 | Lord Alexander Fraser Tytler Woodhouselee - 1819 - 442 sivua
...The prsetorian guards gave the empire to Publius Helvius Pertinax, a man of mean birth, but who had risen to esteem by his virtues and military talents. He applied himself with zeal to-the correction of abuses ; but the austerity of his government deprived him of the affections of... | |
 | Lord Alexander Fraser Tytler Woodhouselee, Edward Nares - 1825 - 608 sivua
...4. The praetorian guards gave the empire to Publius Helvius Pertinax, a man of mean birth, who had risen to esteem by his virtues and military talents....had disappointed the army of a promised reward, and, alter a reign of eighty-six days, was murdered in the imperial palace by the same hands which had placed... | |
 | Lord Alexander Fraser Tytler Woodhouselee - 1831 - 608 sivua
...guards gave the empire to Publius Helvius Pertinax, a man of mean birth, who had risen to esteem by hie virtues and military talents. He applied himself with...had disappointed the army of a promised reward, and, alter a reign of eighty-^ix days, was murdered in the imperial palace by the same hands which Bad placed... | |
 | John Robinson - 1831 - 960 sivua
...in the sixtyeighth year of his age when he began to reign ; and though a man of mean birth, he had risen to esteem by his virtues * and military talents. He applied himself with zeal to tf the correction of abuses; and his success in foreign 7 E affairs was equal to the assiduity which... | |
 | Alexander Fraser Tytler (lord Woodhouselee.) - 1840 - 684 sivua
...; but the austerity of bis government deprived hirn of the affections of a corrupted people. He bad disappointed the army of a promised reward; and after a reign of eighty-six days was murdered in the imperial palace, by the same hands which had placed him on the... | |
 | Alexander Fraser Tytler (lord Woodhouselee.) - 1846 - 682 sivua
...gave the empire to Publius Helvius Pertinax, the prefect of the city, a man of mean birth, but who had risen to esteem by his virtues and military talents....the army of a promised reward; and, after a reign of eighty-six days, was murdered in the imperial palace by the same hands which had placed him on the... | |
 | Alexander Fraser Tytler (lord Woodhouselee.) - 1858 - 736 sivua
...gave the empire to Publius Helvius Pertinax, the prefect of the city, a man of mean birth, but who had risen to esteem by his virtues and military talents....the army of a promised reward; and, after a reign of eighty-six days, was murdered in the imperial palace by the same hands which had placed him on the... | |
 | Alexander Fraser Tytler (lord Woodhouselee.) - 1866 - 738 sivua
...gave the empire to Publius Hclvius Pertinax, the prefect of the city, a man of mean birth, but who had risen to esteem by his virtues and military talents....the army of a promised reward; and, after a reign of eighty-six days, was murdered in the imperial palace by the same hands which had placed him on the... | |
 | Alexander Fraser Tytler (lord Woodhouselee.) - 1872 - 684 sivua
...gave the empire to Publius Helvius Pertinax, the prefect of the city, a man of mean birth, but who had risen to esteem by his virtues and military talents....the army of a promised reward; and, after a reign of eighty-six days, was murdered in the imperial palace by the same hands which had placed him on the... | |
 | John Robinson - 1873 - 892 sivua
...sixty-eighth year of his age when he began bis reign ; and though a man of mean birth, he had A ' ' risen to esteem by his virtues and military talents....applied himself with zeal to the correction of abuses ; and his success in foreign affairs was equal to his internal policy. But the Prsetorian guards, whose... | |
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risen to esteem by his virtues and military talents. He applied himself with zeal to the correction of abuses; but the austerity of his government deprived him of the affections of a corrupted people. He had disappointed the army of a promised reward,... 