The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volume 8F. De Fau, 1906 - Byzantine Empire |
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... Phocas have been raised by Providence to the Imperial throne ; to pray that his hands may be strengthened against all his enemies ; and to express a wish , perhaps a prophecy , that , after a long and triumphant reign , he may be ...
... Phocas have been raised by Providence to the Imperial throne ; to pray that his hands may be strengthened against all his enemies ; and to express a wish , perhaps a prophecy , that , after a long and triumphant reign , he may be ...
Page 84
... Phocas and the - 64 Some of the cruelties of Phocas are marked by Theophylact , l . viii . c . 13 , 14 , 15. George of Pisidia , the poet of Heraclius , styles him ( Bell . Abaricum , p . 46 [ 1. 49 ] . Rome , 1777 ) τῆς τυραννίδος ὁ ...
... Phocas and the - 64 Some of the cruelties of Phocas are marked by Theophylact , l . viii . c . 13 , 14 , 15. George of Pisidia , the poet of Heraclius , styles him ( Bell . Abaricum , p . 46 [ 1. 49 ] . Rome , 1777 ) τῆς τυραννίδος ὁ ...
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... Phocas at Bukulithos ( somewhere between Lycandus and Arabissus ) , and then close to Lycandus ( A.D. 976 ) . He also won command of the sea ( A.D. 977 ) , but in the following year his fleet was annihilated . But he took Nicea and ...
... Phocas at Bukulithos ( somewhere between Lycandus and Arabissus ) , and then close to Lycandus ( A.D. 976 ) . He also won command of the sea ( A.D. 977 ) , but in the following year his fleet was annihilated . But he took Nicea and ...
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