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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... camp as he was unpopular in the city . In the subordinate station of great domestic , or Reduction general of the East , he reduced the island of Crete , of Crete . and extirpated the nest of pirates who had so long XLII . CHAP . defied ...
... camp as he was unpopular in the city . In the subordinate station of great domestic , or Reduction general of the East , he reduced the island of Crete , of Crete . and extirpated the nest of pirates who had so long XLII . CHAP . defied ...
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... camp was regularly fortified with an inclosure of iron spikes . A series of bloody and undecisive combats is nothing more than an anti- cipation of what would have been effected in a few years by the course of nature ; but I shall ...
... camp was regularly fortified with an inclosure of iron spikes . A series of bloody and undecisive combats is nothing more than an anti- cipation of what would have been effected in a few years by the course of nature ; but I shall ...
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... camp and city . Many deeds of valour were performed , several desperate sallies were attempted ; nor was it till after a siege of sixty - five days , that Swatoslaus yielded to his adverse fortune . The liberal terms which he obtained ...
... camp and city . Many deeds of valour were performed , several desperate sallies were attempted ; nor was it till after a siege of sixty - five days , that Swatoslaus yielded to his adverse fortune . The liberal terms which he obtained ...
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... camp and from the domestic service of the guards , they were rapidly promoted to the command of pro- vinces and armies . Their fraternal union doubled the force and reputation of the Comneni , and their ancient nobility was illustrated ...
... camp and from the domestic service of the guards , they were rapidly promoted to the command of pro- vinces and armies . Their fraternal union doubled the force and reputation of the Comneni , and their ancient nobility was illustrated ...
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... camp he was the emperor of the Romans , and he sustained that character with feeble resources and invincible courage . By his spirit and success , the soldiers were taught to act , the subjects to hope , and the enemies to fear . The ...
... camp he was the emperor of the Romans , and he sustained that character with feeble resources and invincible courage . By his spirit and success , the soldiers were taught to act , the subjects to hope , and the enemies to fear . The ...
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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