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 . mpteddefense by the people proved to be worse thanfutile. The city was taken. For six daysthe soldiers of the North were loosed amongthe remaining palaces and temples of the onceimperial capitol. Still the city was not de-stroyed as in the days of Brennus.
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 . mpteddefense by the people proved to be worse thanfutile. The city was taken. For six daysthe soldiers of the North were loosed amongthe remaining palaces and temples of the onceimperial capitol. Still the city was not de-stroyed as in the days of Brennus. There wasno burning except of separate buildings andfor particular reasons. ^lany )iersi>ns werekilled—men in defense of their lioines, womenin defense of their honor. After twelve days of pillage Alarie and hisarmy left Rome and continued their courseinto Southern Italy. Town after town wassacked until little remained to appease thevengeance or satisfy the greed of the social system of Italy was completelybroken up. The estates and villas of noble-men were reduced to a ruin ; their slaves liber-atecl; themselves reduced to beggary. As toAlarie, he had little skill in statecraft. His energies were aroiiscd uwar, but subt^iJod with the fact ofWliile me(litatiii,u- to what eoiiiitrvuext turn liis arms he fell sick an. ; UXIVKn:<AL nrsTORY.— TIU: AMILXT WOULD. Til. ^ - n illiuul willuliw ip il\ Itk B ili\l m ..ii xxlii. h f mill- - n infioin th. 1 iiniMlh I 1 . i| .1 1 I 1 « iiin_ VI V-Uk 1 K 111 \ I- I il tl l„ 11. t tin (In, tun til. h. i\ 11 u, p ui,.l . ml ih. I tlu t- t I 111 iM 111 I 111 I th Ih. 11 11. luK hk tuhii. 1 Villi. 1 iii_ hiiii II in Viun ( .1 tlRM. k . 1 . n Ihe J hnt h 11 CN i Ih. V\ ith tl 11. 11 II th.,lljl -till UIM r. tla . ]. ^.u
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