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    The document summarizes the expansion and decline of the Roman Empire over several centuries. It describes how the empire reached its peak territorial extent and prosperity during the first two centuries AD under the rule of a succession of able emperors from Nerva to Marcus Aurelius. However, it then began a gradual process of decline from the death of Marcus Aurelius, as the frontiers grew harder to defend and barbarian tribes proved increasingly resistant to Roman domination.

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    Jaeger Eye Chart

    No. 1 No. 7
    .37 M 1.50 M
    In the second century of the Christian era, the empire of Rome comprehended the fairest part of the earth, and the most civilized portion
    of mankind. The frontiers of that extensive monarchy were guarded by ancient renown and disciplined valor. The gentle but powerful influence able treaty, the restitution of the standards and prisoners which
    of laws and manners had gradually cemented the union of the provinces. Their peaceful inhabitants enjoyed and abused the advantages of
    wealth had been taken in the defeat of Crassus. His generals, in the early
    part of his reign, attempted the reduction of Ethiopia and Arabia
    Felix. They marched near a thou-

    No. 2 No. 8
    .50 M 1.75 M
    fourscore years, the public administration was conducted by the virtue and abilities of Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, and the
    two Antonines. It is the design of this and of the two succeeding chapters, to describe the prosperous condition of their and miles to the south of the tropic; but the heat of the
    empire; and afterwards, from the death of Marcus Antoninus, to deduce the most important circumstances of its decline
    and fall; a revolution which will be remembered, and is still felt by climate soon repelled the invaders, and protected the
    warlike natives of those sequestered regions
    No. 3 No. 9
    .62 M 2.00 M
    the nation of the earth. The principal conquests of the Romans were achieved under the republic; and
    the emperors, for the most part, were satisfied with preserving those dominions which had been The northern countries of Europe scarcely deserved the
    acquired by the policy of the senate, the active emulations of the consuls, and the martial enthusiasm
    of the people. The seven first centuries were filled with a rapid succession of triumphs; but it was
    expense and labor of conquest. The forests and
    morasses of Germany were
    No. 4 No. 9
    .75 M 2.00 M
    reserved for Augustus to relinquish the ambitious design of subduing the whole earth, and
    to introduce a spirit of moderation into the public councils. Inclined to peace by his filled with a hardy race of barbarians who
    temper and situation, it was very easy for him to discover that Rome, in her present
    exalted situation, had much less to hope than to fear from the chance of arms; and that, in
    despised life when it was separated from
    the prosecution of freedom; and though, on the first
    No. 5 No. 10
    1.00 M 2.25 M
    the undertaking became every day more difficult, the event more doubtful, and
    the possession more precarious, and less beneficial. The experience of attack, they seemed to yield to the weight of
    Augustus added weight to these salutary reflections, and effectually convinced
    him that, by the prudent vigor of
    the Roman power, they soon, by a signal
    No. 6
    1.25 M
    his counsels, it would be easy to secure every concession which the
    safety or the dignity of Rome might require from the most formidable
    barbarians. Instead of exposing his person or his legions to the arrows
    of the Parthians, he obtained, by an honor-

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