The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volume 9W. Allason, 1819 - Byzantine Empire |
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Page 12
... 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.
Page 23
... imperial troops , unwilling and unable to perpetuate the revenge of Justinian , escaped his displeasure by abjuring his allegi- ance ; the fleet , under their new sovereign , steered back a more auspicious course to the harbours of ...
... imperial troops , unwilling and unable to perpetuate the revenge of Justinian , escaped his displeasure by abjuring his allegi- ance ; the fleet , under their new sovereign , steered back a more auspicious course to the harbours of ...
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... imperial line , the rule of obedience was vio- lated , and every change diffused the seeds of new revolutions . In a mutiny of the fleet , an obscure and reluctant officer of the revenue was forcibly invested with the purple : after ...
... imperial line , the rule of obedience was vio- lated , and every change diffused the seeds of new revolutions . In a mutiny of the fleet , an obscure and reluctant officer of the revenue was forcibly invested with the purple : after ...
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... imperial reward would have kindled every energy of the mind , and produced a crowd of competitors as deserving as they were desirous to reign . Even in the cor- ruption and debility of the modern Greeks , the elevation of a plebeian ...
... imperial reward would have kindled every energy of the mind , and produced a crowd of competitors as deserving as they were desirous to reign . Even in the cor- ruption and debility of the modern Greeks , the elevation of a plebeian ...
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... 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 Colchian war : from Anastasius he ...
... 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 Colchian war : from Anastasius he ...
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