Ridpath's Universal history : an account of the origin, primitive condition and ethnic development of the great races of mankind, and of the principal events in the evolution and progress of the civilized life among men and nations, from recent and authentic sources with a preliminary inquiry on the time, place and manner of the beginning . intrepidity of the men of h. Noiih. The German horde was utterlv i .uted. Radagiesus was killed an,l his Tcuto, ic warriors taken in such num- bers that thei valne as slaves was less than that of cattle. What, how. ver, dill it signify that Stilicho beat do


Ridpath's Universal history : an account of the origin, primitive condition and ethnic development of the great races of mankind, and of the principal events in the evolution and progress of the civilized life among men and nations, from recent and authentic sources with a preliminary inquiry on the time, place and manner of the beginning . intrepidity of the men of h. Noiih. The German horde was utterlv i .uted. Radagiesus was killed an,l his Tcuto, ic warriors taken in such num- bers that thei valne as slaves was less than that of cattle. What, how. ver, dill it signify that Stilicho beat down arn y after army? The flood-gates of barbari-ni u ere opened wide, and no power EOMR—iVysTAynXE AXD HIS SUCCESSOJ^S. i;;];) coul,l avail ilir iv<i,^tl. ,-s that Olympiiis. The hitter au aavo hini~. If Uy Hiuiit. Fiiid- her fate. The ^ the Vn-e. and the i,,.- hinioMiers lie took Ceveuues were >eize,l hehl the i i--fu-e in a ehmvh at Kavemia; hut his eiie- rians. The feehle Honorius .m the allar, at Ravenua, ami apiii aleil alteruately to the ami put him tn ihath. Iiio was-lain, %S^*. church and to Stilieho to save him and the Em}>ii-e. At this ]nneture the great general, as it would a]ipear not without good reason, fell under i^uspicion of disloyalty. He was detected (so it is alleged) in a plot to seize the royal ]iower ami confirm the succession to his on Italy. While the cl son. He was deposed liy Houorius, who in in the horizon of the A A. D. conferred the place of ministe and the estates of the family in darkness and ignominy was put (putthe light of the greatest general of his age. In the mean time Alaric had again gatheredau army, and was preparing for a second descent with aL;e. was husv wi UXIVKIiSAL HlsrnUY. — THE AXCIEyT WOULD. iVimi tl W Hum,., Iraviithe inai-lh-rcv., nf lion. tl,u. <l -. ih , tl,r Ir A nr (iaul, 1lir |.U


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