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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... historian of Timour 331 Attested by other authors 333 Probable conclusion 1403 Death of Bajazet • Term of the conquests of Timour 1404-1405 . His triumph at Samarcand 1405 His death on the road to China Character and merits of Timour ...
... historian of Timour 331 Attested by other authors 333 Probable conclusion 1403 Death of Bajazet • Term of the conquests of Timour 1404-1405 . His triumph at Samarcand 1405 His death on the road to China Character and merits of Timour ...
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... historian may imitate the speed with which he overran the once famous cities of Samosata , Edessa , Martyopolis , Amida , and Nisibis , the ancient limit of the empire in the neighbourhood of the Tigris . His ardour was quickened by the ...
... historian may imitate the speed with which he overran the once famous cities of Samosata , Edessa , Martyopolis , Amida , and Nisibis , the ancient limit of the empire in the neighbourhood of the Tigris . His ardour was quickened by the ...
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... historians will tell how the Baliols came from Normandy to Dur- ham , built Bernard's Castle on the Tees , married an heiress of Scotland , & c . Du- cange ( Not . ad Nicephor . Bryennium , 1. ii . No. 4 ) has laboured the subject in ...
... historians will tell how the Baliols came from Normandy to Dur- ham , built Bernard's Castle on the Tees , married an heiress of Scotland , & c . Du- cange ( Not . ad Nicephor . Bryennium , 1. ii . No. 4 ) has laboured the subject in ...
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... historian of the Huns has consulted Abulfeda , and bis epitomizer Benschounahi , a Chronicle of the Caliphs by Soyouthi , Abulmahasen of Egypt , and Novairi of Africa . ceived in his breast the dagger of Joseph , who 36 THE DECLINE AND ...
... historian of the Huns has consulted Abulfeda , and bis epitomizer Benschounahi , a Chronicle of the Caliphs by Soyouthi , Abulmahasen of Egypt , and Novairi of Africa . ceived in his breast the dagger of Joseph , who 36 THE DECLINE AND ...
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... historian and the merit of the hero . We cannot , however , refuse her judicious and important remark , that the disorders of the times were the misfortune and glory of Alexius ; and that every calamity which can afflict a declining ...
... historian and the merit of the hero . We cannot , however , refuse her judicious and important remark , that the disorders of the times were the misfortune and glory of Alexius ; and that every calamity which can afflict a declining ...
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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