A history of all nations from the earliest times; being a universal historical library . nth, and a part of Athens. While the Roman fleet destroyed therobber-ships, and in Attica the brave historianDexippus with 2000 Athenians repeatedly re-pelled the barbarians, Gallienus with a strongforce crushed the Heruli at the river Nestus asthey were marching northward from the conflict his cavalry general, Au- FiG. 99. — Zenobia. Cop- peolus, rose as a rival in Upper Italy. Gallienusper com, niinted in i i Alexandria, and in- hastened back to the Po, and blockaded the scribed CEHTIMIA us
A history of all nations from the earliest times; being a universal historical library . nth, and a part of Athens. While the Roman fleet destroyed therobber-ships, and in Attica the brave historianDexippus with 2000 Athenians repeatedly re-pelled the barbarians, Gallienus with a strongforce crushed the Heruli at the river Nestus asthey were marching northward from the conflict his cavalry general, Au- FiG. 99. — Zenobia. Cop- peolus, rose as a rival in Upper Italy. Gallienusper com, niinted in i i Alexandria, and in- hastened back to the Po, and blockaded the scribed CEHTIMIA usurper in Milan. Then the generals of his ,-„,. , ^^ staff, observingf the terrible war-cloud that was (Berlin.) =• gathering between the Don and the Danube,became convinced that Gallienus must fall for the safety of the the end of March, 268, they had him assassinated duringa night sortie from the city, and bestowed the purple upon the bestofficer of the time, the general commanding in Illyricum, M. AureliusClaudius, who was born in Dardania, May 10, CHAPTER IX. THE REVIVAL OF THE EMPIRE UNDER THE ILLYRIAN EMPERORS. ( 268-284.) WITH Claudius II. ( 268-270) begins the series of greatIllyrian emperors. Within eighteen years there appeared atthe head of the state a number of leaders from the provinces betweenthe eastern Alps and the mountains of Thrace, who re-established thesecurity of the frontiers and the union of the whole state, by bringingto an end the rival states of Gaul and Palmyra, but who found it moredifficult to put down the hydra of usurpation. With the uncontestedsuperiority of the Illyrian Romans in the army, and of the Illyrianemperors, the political supremacy also passed to these provinces, andthe predominance of Italy was over. Claudius II. was the saviour of the state in its direst need. Hethrew all his energy into the struggle, and was successful. As soon ashe had settled with Aureolus, he turned to meet the hordes wh
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