Gibbon's History of the decline and fall of the Roman empire, repr. with the omission of all passages of an irreligious or immoral tendency, by T. Bowdler, Volume 51826 |
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... Antioch . - Naval Enterprises of the Russians . - Ruric . - Swatoslaus threatens Constantinople , and is defeated by John Zimisces - Origin and Progress of the Turks - Romanus Diogenes defeated and taken Prisoner by the Sultan Alp ...
... Antioch . - Naval Enterprises of the Russians . - Ruric . - Swatoslaus threatens Constantinople , and is defeated by John Zimisces - Origin and Progress of the Turks - Romanus Diogenes defeated and taken Prisoner by the Sultan Alp ...
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... Antioch 1098 Victory of the crusaders Their famine and distress at Antioch The state of the Turks and caliphs of Egypt 1098-1099 . Delay of the Franks 1099-1100 . Election and reign of Godfrey of Bouillon 1099 Their march to Jerusalem ...
... Antioch 1098 Victory of the crusaders Their famine and distress at Antioch The state of the Turks and caliphs of Egypt 1098-1099 . Delay of the Franks 1099-1100 . Election and reign of Godfrey of Bouillon 1099 Their march to Jerusalem ...
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... Antioch.— Naval Enterprises of the Russians . - Ruric . - Swatoslaus threatens Constantinople , and is defeated by John Zi- misces . — Origin and Progress of the Turks . - Romanus Diogenes defeated and taken Prisoner by the Sultan Alp ...
... Antioch.— Naval Enterprises of the Russians . - Ruric . - Swatoslaus threatens Constantinople , and is defeated by John Zi- misces . — Origin and Progress of the Turks . - Romanus Diogenes defeated and taken Prisoner by the Sultan Alp ...
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... Antioch , the humanity or superstition of Nicephorus appeared to respect the ancient metro- polis of the East : he contented himself with drawing round the city a line of circumvallation ; left a stationary army , and instructed his ...
... Antioch , the humanity or superstition of Nicephorus appeared to respect the ancient metro- polis of the East : he contented himself with drawing round the city a line of circumvallation ; left a stationary army , and instructed his ...
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... Antioch . though effectual , support of his reluctant chief . Recovery of The first tumult of slaughter and rapine subsided ; and the efforts of a hundred thousand Saracens , of the armies of Syria and the fleets of Afric , were ...
... Antioch . though effectual , support of his reluctant chief . Recovery of The first tumult of slaughter and rapine subsided ; and the efforts of a hundred thousand Saracens , of the armies of Syria and the fleets of Afric , were ...
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Alexius Alp Arslan ambition Andronicus Anna Comnena Antioch Apulia arms army Asia Baldwin Barbarians battle Bohemond brother Bulgaria Byzantine Cæsar caliphs camp Cantacuzene capital captive CHAP Christians church command Comneni Comnenian conqueror conquest Constan Constantine Constantinople count count of Flanders crusade death defence deliverance Ducange duke emirs empire enemies Europe father fleet France French galleys Genoese Godfrey Godfrey of Bouillon Greek emperor Greeks Guiscard Hellespont holy honour horse hundred Imperial Isaac Isaac Angelus Italy Jerusalem John king kingdom knights land Latins Manuel Michael Moguls monarchy nation Nice Nicephorus Nicephorus Gregoras Nicetas noble Norman numbers Ottoman palace Palæologus peace pilgrims pope prince Propontis provinces reign Roman royal Saladin Saracens Sicily siege soldiers soon sovereign spirit stantinople success successor sultan sword Syria Tancred thousand throne Timour tinople treaty troops Turkish Turks valour Venetians Venice victory William of Tyre XLII XLIII XLIV XLVI XLVII Zimisces