The advantage of receiving the earliest intelligence, and of conveying their orders with celerity, induced the emperors to establish, throughout their extensive dominions, the regular institution of posts. Houses were... Herodotus, tr. by W. Beloe - Pagina 281door Herodotus - 1830Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
| Edward Gibbon - 1899 - 792 pagina’s
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| Edmund Burke - 1788 - 638 pagina’s
...pnrts, pervious to the arms and authority of the conqueror. The advantage of receiving the earlieft intelligence, and of conveying their orders with celerity, induced the emperors to eftabliflj, throughout their extenlive dominions, the regular inftitutioa of pods. Hnufes were every... | |
| Edward Gibbon - 1899 - 770 pagina’s
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| Edward Gibbon - 1806 - 494 pagina’s
...rendered, in all its parts, previous to the arms and authority of the conqueror. The advantage of Post*. receiving the earliest intelligence, and of conveying...extensive dominions, the regular institution of posts J. Houses were every where erected at the distance only of five or six miles j each of them was constantly... | |
| Edward Gibbon - 1811 - 542 pagina’s
...subdued, till it had been rendered, in all its parts, pervious to the arms and authority of the conqueror. The advantage of receiving the earliest intelligence,...dominions, the regular institution of posts.* Houses were everywhere erected at the distance only of five or six miles ; each of them was constantly provided... | |
| Herodotus - 1812 - 562 pagina’s
...calls the horse, ira*Toii TUI Sniru* TO Tap^iro'- I nevertheless prefer the conjecture of Valenaer. The regularity and swiftness of the Roman posts cannot...conveying their orders with celerity, induced the emperor* to establish, throughout their extensive dominions, the regular institution of posts. Houses... | |
| Edward Gibbon - 1816 - 472 pagina’s
...it had been rendered, in all its parts, pervious to the arms and authority rosts. of the conqueror. The advantage of receiving the earliest intelligence,...their extensive dominions, the regular institution of posts88. Houses were everywhere erected at the distance only of five or six miles ; each of them was... | |
| Thomas Walker Horsfield - 1824 - 496 pagina’s
...subdued, till it had been rendered in all its parts pervious to the arms and authority of the conqueror. The advantage of receiving the earliest intelligence,...orders with celerity, induced the Emperors to establish through their extensive dominions, the regular institution of posts. Houses were every where erected... | |
| Edward Gibbon - 1826 - 468 pagina’s
...arms and authority of the conqueror. The advantage of receiving the earliest intel-рми. licence, and of conveying their orders with celerity, induced...erected at the distance only of five or six miles ; cac'h of them was constantly provided with forty horses, and by the help of these relays, it was... | |
| 1827 - 558 pagina’s
...-subdued, till it had been rendered, in all its parts, pervious to the arms and authority of the conqueror. The advantage of receiving the earliest intelligence,...Emperors to establish, throughout their extensive domipjons, tlje regular i tu lion of posts. Houses were every where erected at the distance of five... | |
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