The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volume 8F. De Fau, 1906 - Byzantine Empire |
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... revenge . In a palace near Verona , which had not been erected for the Bar- barians , he feasted the companions of his arms ; intoxication was the reward of valour , and the king himself was tempted by appetite , or vanity , to exceed ...
... revenge . In a palace near Verona , which had not been erected for the Bar- barians , he feasted the companions of his arms ; intoxication was the reward of valour , and the king himself was tempted by appetite , or vanity , to exceed ...
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... revenge . At the dead of night , she escaped to the sanctuary of St. Sophia ; but her tears , and the gold of her associate Germanus , were insuffi- cient to provoke an insurrection . Her life was forfeited to revenge , and even to ...
... revenge . At the dead of night , she escaped to the sanctuary of St. Sophia ; but her tears , and the gold of her associate Germanus , were insuffi- cient to provoke an insurrection . Her life was forfeited to revenge , and even to ...
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... revenge which he had sworn amidst the storms of the Euxine . The two usurpers , for I must reserve the name of tyrant for the con- queror , were dragged into the hippodrome , the one from his prison , the other from his palace . Before ...
... revenge which he had sworn amidst the storms of the Euxine . The two usurpers , for I must reserve the name of tyrant for the con- queror , were dragged into the hippodrome , the one from his prison , the other from his palace . Before ...
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