The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volume 9W. Allason, 1819 - Byzantine Empire |
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... bishops who were assembled at Constantinople in the sixth general synod . In the close of his life , Pogonatus was anxious only to establish the right of primogeniture : the hair of his two sons , Justinian and Heraclius , was offered ...
... bishops who were assembled at Constantinople in the sixth general synod . In the close of his life , Pogonatus was anxious only to establish the right of primogeniture : the hair of his two sons , Justinian and Heraclius , was offered ...
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... bishops and monks , the generals and magistrates , who are said to have suffered under his reign , the numbers are recorded , the names were conspicuous , the exe- cution was public , the mutilation visible and The catholics hated the ...
... bishops and monks , the generals and magistrates , who are said to have suffered under his reign , the numbers are recorded , the names were conspicuous , the exe- cution was public , the mutilation visible and The catholics hated the ...
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... bishops and eunuchs , revived the filial tenderness of the prince , re- gained his confidence , and betrayed his credu- lity . The character of Constantine was not destitute of sense or spirit ; but his education had been studiously ...
... bishops and eunuchs , revived the filial tenderness of the prince , re- gained his confidence , and betrayed his credu- lity . The character of Constantine was not destitute of sense or spirit ; but his education had been studiously ...
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... bishops or buffoons , rode on asses through the streets , encountered the true patriarch at the head of his clergy ; and by their licentious shouts and obscure gestures , disordered the gravity of the Christian procession . The de ...
... bishops or buffoons , rode on asses through the streets , encountered the true patriarch at the head of his clergy ; and by their licentious shouts and obscure gestures , disordered the gravity of the Christian procession . The de ...
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... bishops condescended to indulge a visible superstition , for the benefit of the multitude : and , after the ruin of paganism , they were no longer restrained by the apprehension of an odious parallel . The first introduction of a ...
... bishops condescended to indulge a visible superstition , for the benefit of the multitude : and , after the ruin of paganism , they were no longer restrained by the apprehension of an odious parallel . The first introduction of a ...
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