The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volume 9W. Allason, 1819 - Byzantine Empire |
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... Five centuries of the decline tory . and fall of the empire have already elapsed ; but a period of more than eight hundred years still separates me from the term of my labours , the taking of Constantinople by the Turks . Should I ...
... Five centuries of the decline tory . and fall of the empire have already elapsed ; but a period of more than eight hundred years still separates me from the term of my labours , the taking of Constantinople by the Turks . Should I ...
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... five months , the pompous ceremonies which formed the essence of the Byzantine state were celebrated in the cathedral and the hippodrome : the concord of the royal brothers was affectedly displayed by the younger leaning on the arm of ...
... five months , the pompous ceremonies which formed the essence of the Byzantine state were celebrated in the cathedral and the hippodrome : the concord of the royal brothers was affectedly displayed by the younger leaning on the arm of ...
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... five Constans hundred years backwards to the age of the An- D tonines , if we listen to the oration which Con- tember . stans II . pronounced in the twelfth year of his age before the Byzantine senate . After returning his thanks for ...
... five Constans hundred years backwards to the age of the An- D tonines , if we listen to the oration which Con- tember . stans II . pronounced in the twelfth year of his age before the Byzantine senate . After returning his thanks for ...
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... five hun- dred sheep to the imperial camp . His first ser- vice was in the guards of Justinian , where he soon attracted the notice , and by degrees the jealousy , of the tyrant . His valour and dexte- rity were conspicuous in the ...
... five hun- dred sheep to the imperial camp . His first ser- vice was in the guards of Justinian , where he soon attracted the notice , and by degrees the jealousy , of the tyrant . His valour and dexte- rity were conspicuous in the ...
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... five hundred cap- tives , of the uncommon plenty of the times , and of the new colonies with which he repeopled Constantinople and the Thracian cities . They reluctantly praise his activity and courage ; he was on horseback in the field ...
... five hundred cap- tives , of the uncommon plenty of the times , and of the new colonies with which he repeopled Constantinople and the Thracian cities . They reluctantly praise his activity and courage ; he was on horseback in the field ...
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