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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... Michael IV . the Paphlagonian 1041 Michael V. Calaphates 1042 Zoe and Theodora 1042 Constantine X. Monomachus 1054 Theodora 1056 Michael VI . Stratioticus 1057 Isaac I. Comnenus 1059 Constantine XI . Ducas 1067 Eudocia 1067 Romanus III ...
... Michael IV . the Paphlagonian 1041 Michael V. Calaphates 1042 Zoe and Theodora 1042 Constantine X. Monomachus 1054 Theodora 1056 Michael VI . Stratioticus 1057 Isaac I. Comnenus 1059 Constantine XI . Ducas 1067 Eudocia 1067 Romanus III ...
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... Michael Palæologus , the Greek emperor CHAP . XLVII . The Greek Emperors of Nice and Constantinople . - Elevation and Reign of Michael Palæologus . - Hostile Designs of Charles of Anjou . - Revolt of Sicily . - War of the Catalans in ...
... Michael Palæologus , the Greek emperor CHAP . XLVII . The Greek Emperors of Nice and Constantinople . - Elevation and Reign of Michael Palæologus . - Hostile Designs of Charles of Anjou . - Revolt of Sicily . - War of the Catalans in ...
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... Michael Palæologus His elevation to the throne 1260 Michael Palæologus emperor 1261 Recovery of Constantinople Return of the Greek emperor Palæologus blinds and banishes the young emperor 1262-1268 . Is excommunicated by the patriarch ...
... Michael Palæologus His elevation to the throne 1260 Michael Palæologus emperor 1261 Recovery of Constantinople Return of the Greek emperor Palæologus blinds and banishes the young emperor 1262-1268 . Is excommunicated by the patriarch ...
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... Michael ; and when he was extinguished by a timely death , he en- tertained a project of mutilating his nephew , and leaving the empire to a worthless favourite . The succeeding years of the minority of Constantine were occupied by his ...
... Michael ; and when he was extinguished by a timely death , he en- tertained a project of mutilating his nephew , and leaving the empire to a worthless favourite . The succeeding years of the minority of Constantine were occupied by his ...
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... . Her favourite chamberlain was a hand- some Paphlagonian , of the name of Michael , whose first trade had been that of a money - changer ; and XLII . the Paphla- Romanus either connived at their criminal 20 THE DECLINE AND FALL.
... . Her favourite chamberlain was a hand- some Paphlagonian , of the name of Michael , whose first trade had been that of a money - changer ; and XLII . the Paphla- Romanus either connived at their criminal 20 THE DECLINE AND FALL.
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