The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volume 9W. Allason, 1819 - Byzantine Empire |
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... victorious Greeks . But the sub- jects of the Byzantine empire , who assume and dishonour the names both of Greeks and Ro- mans , present a dead uniformity of abject vices , which are neither softened by the weakness of humanity , nor ...
... victorious Greeks . But the sub- jects of the Byzantine empire , who assume and dishonour the names both of Greeks and Ro- mans , present a dead uniformity of abject vices , which are neither softened by the weakness of humanity , nor ...
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... victorious nations ; and it is in their origin and conquests , in their religion and govern- ment , that we must explore the causes and ef fects of the decline and fall of the eastern em- pire . Nor will this scope of narrative , the ...
... victorious nations ; and it is in their origin and conquests , in their religion and govern- ment , that we must explore the causes and ef fects of the decline and fall of the eastern em- pire . Nor will this scope of narrative , the ...
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... victorious career till they have overthrown the monarchies of Persia and Spain . In the third , I shall inquire how Constantinople and Europe were saved by the luxury and arts , the division and decay , of the empire of the caliphs . A ...
... victorious career till they have overthrown the monarchies of Persia and Spain . In the third , I shall inquire how Constantinople and Europe were saved by the luxury and arts , the division and decay , of the empire of the caliphs . A ...
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... was he capable of control- ling the ambition of his equals , or of resisting the arms of the victorious Bulgarians . While XLVIII . his want of ability and success exposed him 36 THE DECLINE AND FALL Stauracins Rhangabe.
... was he capable of control- ling the ambition of his equals , or of resisting the arms of the victorious Bulgarians . While XLVIII . his want of ability and success exposed him 36 THE DECLINE AND FALL Stauracins Rhangabe.
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... victorious and affectionate fleet , he sailed from the mouth of the Danube into the harbour of Constantinople , and was hailed as the deliverer of the people , and the guardian of the prince . His supreme office was at first defined by ...
... victorious and affectionate fleet , he sailed from the mouth of the Danube into the harbour of Constantinople , and was hailed as the deliverer of the people , and the guardian of the prince . His supreme office was at first defined by ...
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