The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volume 8F. De Fau, 1906 - Byzantine Empire |
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Page 44
... virtues , and even his faults , a singular mixture of simplicity and cunning , of pride and humility , of sense and superstition , were happily suited to his station and to the temper of the times . In his rival , the patriarch of ...
... virtues , and even his faults , a singular mixture of simplicity and cunning , of pride and humility , of sense and superstition , were happily suited to his station and to the temper of the times . In his rival , the patriarch of ...
Page 55
... virtue was driven by degrees from the mind of Hormouz , 11 Buzurg Mihir may be considered , in his character and station , as the Seneca of the East ; but his virtues , and perhaps his faults , are less known than those of the Roman ...
... virtue was driven by degrees from the mind of Hormouz , 11 Buzurg Mihir may be considered , in his character and station , as the Seneca of the East ; but his virtues , and perhaps his faults , are less known than those of the Roman ...
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... virtues . Con- scious of the just suspicion of her readers , the princess Anna Comnena repeatedly protests that , besides her personal know- ledge , she had searched the discourse and writings of the most respectable veterans ; that ...
... virtues . Con- scious of the just suspicion of her readers , the princess Anna Comnena repeatedly protests that , besides her personal know- ledge , she had searched the discourse and writings of the most respectable veterans ; that ...
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