The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volume 7Thomas M'Lean, 1827 |
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... wished to claim the hero ; but his . Germania , a metropolis of Thrace , I cannot find in any civil or ecclesiastical lists of the provinces and cities . • : admitted , to prove that the youth of Belisarius could 6 THE DECLINE AND FALL.
... wished to claim the hero ; but his . Germania , a metropolis of Thrace , I cannot find in any civil or ecclesiastical lists of the provinces and cities . • : admitted , to prove that the youth of Belisarius could 6 THE DECLINE AND FALL.
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Edward Gibbon. admitted , to prove that the youth of Belisarius could not afford any subject of praise : he served , most as- suredly with valour and reputation , among the pri- vate guards of Justinian ; and when his patron be- came ...
Edward Gibbon. admitted , to prove that the youth of Belisarius could not afford any subject of praise : he served , most as- suredly with valour and reputation , among the pri- vate guards of Justinian ; and when his patron be- came ...
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... youths who appeared on foot in the fields of Troy , and , lurking behind a tomb - stone , or the shield of a friend , drew the bow - string to their breast † , and dismissed a feeble and lifeless arrow . But our archers ( pur- sues the ...
... youths who appeared on foot in the fields of Troy , and , lurking behind a tomb - stone , or the shield of a friend , drew the bow - string to their breast † , and dismissed a feeble and lifeless arrow . But our archers ( pur- sues the ...
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... youth of Constantinople . Twenty - two generals are named , most of whom were afterwards distinguished in the wars of Africa and Italy : but the supreme command , both by land and sea , was delegated to Belisarius alone , with a ...
... youth of Constantinople . Twenty - two generals are named , most of whom were afterwards distinguished in the wars of Africa and Italy : but the supreme command , both by land and sea , was delegated to Belisarius alone , with a ...
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... youth were distributed into five squadrons of cavalry , which adopted the name of their benefactor , and supported in the Persian wars the glory of their ancestors . But these rare exceptions , the reward of birth or valour , are insuf ...
... youth were distributed into five squadrons of cavalry , which adopted the name of their benefactor , and supported in the Persian wars the glory of their ancestors . But these rare exceptions , the reward of birth or valour , are insuf ...
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