His rash ambition had climbed a height where it was difficult to stand with firmness, and impossible to fall without instant destruction.

— Edward Gibbon The History of the Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire (1776)

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Source: Chap. 6. The subject is Macrinus.
Work: The History of the Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire, 1776
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The History of the Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire (1776)

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The History of the Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire (1776)

The History of the Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire (1776)

The History of the Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire (1776)

The History of the Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire (1776)

The History of the Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire (1776)

The History of the Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire (1776)

The History of the Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire (1776)

The History of the Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire (1776)

The History of the Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire (1776)

The History of the Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire (1776)

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