The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volume 5F. De Fau, 1906 - Byzantine Empire |
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... thousand warriors , distinguished above the vulgar by their noble birth or their valiant deeds , glittered in the van ; 70 and the whole multitude , which was not less than two hundred thousand fighting men , might be increased by the ...
... thousand warriors , distinguished above the vulgar by their noble birth or their valiant deeds , glittered in the van ; 70 and the whole multitude , which was not less than two hundred thousand fighting men , might be increased by the ...
Page 229
... thousand pounds of gold , of thirty thousand pounds of silver , of four thousand robes of silk , of three thousand pieces of fine scarlet cloth , 80 and of three thousand pounds weight of pepper . " But the public treasury was exhausted ...
... thousand pounds of gold , of thirty thousand pounds of silver , of four thousand robes of silk , of three thousand pieces of fine scarlet cloth , 80 and of three thousand pounds weight of pepper . " But the public treasury was exhausted ...
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... thousand pieces of gold ; and preserved the missorium as the pride of the Gothic treasury . " 144 When that treasury , after the conquest of Spain , was plundered by the Arabs , they admired , and they have celebrated , another object ...
... thousand pieces of gold ; and preserved the missorium as the pride of the Gothic treasury . " 144 When that treasury , after the conquest of Spain , was plundered by the Arabs , they admired , and they have celebrated , another object ...
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