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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... fears of the emperor solicited a treaty , which was almost accepted by the moderation of the Comnenian : but the former was betrayed by his ambassadors , and the latter was prevented by his friends . The solitary Michael sub- mitted to ...
... fears of the emperor solicited a treaty , which was almost accepted by the moderation of the Comnenian : but the former was betrayed by his ambassadors , and the latter was prevented by his friends . The solitary Michael sub- mitted to ...
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... spirit and success , the soldiers were taught to act , the subjects to hope , and the enemies to fear . The Turks had XLII . penetrated into the heart of Phrygia ; but 30 THE DECLINE AND FALL 1065-1068 Conquest of Armenia and Georgia.
... spirit and success , the soldiers were taught to act , the subjects to hope , and the enemies to fear . The Turks had XLII . penetrated into the heart of Phrygia ; but 30 THE DECLINE AND FALL 1065-1068 Conquest of Armenia and Georgia.
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... fear or weakness of the enemy , and his answer was conceived in the tone of insult and defiance : " If the Barbarian wishes for peace , " let him evacuate the ground which he occupies for " the encampment of the Romans , and surrender ...
... fear or weakness of the enemy , and his answer was conceived in the tone of insult and defiance : " If the Barbarian wishes for peace , " let him evacuate the ground which he occupies for " the encampment of the Romans , and surrender ...
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... fear and suspicion ; nor is it easy to settle between a subject and a despot , the debt of gratitude which the former is tempted to claim by a revolt , and the latter to discharge by an executioner . The refusal of Alexius to march ...
... fear and suspicion ; nor is it easy to settle between a subject and a despot , the debt of gratitude which the former is tempted to claim by a revolt , and the latter to discharge by an executioner . The refusal of Alexius to march ...
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... fear ; and that truth , the naked perfect truth , was more dear and sacred than the memory of her parent . Yet , instead of the simplicity of style and narrative which wins our belief , an elaborate affectation of rhetoric and science ...
... fear ; and that truth , the naked perfect truth , was more dear and sacred than the memory of her parent . Yet , instead of the simplicity of style and narrative which wins our belief , an elaborate affectation of rhetoric and science ...
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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