donatives

For it contained three things: honor to the general; riches to the treasury out of the spoils; and donatives to the army.

The Essays 2007

For their men of war; it is a dangerous state, where they live and remain in a body, and are used to donatives; whereof we see examples in the janizaries, and pretorian bands of Rome; but trainings of men, and arming them in several places, and under several commanders, and without donatives, are things of defence, and no danger.

The Essays 2007

She gave donatives to Roman soldiers to ensure their loyalty and helped to unite the church and the empire in the region.

Archive 2006-06-01 Carolingian 2006

She gave donatives to Roman soldiers to ensure their loyalty and helped to unite the church and the empire in the region.

Saint Helena Augusta Carolingian 2006

For it was well noted long ago, that Homer hath given more men their livings, than either Sylla, or Caesar, or Augustus ever did, notwithstanding their great largesses and donatives, and distributions of lands to so many legions.

The Advancement of Learning 2003

At his departure the emperor bestowed upon him many ample donatives of an inestimable value; and besides, the more entirely to testify his affection towards him, heartily entreated him to be pleased to make choice of any whatsoever thing in Rome was most agreeable to his fancy, with

Five books of the lives, heroic deeds and sayings of Gargantua and his son Pantagruel 2002

At his departure the emperor bestowed upon him many ample donatives of an inestimable value; and besides, the more entirely to testify his affection towards him, heartily entreated him to be pleased to make choice of any whatsoever thing in Rome was most agreeable to his fancy, with

Five books of the lives, heroic deeds and sayings of Gargantua and his son Pantagruel 2002

Art works and the like are the customary donatives, I know.

Fortune's Favorites McCullough, Colleen, 1937- 1993

Membership in the college ran the full gamut of the local male residents, from Second Class to Head Count among the Romans, and from foreigners like Jews and Syrians to Greek freedmen and slaves; the Second and Third Classes, however, made no contribution to the college beyond donatives generous enough to avoid attendance.

The Grass Crown McCullough, Colleen, 1937- 1991

In her position, she would go to the Temple of the Vestal Virgins and make her own sacrifice and donatives.

The Eternal Mercenary Sadler, Barry 1980