The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volume 9W. Allason, 1819 - Byzantine Empire |
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... person and property were guarded by equal law ; and who exercised his independent vote in the go- vernment of the republic . Their numbers seem to be multiplied by the strong and various dis- criminations of character ; under the shield ...
... person and property were guarded by equal law ; and who exercised his independent vote in the go- vernment of the republic . Their numbers seem to be multiplied by the strong and various dis- criminations of character ; under the shield ...
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... person in September Sicily , these precious hostages were detained by the Greeks , and a firm refusal - informed him that they were the children of the state . The news of his murder was conveyed with almost supernatural speed from ...
... person in September Sicily , these precious hostages were detained by the Greeks , and a firm refusal - informed him that they were the children of the state . The news of his murder was conveyed with almost supernatural speed from ...
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... persons in heaven , it is reason- able there should be three equal persons upon earth . The emperor invited these learned di- vines to a friendly conference , in which they might propose their arguments to the senate ; they obeyed the ...
... persons in heaven , it is reason- able there should be three equal persons upon earth . The emperor invited these learned di- vines to a friendly conference , in which they might propose their arguments to the senate ; they obeyed the ...
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... person in the royal vil- lage of the Bulgarians , and purchased the aid of Terbelis , a pagan conqueror , by the promise of his daughter and a fair partition of the trea- sures of the empire . The Bulgarian kingdom extended to the ...
... person in the royal vil- lage of the Bulgarians , and purchased the aid of Terbelis , a pagan conqueror , by the promise of his daughter and a fair partition of the trea- sures of the empire . The Bulgarian kingdom extended to the ...
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... person , the emperor assisted at the execution of his victims , surveyed their agonies , listened to their groans , and indulged , without satiating , his appetite for blood ; a plate of noses was accepted as a grateful offering , and ...
... person , the emperor assisted at the execution of his victims , surveyed their agonies , listened to their groans , and indulged , without satiating , his appetite for blood ; a plate of noses was accepted as a grateful offering , and ...
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