The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volume 9W. Allason, 1819 - Byzantine Empire |
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Page 12
... command , Heracleonas appear- ed in the pulpit with the eldest of the royal or- phans ; Constans alone was saluted as emperor of the Romans , and a crown of gold , which had been taken from the tomb of Heraclius , was placed on his head ...
... command , Heracleonas appear- ed in the pulpit with the eldest of the royal or- phans ; Constans alone was saluted as emperor of the Romans , and a crown of gold , which had been taken from the tomb of Heraclius , was placed on his head ...
Page 17
... command of millions , of whom the smallest community would not have chosen him for their local magistrate . His favourite ministers were two beings the least susceptible of human sympathy ; an eunuch and a monk ; to one he abandoned the ...
... command of millions , of whom the smallest community would not have chosen him for their local magistrate . His favourite ministers were two beings the least susceptible of human sympathy ; an eunuch and a monk ; to one he abandoned the ...
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... command of the Anatolian legions , and by the suffrage of the soldiers he was raised to the empire with the general applause of the Roman world . II . In this dangerous elevation , Leo III supported himself against the envy of his ...
... command of the Anatolian legions , and by the suffrage of the soldiers he was raised to the empire with the general applause of the Roman world . II . In this dangerous elevation , Leo III supported himself against the envy of his ...
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... command of his enemies ; and their artful eloquence persuaded the soldiers to break the dominion of the eunuchs , to degrade the hus- band of Procopia , and to assert the right of a military election . They marched towards the capital ...
... command of his enemies ; and their artful eloquence persuaded the soldiers to break the dominion of the eunuchs , to degrade the hus- band of Procopia , and to assert the right of a military election . They marched towards the capital ...
Page 38
... , honours , and military command ; and his sub- ordinate talents were beneficially employed in the public service . Yet the Phrygian was dis- XLVIII . satisfied at receiving as a favour a scanty 38 THE DECLINE AND FALL.
... , honours , and military command ; and his sub- ordinate talents were beneficially employed in the public service . Yet the Phrygian was dis- XLVIII . satisfied at receiving as a favour a scanty 38 THE DECLINE AND FALL.
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