As it was the custom among, the Teutonic nations to conceal the graves of their illustrious men, the Goths turned the stream of the Bisenzio, caused their slaves to dig a grave in the bed of the river, and after burying him there with all his treasures,... Landmarks of History ... - Page 198de Charlotte Mary Yonge - 1867Affichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
| Charlotte Mary Yonge - 1852 - 252 pages
...taken suddenly ill at Cosenza, and died in 410, leaving his crown to his brave brother-in-law, Ataulf. As it was the custom among the Teutonic nations to...was only owned in the walled cities which could not easily be taken by the barbarians. Honorius and his son Valentinian reigned at Ravenna. Rome was under... | |
| Alexander Buxton MacMahon - 1893 - 378 pages
...burial-places of their chiefs. For we learn from Roman history that on the death of Alaric, his followers ' turned the stream of the Bisenzio, caused their slaves...waters into their course, and slew all the slaves that had been employed in the work.'f If the upshot of our little war with Eastern Karenni be its annexation,... | |
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