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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... his 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.
... his 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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... hope survived , Romanus attempted to Captivity rally and save the relics of his army . When the cen- ance of the tre , the Imperial station , was left naked on all sides , emperor . and encompassed by the victorious Turks , he still ...
... hope survived , Romanus attempted to Captivity rally and save the relics of his army . When the cen- ance of the tre , the Imperial station , was left naked on all sides , emperor . and encompassed by the victorious Turks , he still ...
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... hope and 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 ...
... hope and 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 ...
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... hope . They confederated for their mu- tual defence ; and the robbers of the Alps , who had been allured by the garb of a pilgrim , were often chastised by the arm of a warrior . In one of these pious visits to the cavern of Mount ...
... hope . They confederated for their mu- tual defence ; and the robbers of the Alps , who had been allured by the garb of a pilgrim , were often chastised by the arm of a warrior . In one of these pious visits to the cavern of Mount ...
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... hope ; and the brave and active spirits of Normandy were impatient of ease and ambitious of renown . The independent standard of Aversa afforded shelter and encourage- ment to the outlaws of the province , to every fugitive who had ...
... hope ; and the brave and active spirits of Normandy were impatient of ease and ambitious of renown . The independent standard of Aversa afforded shelter and encourage- ment to the outlaws of the province , to every fugitive who had ...
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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