"Maximian" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... marble. The peasant shewed me some brass and silver medals, which he has picked up at different times in labouring the ground; together with several oblong beads of coloured glass, which were used as ear-rings by the Roman ladies; and a small seal of agate, very much defaced. Two of the medals were of Maximian and Gallienus; the rest were so consumed, that I could not read the legend. You know, that on public occasions, such as games, and certain sacrifices, handfuls of medals were thrown among the people; ...
— Travels Through France and Italy • Tobias Smollett
... is that they were called Constantine and Dionysius and John and Malchus and Marcian and Maximian and Serapion. They were duly canonized. You cannot deny that this thing happened without asserting no less than seven blessed saints to have been unprincipled liars, and that would ...
— The Best Short Stories of 1919 - and the Yearbook of the American Short Story • Various
... time as redegunge telle. Maximian e modi keiser ine Rome heinde ant heriende heene mawmez. wi unme muchel hird [&] unduhti duhee. [&] for{}demde alle eo{;} e on drihtin bilefden. es Maximian luuede an heh mon of cunne ant eke riche of rente elewsius wes ihaten. ant weren as feolahes {urh} muche freontschipe.{20} ...
— Selections from early Middle English, 1130-1250 - Part I: Texts • Various |
