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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... victorious by the affurance of victory . The strangers retreated to their fhips , but the populous fea - coaft poured forth a multitude of boats ; the waters of the Po were fo deeply infected with blood , that during fix years , the ...
... victorious by the affurance of victory . The strangers retreated to their fhips , but the populous fea - coaft poured forth a multitude of boats ; the waters of the Po were fo deeply infected with blood , that during fix years , the ...
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Edward Gibbon. CHA P. LI . Their con- quels . In the victorious days of the Roman republic , it had been the aim of the fenate to confine their confuls and legions to a fingle war , and com- pletely to fupprefs a first enemy before they ...
Edward Gibbon. CHA P. LI . Their con- quels . In the victorious days of the Roman republic , it had been the aim of the fenate to confine their confuls and legions to a fingle war , and com- pletely to fupprefs a first enemy before they ...
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... victorious Saracens enjoyed at Damascus a month of pleasure and repofe : the spoil was di- vided by the difcretion of Abu Obeidah : an equal fhare was allotted to a foldier and to his horse , and a double portion was reserved for the ...
... victorious Saracens enjoyed at Damascus a month of pleasure and repofe : the spoil was di- vided by the difcretion of Abu Obeidah : an equal fhare was allotted to a foldier and to his horse , and a double portion was reserved for the ...
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