The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volume 8F. De Fau, 1906 - Byzantine Empire |
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Page 48
... peace and war ; and it might be doubtful to himself whether piety or ambition prompted him to supply the place of his absent sovereign . Gregory awakened the emperor from a long slumber , exposed the guilt or incapacity of the exarch ...
... peace and war ; and it might be doubtful to himself whether piety or ambition prompted him to supply the place of his absent sovereign . Gregory awakened the emperor from a long slumber , exposed the guilt or incapacity of the exarch ...
Page 97
... peace was humbly presented by the prætorian prefect , the prefect of the city , and one of the first ecclesiastics of the patriarchal church.88 But the lieutenant of Chosroes had fatally mis- taken the intentions of his master . " It ...
... peace was humbly presented by the prætorian prefect , the prefect of the city , and one of the first ecclesiastics of the patriarchal church.88 But the lieutenant of Chosroes had fatally mis- taken the intentions of his master . " It ...
Page 117
... peace ; and he was re- peatedly pressed by the messengers of Heraclius to spare the blood of his subjects , and to relieve an humane conqueror from the painful duty of carrying fire and sword through the fairest countries of Asia . But ...
... peace ; and he was re- peatedly pressed by the messengers of Heraclius to spare the blood of his subjects , and to relieve an humane conqueror from the painful duty of carrying fire and sword through the fairest countries of Asia . But ...
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