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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... 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 6 THE DECLINE AND FALL.
... 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 6 THE DECLINE AND FALL.
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... troops on safe and level bridges , which he cast from the vessels to the shore . Seven months were consumed in the siege of Candia : the despair of the native Cretans was stimulated by the frequent aid of their brethren of Africa and ...
... troops on safe and level bridges , which he cast from the vessels to the shore . Seven months were consumed in the siege of Candia : the despair of the native Cretans was stimulated by the frequent aid of their brethren of Africa and ...
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... troops , on whom , at this moment , I shall not hesitate to bestow the name of Romans . In the double city of Mopsuestia , which is divided by the river Sarus , two hundred thousand Moslems were predestined to death or slavery : a ...
... troops , on whom , at this moment , I shall not hesitate to bestow the name of Romans . In the double city of Mopsuestia , which is divided by the river Sarus , two hundred thousand Moslems were predestined to death or slavery : a ...
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... troops of Constantinople were reinforced by the dis- orderly multitudes of Phrygia and Cappadocia ; but the real strength was composed of the subjects and allies of Europe , the legions of Macedonia , and the squadrons of Bulgaria ; the ...
... troops of Constantinople were reinforced by the dis- orderly multitudes of Phrygia and Cappadocia ; but the real strength was composed of the subjects and allies of Europe , the legions of Macedonia , and the squadrons of Bulgaria ; the ...
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... troops could not be restrained from burning and pillaging a suburb ; and the people who would have hailed the rebel , rejected and repulsed the incendiary of his country . This change of the public opinion was favourable to Botaniates ...
... troops could not be restrained from burning and pillaging a suburb ; and the people who would have hailed the rebel , rejected and repulsed the incendiary of his country . This change of the public opinion was favourable to Botaniates ...
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