The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volume 8F. De Fau, 1906 - Byzantine Empire |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 56
Page 52
... spirit of the Magi ; they secretly invoked the protector of the Christians ; and , after the pious murder of their satraps , the rebels were avowed and sup- ported as the brethren and subjects of the Roman emperor . The complaints of ...
... spirit of the Magi ; they secretly invoked the protector of the Christians ; and , after the pious murder of their satraps , the rebels were avowed and sup- ported as the brethren and subjects of the Roman emperor . The complaints of ...
Page 241
... spirit condescended to the arts of dissimulation : she flattered the bishops and eunuchs , revived the filial tenderness of the prince , regained his confidence , and betrayed his credulity . The character of Constantine was not ...
... spirit condescended to the arts of dissimulation : she flattered the bishops and eunuchs , revived the filial tenderness of the prince , regained his confidence , and betrayed his credulity . The character of Constantine was not ...
Page 432
... spirit ( though not the words ) of the Ecloga , in so far as it prescribed public marriages with penalties . And , if the Church made the contraction of marriage more solemn , it made divorce more difficult . It was here that there was ...
... spirit ( though not the words ) of the Ecloga , in so far as it prescribed public marriages with penalties . And , if the Church made the contraction of marriage more solemn , it made divorce more difficult . It was here that there was ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
Alboin Alexandria Annal Antioch arms army Asia Asseman Autharis Avars Bahram Barbarians Baronius Bibliot bishops Byzantine Cæsar camp captives Catholic century chagan Chalcedon Chosroes Christ Christian church clergy command Concil conqueror conquest Constantine Constantinople Croze Cunimund Cyril death East Ecclés ecclesiastical Egypt emperor empire enemy Ephesus epistle Eutyches Eutychius Evagrius exarch exile faith father favour George of Pisidia Gepida Greeks Gregory Heraclius heresy Hist historian holy honour Hormouz hundred Imperial insulted Irenæus Italy John of Ephesus Justin Justinian king Latin Lombards Manichæan Maurice Mém monarch monks Monophysites Muratori Narses nation Nestorians Nestorius Nicephorus Nushirvan Oriental Pagi palace Paschal Chronicle patriarch Paul peace Persian Phocas pious Pisidia pope prince provinces reign religion restored revenge Roman Rome royal saint Sebaeos senate soldiers sovereign successor sword synod Syria Theodosius Theophanes Theophylact Theophylact Simocatta thousand throne Tiberius troops tyrant valour victory viii virtues zeal καὶ