The ancient world, from the earliest times to 800 AD . nia. They set-tled and married in these new homes. Augustus said that hehad spent over ten million dollars in purchasing lands for mili-tary colonies in the provinces; and this process continued,generation after generation. 604. The Frontiers as Augustus found them.— Julius Caesarleft the empire bounded by natural barriers on three sides andon part of the fourth: the North Sea and the Rhine to thenorthwest, the Atlantic on the west, the African and Arabiandeserts on the south, Arabia and the upper Euphrates on theeast, and the Black Sea to
The ancient world, from the earliest times to 800 AD . nia. They set-tled and married in these new homes. Augustus said that hehad spent over ten million dollars in purchasing lands for mili-tary colonies in the provinces; and this process continued,generation after generation. 604. The Frontiers as Augustus found them.— Julius Caesarleft the empire bounded by natural barriers on three sides andon part of the fourth: the North Sea and the Rhine to thenorthwest, the Atlantic on the west, the African and Arabiandeserts on the south, Arabia and the upper Euphrates on theeast, and the Black Sea to the northeast. The Euphrates limit was not altogether satisfactory. It sur-rendered to Oriental states half the empire of Alexander, andlet the great Parthian kingdom border dangerously upon theRoman world. Julius seems to have intended a sweepingchange on this side; but none of his successors, until Trajan, 1 The Roman military standards—with the form of eagles — are commonlyreferred t<? in this way. ^^H^oJ ^ s Js-ZziD, •JXm^^ ?*« f^r.
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