The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volume 11Thomas M'Lean, 1827 |
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... ruins of Rome in the fifteenth century - Four causes of decay and destruction - Example of the Coliseum- Renovation of the city - Conclusion of the whole work 338 4 AP 63 • THE HISTORY , OF THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE iv CONTENTS .
... ruins of Rome in the fifteenth century - Four causes of decay and destruction - Example of the Coliseum- Renovation of the city - Conclusion of the whole work 338 4 AP 63 • THE HISTORY , OF THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE iv CONTENTS .
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... ruins of his capital ; and Yeletz , by the pride and ignorance of the Orientals , might easily be confounded with the genuine metropolis of the nation . Moscow trembled at the approach of the Tartar , and the re- sistance would have ...
... ruins of his capital ; and Yeletz , by the pride and ignorance of the Orientals , might easily be confounded with the genuine metropolis of the nation . Moscow trembled at the approach of the Tartar , and the re- sistance would have ...
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... ruins of Bagdad a pyramid of ninety thousand heads ; again visited Georgia ; en- camped on the banks of Araxes ; and proclaimed his resolution of marching against the Ottoman emperor . Conscious of the importance of the war , he ...
... ruins of Bagdad a pyramid of ninety thousand heads ; again visited Georgia ; en- camped on the banks of Araxes ; and proclaimed his resolution of marching against the Ottoman emperor . Conscious of the importance of the war , he ...
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... ruins of the unfortunate Suvas . In the meanwhile , Timour moved from the Araxes through the coun- tries of Armenia and Anatolia : his boldness was secured by the wisest precautions ; his speed was guided by order and discipline ; and ...
... ruins of the unfortunate Suvas . In the meanwhile , Timour moved from the Araxes through the coun- tries of Armenia and Anatolia : his boldness was secured by the wisest precautions ; his speed was guided by order and discipline ; and ...
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... ruins of Boursa , the greatest part of the province of Anatolia had been restored by the conqueror to their lawful so- vereigns . From the Irtish and Volga to the Persian gulf , and from the Ganges to Damascus and the Archi- pelago ...
... ruins of Boursa , the greatest part of the province of Anatolia had been restored by the conqueror to their lawful so- vereigns . From the Irtish and Volga to the Persian gulf , and from the Ganges to Damascus and the Archi- pelago ...
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