The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volume 9W. Allason, 1819 - Byzantine Empire |
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... fathers , of Seljuk and Othman , discriminate the two successive dynasties of the nation , which emerged in the eleventh century from the Scy- thian wilderness . The former established a po- XLVIII . tent and splendid kingdom from the ...
... fathers , of Seljuk and Othman , discriminate the two successive dynasties of the nation , which emerged in the eleventh century from the Scy- thian wilderness . The former established a po- XLVIII . tent and splendid kingdom from the ...
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... father and the deformity of his offspring . But the opinion of an illegitimate birth is suffi- cient to distract the choice and loosen the obe- dience , of the people : the ambition of Martina was quickened by maternal love , and ...
... father and the deformity of his offspring . But the opinion of an illegitimate birth is suffi- cient to distract the choice and loosen the obe- dience , of the people : the ambition of Martina was quickened by maternal love , and ...
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... of tyrants , and the imperial culprits were deposed and con- demned as the authors of the death of Constan- tine . But the severity of the conscript fathers XLVIII . ment of and Hera- A. D. 641 , 12 THE DECLINE AND FALL.
... of tyrants , and the imperial culprits were deposed and con- demned as the authors of the death of Constan- tine . But the severity of the conscript fathers XLVIII . ment of and Hera- A. D. 641 , 12 THE DECLINE AND FALL.
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... father's reign , - " By the divine providence , " said the young emperor , " and by your righteous de- cree , Martina and her incestuous progeny have " been cast headlong from the throne . Your majesty and wisdom have prevented the Ro ...
... father's reign , - " By the divine providence , " said the young emperor , " and by your righteous de- cree , Martina and her incestuous progeny have " been cast headlong from the throne . Your majesty and wisdom have prevented the Ro ...
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... - mency of a prince , who , among a crowd of vic- tims , condemned the son of a patrician , for de- ploring with some bitterness the execution of a XLVIII . CHAP . virtuous father . The youth was OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE . 15.
... - mency of a prince , who , among a crowd of vic- tims , condemned the son of a patrician , for de- ploring with some bitterness the execution of a XLVIII . CHAP . virtuous father . The youth was OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE . 15.
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