 I. For the convenience of the lazy plebeians, the monthly distributions of corn were converted into a daily allowance of bread ; a great number of ovens were constructed and maintained at the public expense ; and at the appointed hour, each citizen, who...  The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire - 第281页作者：Edward Gibbon - 1806全本阅读 - 图书信息
 | Edward Irving - 1831 - 470 页
...allowance of bread ; a great number of ovens was constructed and maintained at the public expense ; and at the appointed hour, each citizen, who was furnished...forests of Lucania, whose acorns fattened large droves xiv.] Christ the Redeemer— The Seals: Third Seal. 1313 of wild hogs, afforded, as a species of tribute,... | |
 | William Cooke Taylor - 1840 - 464 页
...daily allowance of bread. A vast number of ovens was constructed and maintained at the public expense, and, at the appointed hour, each citizen who was furnished...ticket, ascended the flight of steps which had been appointed to his peculiar quarter or division, and received, either as a gift, or at a very low price,... | |
 | William Cooke Taylor - 1841 - 340 页
...citizen who was furnished with a ticket, ascended the flight of steps which had been appointed to his quarter or division, and received, either as a gift,...weight of three pounds, for the use of his family. Bacon, oil, and wine, were likewise distributed regularly, and on any great occasion, public feasts... | |
 | William Cooke Taylor - 1841 - 348 页
...daily allowance of bread. A vast number of ovens was constructed and maintained at the public expense, and, at the appointed hour, each citizen who was furnished...ticket, ascended the flight of steps which had been appointed to his quarter or division, and received, either as a gift, or at a very low price, a loaf... | |
 | John Bell - 1842 - 446 页
...public expense, and at the appointed hour, each citizen who was furnished with a ticket, ascended a flight of steps which had been assigned to his peculiar...weight of three pounds for the use of his family." During five months of the year, a regular allowance of bacon was distributed to the poorer citizens,... | |
 | John Bell - 1842 - 504 页
...allowance of bread; a great number of ovens were constructed and maintained at the public expense, and at the appointed hour, each citizen who was furnished with a ticket, ascended a flight of steps which had been assigned to his peculiar quarter or division, and received either... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1854 - 458 页
...allowance of bread ; a great number of ovens were constructed and maintained at the public expense ; and at the appointed hour, each citizen, who was furnished...Lucania, whose acorns fattened large droves of wild hogs,5< afforded, as a species of tribute, a plentiful supply of cheap and wholesome meat. During five... | |
 | National Association for the Promotion of Social Science (Great Britain) - 1863 - 998 页
...allowance of bread : a great number of ovens were constructed, and maintained at the public expense ; and at the appointed hour, each citizen, who was furnished...weight of three pounds, for the use of his family." After mentioning the vast quantity of bacon annually bestowed on the same classes, he tells us that... | |
 | Nicholas Patrick Wiseman - 1860 - 594 页
...established by government in various parts of the city. " At the appointed hour," says Gibbon,""' " each citizen, who was furnished with a ticket, ascended...weight of three pounds, for the use of his family." Circumstances such as these furnish a clear and satisfactory account of the prevailing distaste for... | |
 | Dawson Massy - 1863 - 522 页
...ovens were constructed, and maintained at the public expense ; and at the appointed hour, each citizen furnished with a ticket, ascended the flight of steps which had been assigned to this peculiar quarter or division, and received, either as a gift or at a very low price, a loaf for... | |
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