The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volume 8F. De Fau, 1906 - Byzantine Empire |
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Page 241
... emperor of the Romans . In this character he as- cended his hereditary throne , and dismissed Irene to a life of solitude and repose . But her haughty spirit condescended to the arts of dissimulation : she flattered the bishops and ...
... emperor of the Romans . In this character he as- cended his hereditary throne , and dismissed Irene to a life of solitude and repose . But her haughty spirit condescended to the arts of dissimulation : she flattered the bishops and ...
Page 268
... emperor owed to his people were consumed in strenuous idle- ness . In the morning he visited the circus ; at noon he feasted the senators ; the greater part of the afternoon he spent in the sphæristerium , or tennis - court , the only ...
... emperor owed to his people were consumed in strenuous idle- ness . In the morning he visited the circus ; at noon he feasted the senators ; the greater part of the afternoon he spent in the sphæristerium , or tennis - court , the only ...
Page 375
... emperor , of the Franks and Lombards . " When both power and · virtue were extinct , they despoiled Lewis the Second ... emperor of the Greeks , to make peace with Otho , the august emperor of the Romans— quæ inscriptio secundum Græcos ...
... emperor , of the Franks and Lombards . " When both power and · virtue were extinct , they despoiled Lewis the Second ... emperor of the Greeks , to make peace with Otho , the august emperor of the Romans— quæ inscriptio secundum Græcos ...
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