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" The most illustrious of the senate, the people, and the army closed the solemn procession. Unfeigned joy, wonder, and gratitude swelled the acclamations of the multitude; but the satisfaction of the senate was clouded by the appearance of Tetricus; nor... "
The history of the decline and fall of the Roman empire - Page 28
by Edward Gibbon - 1862
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The Ladies' Repository, Volumes 33-34

1865 - 838 pages
...of Odenathus and of the Persian monarch. The triumphal car of Aurelian " came next in order, and " the most illustrious of the Senate, the people, and the army, closed the solemn procession." Such was the manner in which Zenobia, the noblest and most renowned woman of her age, entered the capital...
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ITALY IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY, CONTRASTED WITH ITS PAST CONDITION IN THREE ...

JAMES WHITESIDE - 1848 - 412 pages
...by a Gothic king) was drawn on this memorable occasion, either by four stags or by four elephants. The most illustrious of the senate, the people, and...gratitude swelled the acclamations of the multitude." The institution of the Roman triumph was a principal cause of the military greatness of the Republic....
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Stories from the History of Rome

1850 - 262 pages
...hung from her neck. Aurelian next appeared in the chariot of a Gothic king, drawn by four stags ; and the most illustrious of the senate, the people, and the army, closed the procession. Captive princes, after being exhibited in the triumph of their conqueror, were commonly...
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The Great Sieges of History

William Robson - 1855 - 684 pages
...used by a Gothic king) was drawn on this memorable occasion either by four stags or by four elephants. The most illustrious of the senate, the people, and...expose to public ignominy the person of a .Roman and a magistrate. " The triumph over, Aurelian behaved generously to his beautiful and royal captive. He...
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Italy in the Nineteenth Century

James Whiteside - 1860 - 610 pages
...used by a Gothic king) was drawn on this memorable occasion either by four stags or by four elephants. The most illustrious of the senate, the people, and...gratitude, swelled the acclamations of the multitude." The institution of the Roman triumph was a principal cause of the military greatness of the Republic....
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A History of the City of Rome: Its Structures and Monuments. From Its ...

Thomas Henry Dyer - 1865 - 516 pages
...by a Gothic king) was drawn, on this memorable occasion, either by four stags or by four elephants. The most illustrious of the senate, the people, and...should thus expose to public ignominy the person of a Eoman and a magistrate. ' But however in the treatment of his unfortunate rivals Aurelian might indulge...
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A history of the city of Rome, from its foundation to the end of the Middle ages

Thomas Henry Dyer - 1865 - 522 pages
...by a Gothic king) was drawn, on this memorable occasion, either by four stags or by four elephants. The most illustrious of the senate, the people, and...should thus expose to public ignominy the person of a Eoman and a magistrate. ' But however in the treatment of his unfortunate rivals Aurelian might indulge...
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The Old Roman World: The Grandeur and Failure of Its Civilization

John Lord - 1867 - 608 pages
...chariot of the Persian king. Then the triumphal car of Aurelian himself, drawn by elephants. Finally the most illustrious of the Senate, the people, and the army closed the solemn procession, amid the acclamations of the people, and the sound of musical instruments. It took from dawn of day...
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A Hand-book of English Literature Intended for the Use of High Schools, as ...

Francis Henry Underwood - 1871 - 664 pages
...by a Gothic king) was drawn, on this memorable occasion, either by four stags or by four elephants. The most illustrious of the senate, the people, and...expose to public ignominy the person of a Roman and a magistrate. But, however in the treatment of his unfortunate rivals Aurelian might indulge his pride,...
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The Great Sieges of History

William Robson - 1871 - 802 pages
...used by a Gothic king) was drawn on this memorable occasion either by four stags or by four elephants. The most illustrious of the senate, the people, and...expose to public ignominy the person of a Roman and a magistrate. "The triumph over, Aurelian behaved generously to his beautiful and royal captive. He presented...
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