The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volume 9W. Allason, 1819 - Byzantine Empire |
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... his " servitude , the captive is deprived of one half " of his manly virtue . " But the poet had only seen the effects of civil or domestic slavery , , CHAP . nor could he foretell that the second moiety OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE .
... his " servitude , the captive is deprived of one half " of his manly virtue . " But the poet had only seen the effects of civil or domestic slavery , , CHAP . nor could he foretell that the second moiety OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE .
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... captivity and exile , must be considered as a fo- reign nation ; the enemies , and again the sove- reigns , of Constantinople . Misfortune had re- kindled a spark of national virtue ; and the im- perial series may be continued with some ...
... captivity and exile , must be considered as a fo- reign nation ; the enemies , and again the sove- reigns , of Constantinople . Misfortune had re- kindled a spark of national virtue ; and the im- perial series may be continued with some ...
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... captivity of the new , to the ruins of ancient ROME : and the venerable name , the interesting theme , will shed a ray of glory on the conclusion of my labours . Second marriage of Hera- THE Heraclius had punished a ty- emperor rant and ...
... captivity of the new , to the ruins of ancient ROME : and the venerable name , the interesting theme , will shed a ray of glory on the conclusion of my labours . Second marriage of Hera- THE Heraclius had punished a ty- emperor rant and ...
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... captives , who generous- ly broke their fetters , marched through Bul- garia to the shores of the Euxine , defeated two armies of barbarians , embarked in the ships which had been stationed for their reception , and returned to ...
... captives , who generous- ly broke their fetters , marched through Bul- garia to the shores of the Euxine , defeated two armies of barbarians , embarked in the ships which had been stationed for their reception , and returned to ...
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... captive in the palace of her fa- thers and in the hands of her slaves . When he perceived the irretrievable decline of his bro- . ther's health , he introduced his nephew , ano- ther Michael , who derived his surname of Ca- laphates ...
... captive in the palace of her fa- thers and in the hands of her slaves . When he perceived the irretrievable decline of his bro- . ther's health , he introduced his nephew , ano- ther Michael , who derived his surname of Ca- laphates ...
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