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Title: The story of the greatest nations, from the dawn of history to the twentieth century : a comprehensive history, founded upon the leading authorities, including a complete chronology of the world, and a pronouncing vocabulary of each nation
Year: 1900 (1900s)
Authors: Ellis, Edward Sylvester, 1840-1916 Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis), 1870-1942
Subjects: World history
Publisher: New York : F.R. Niglutsch
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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uards, Philippus (244-249), who fell inbattle with a rival, Decius. Valerian (253-260) braced all his energies against the tide that was sweep-ing everything to destruction, but was unable to stay it, and was carried withthe resistless current. The territory between the Limes and Rhine was lost;the Saxons plundered the coasts; the Goths were edging into Greece; theFranks and Alemanni tramped through Gaul, and Valerian himself was takenprisoner by the Persians and died in captivity. Clar.dius H. (268-270) startedwell, but had only fairly done so when he died. Aurelian (270-275), a famous general, roused the hope of his countrymenby his skill and patriotism. He repelled the Alemanni and Goths, and restoredfor a brief while the unity of the Empire. He conquered a Gallic usurper anddestroyed Zenobias kingdom of Palmyra. Zenobia was a beautiful Arabqueen. Her husband founded an empire in the Asian deserts, and defeatedboth the Persians and the Romans. After his death Zenobia maintained and
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THE DEATH OF COMMODUS Rome—Diocletian Divides the Empire 435 even increased the power of her empire. Great men rallied round her, and fora moment it seemed that Rome had found a rival. Aurelian, however, besiegedand mastered her capital after a struggle heroic on both sides; and the proudand beautiful queen was led as his captive in a Roman triumph. Aurelianshome government was firm and wise, and the circumvallation of Rome, stilllargely preserved, is a monument of his public spirit and enterprise. Whilefighting against the Persians, he was murdered near Byzantium in 275. Probus (276-282) was, like Aurelian, of Illyrian descent, and was com-mander of the Syrian troops. He displayed brilliant ability in driving back theGermans, and restored the old frontier of the Limes. He was wise in inducingthousands of Germans to settle on Roman soil, where they were encouragedin vine-growing and the tillage of the land. He also took many of them intothe army, and treated the Senate with consider

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