The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volume 7Thomas M'Lean, 1827 |
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... army against Maurice - His death - Tyranny of Phocas - Ele- vation of Heraclius - The Persian war - Chosroes subdues Syria , Egypt , and Asia Minor - Siege of Constantinople by the Per- sians and Avars - Persian expeditions - Victories ...
... army against Maurice - His death - Tyranny of Phocas - Ele- vation of Heraclius - The Persian war - Chosroes subdues Syria , Egypt , and Asia Minor - Siege of Constantinople by the Per- sians and Avars - Persian expeditions - Victories ...
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... army from the consequences of their own rash- ness : the approach of peace relieved him from the guard of the eastern frontier , and his conduct in the sedition of Constantinople amply discharged his ob- ligations to the emperor . When ...
... army from the consequences of their own rash- ness : the approach of peace relieved him from the guard of the eastern frontier , and his conduct in the sedition of Constantinople amply discharged his ob- ligations to the emperor . When ...
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... army con- sisted of the guards of Belisarius , who , according to the pernicious indulgence of the times , devoted them- selves by a particular oath of fidelity to the service of their patron . Their strength and stature , for which ...
... army con- sisted of the guards of Belisarius , who , according to the pernicious indulgence of the times , devoted them- selves by a particular oath of fidelity to the service of their patron . Their strength and stature , for which ...
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... army suspended on a lofty gibbet . The national indignity was resented by their coun- trymen , who disclaimed the servile laws of the em- pire , and asserted the free privilege of Scythia , where a small fine was allowed to expiate the ...
... army suspended on a lofty gibbet . The national indignity was resented by their coun- trymen , who disclaimed the servile laws of the em- pire , and asserted the free privilege of Scythia , where a small fine was allowed to expiate the ...
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... army . Such unwholesome food , as- sisted by the heat of the climate and season , soon produced an epidemical disease , which swept away five hundred soldiers . Their health was restored by on the crimes committed in a state of ...
... army . Such unwholesome food , as- sisted by the heat of the climate and season , soon produced an epidemical disease , which swept away five hundred soldiers . Their health was restored by on the crimes committed in a state of ...
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