The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volume 9T. Cadell jun. and W. Davies, 1802 - Byzantine Empire |
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... head of fifteen thoufand horfe . Ap- fimar was difinayed by the fudden and hostile ap- parition of his rival , whofe head had been pro- mised by the Chozar , and of whofe evasion he was yet ignorant . After an abfence of ten years , the ...
... head of fifteen thoufand horfe . Ap- fimar was difinayed by the fudden and hostile ap- parition of his rival , whofe head had been pro- mised by the Chozar , and of whofe evasion he was yet ignorant . After an abfence of ten years , the ...
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... head of the great republic of the Weft : to his perfon the title of majesty was long appropriated ; and he difputed with the pope the fublime prerogative of creating kings and affembling councils . The oracle of the civil law , the ...
... head of the great republic of the Weft : to his perfon the title of majesty was long appropriated ; and he difputed with the pope the fublime prerogative of creating kings and affembling councils . The oracle of the civil law , the ...
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... head , and a turban was unfurled before him to fupply the deficiency of a ftandard . His bravest difciples , who had been fcattered by the ftorm , affembled round his perfon : and the equal , though various , merit of the Moflems was ...
... head , and a turban was unfurled before him to fupply the deficiency of a ftandard . His bravest difciples , who had been fcattered by the ftorm , affembled round his perfon : and the equal , though various , merit of the Moflems was ...
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