galba adopted and... | |
 | Lord Alexander Fraser Tytler Woodhouselee, Edward Nares - 1825 - 608 sivua
...Galba, the successor of Nero, was ol an ancient and Ulustrious family. He was in the 73d year of his age when the senate, ratifying the choice of the praetorian...deprived him of their affections; and some iniquitous prosecution? and confiscations excited general discontent and mutiny. Galba, adopted and designed for... | |
 | Lord Alexander Fraser Tytler Woodhouselee - 1831 - 608 sivua
...u.-nilv. He was in the 73d year oí' his age when the senate, ratifying the choice of the pnetorian bands, proclaimed him emperor. But an impolitic rigour of discipline soon disgusted the army ; the .v.-:rb? ot his disposition, grudging the populace their favofmte ^'.Ties and spectacles, deprived... | |
 | John Robinson - 1831 - 960 sivua
...money. It should be remarked, however, that avarice was the vice rather of his confidants than of Galba; and some iniquitous prosecutions and confiscations excited general discontent and mutiny. Galba being informed of these commotions, resolved to adopt some person as his heir, whose virtues might... | |
 | Alexander Fraser Tytler (lord Woodhouselee.) - 1846 - 682 sivua
...successor of Nero, was of an ancient and illustrious family. He was in the seventy-third year of his age when the senate, ratifying the choice of the praetorian...excited general discontent and mutiny. Galba adopted and designed for his successor the able and virtuous Piso ; a measure which excited the jealousy of... | |
 | Alexander Fraser Tytler (lord Woodhouselee.) - 1858 - 736 sivua
...successor of Nero, was of an ancient and illustrious family. He was in the seventy-third year of his age when the senate, ratifying the choice of the praetorian...avarice of his disposition, grudging the populace then- favourite games and spectacles, deprived him of their affections ; and some iniquitous prosecutions... | |
 | Alexander Fraser Tytler (lord Woodhouselee.) - 1866 - 738 sivua
...successor of Nero, was of an ancient and illustrious family. He was in the seventythird year of his age when the senate, ratifying the choice of the praetorian...excited general discontent and mutiny. Galba adopted and designed for his successor the able and rirtuous Piso; a measure which excited the jealousy of... | |
 | Alexander Fraser Tytler (lord Woodhouselee.) - 1872 - 684 sivua
...successor of Nero, was of an ancient and illustrious family. He was in the seventythird year of his age when the senate, ratifying the choice of the praetorian...excited general discontent and mutiny. Galba adopted and designed for his successor' the able and rirtuous Piso; a measure which excited the jealousy of... | |
 | Alexander Fraser Tytler (lord Woodhouselee.) - 1862 - 650 sivua
...successor of Nero, was of an ancient and illustrious family. He was in the seventythird year of his age when the senate, ratifying the choice of the praetorian...excited general discontent and mutiny. Galba adopted and designed for his successor the able and rirtuous Piso; a measure which excited the jealousy of... | |
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age, when the senate, ratifying the choice of the praetorian bands, proclaimed him emperor. But an impolitic rigour of discipline soon disgusted the army; the avarice of his disposition, grudging the populace their favourite games and spectacles, deprived... 