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 |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 41
Page 16
... formed of the immortals ( a proud imitation of the Persian style ) ; the emperor led the main body of 10,500 foot , and the rest of his forces followed in slow and cautious array with the baggage and military engines . The first exploit ...
... formed of the immortals ( a proud imitation of the Persian style ) ; the emperor led the main body of 10,500 foot , and the rest of his forces followed in slow and cautious array with the baggage and military engines . The first exploit ...
Page 44
... formed the siege of Durazzo . The history of those bold adventurers is so romantic in its origin , and in its consequences so important both to Italy and the Greek empire , that it will be proper to say a few words respecting the origin ...
... formed the siege of Durazzo . The history of those bold adventurers is so romantic in its origin , and in its consequences so important both to Italy and the Greek empire , that it will be proper to say a few words respecting the origin ...
Page 52
... formed the sinews of the army , which might be swelled to thirty thousand followers of every denomination . The men , the horses , the arms , the engines , the wooden towers covered with raw hides , were embarked on board one hundred ...
... formed the sinews of the army , which might be swelled to thirty thousand followers of every denomination . The men , the horses , the arms , the engines , the wooden towers covered with raw hides , were embarked on board one hundred ...
Page 57
... formed the second line , and the Varangians claimed the honours of the vanguard . In the first onset , the battle - axes of the strangers made a deep and bloody impression on the army of Guiscard , which was now reduced to fifteen ...
... formed the second line , and the Varangians claimed the honours of the vanguard . In the first onset , the battle - axes of the strangers made a deep and bloody impression on the army of Guiscard , which was now reduced to fifteen ...
Page 75
... formed two dynasties on the borders of Armenia and Assyria * . The Oriental Christians , and the Latin pilgrims , deplored a revolution , which , instead of the regular govern- ment and old alliance of the caliphs , imposed on their ...
... formed two dynasties on the borders of Armenia and Assyria * . The Oriental Christians , and the Latin pilgrims , deplored a revolution , which , instead of the regular govern- ment and old alliance of the caliphs , imposed on their ...
Contents
44 | |
46 | |
73 | |
89 | |
98 | |
107 | |
116 | |
123 | |
129 | |
142 | |
150 | |
152 | |
156 | |
176 | |
183 | |
193 | |
212 | |
223 | |
293 | |
301 | |
308 | |
321 | |
328 | |
336 | |
347 | |
374 | |
382 | |
388 | |
395 | |
404 | |
413 | |
435 | |
444 | |
480 | |
505 | |
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
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