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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... command of the naval armies ; and in the anarchy of the times , had deserved , or at least had obtained , the national esteem . With a victorious and affectionate fleet he sailed from the mouth of the Danube into the harbour of ...
... command of the naval armies ; and in the anarchy of the times , had deserved , or at least had obtained , the national esteem . With a victorious and affectionate fleet he sailed from the mouth of the Danube into the harbour of ...
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... command of the Oriental armies . As soon as he had secured the leaders and the troops , he boldly marched to Constantinople , trampled on his enemies , avowed his correspondence with the XLII . empress , and , without degrading her sons ...
... command of the Oriental armies . As soon as he had secured the leaders and the troops , he boldly marched to Constantinople , trampled on his enemies , avowed his correspondence with the XLII . empress , and , without degrading her sons ...
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... command form the most splendid period of the 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 ...
... command form the most splendid period of the 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 ...
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... command of the eunuch , Zoe adopted for her son the son of a me- chanic ; and this fictitious heir was invested with the title and purple of the Cæsars , in the presence of the senate and clergy . So feeble was the character of Zoe ...
... command of the eunuch , Zoe adopted for her son the son of a me- chanic ; and this fictitious heir was invested with the title and purple of the Cæsars , in the presence of the senate and clergy . So feeble was the character of Zoe ...
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... command of pro- vinces and armies . Their fraternal union doubled the force and reputation of the Comneni , and their ancient nobility was illustrated by the marriage of the two brothers , with a captive princess of Bulgaria and the ...
... command of pro- vinces and armies . Their fraternal union doubled the force and reputation of the Comneni , and their ancient nobility was illustrated by the marriage of the two brothers , with a captive princess of Bulgaria and the ...
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