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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... Byzantine court 359 361 ib . 363 365 366 ib . 367 369 · 370 ib . 371 374 · 377 378 379 381 · 382 384 385 ib . 387 388 • ib . 389 390 391 392 393 395 ib . 397 398 CHAP . L. Reign and Character of Mahomet the Second xiv CONTENTS .
... Byzantine court 359 361 ib . 363 365 366 ib . 367 369 · 370 ib . 371 374 · 377 378 379 381 · 382 384 385 ib . 387 388 • ib . 389 390 391 392 393 395 ib . 397 398 CHAP . L. Reign and Character of Mahomet the Second xiv CONTENTS .
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... Byzantine palace was lined phyrogeni- with porphyry : it was reserved for the use of the 911 , May pregnant empresses ; and the royal birth of their children was expressed by the appellation of por- phyrogenite , or born in the purple ...
... Byzantine palace was lined phyrogeni- with porphyry : it was reserved for the use of the 911 , May pregnant empresses ; and the royal birth of their children was expressed by the appellation of por- phyrogenite , or born in the purple ...
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... Byzantine annals . The subjects and confederates whom they led to war appeared , at least in the eyes of an enemy , two hundred thousand strong ; and of these about thirty thousand were armed with cuirasses : a train of four thousand ...
... Byzantine annals . The subjects and confederates whom they led to war appeared , at least in the eyes of an enemy , two hundred thousand strong ; and of these about thirty thousand were armed with cuirasses : a train of four thousand ...
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... Byzantine court , and they preserved till the last age of the empire the in- heritance of spotless loyalty , and the use of the Danish or English tongue . The Greek emperor slept and feasted under their trusty guard ; and the keys of ...
... Byzantine court , and they preserved till the last age of the empire the in- heritance of spotless loyalty , and the use of the Danish or English tongue . The Greek emperor slept and feasted under their trusty guard ; and the keys of ...
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... Byzantine galleys ascended the river ; the legions completed a line of circumvallation ; and the Russian prince was encom- passed , assaulted , and famished , in the fortifications of the camp and city . Many deeds of valour were ...
... Byzantine galleys ascended the river ; the legions completed a line of circumvallation ; and the Russian prince was encom- passed , assaulted , and famished , in the fortifications of the camp and city . Many deeds of valour were ...
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