The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volume 12Vernor, Hood, & Sharpe, 1806 - Byzantine Empire |
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... merits and the strength of his be- nefactor , the base usurper , as he deemed him , of the sacred rights of the house of Zingis . Through the gates of Derbend , he entered Persia at the head of ninety thousand horse ; with the innume ...
... merits and the strength of his be- nefactor , the base usurper , as he deemed him , of the sacred rights of the house of Zingis . Through the gates of Derbend , he entered Persia at the head of ninety thousand horse ; with the innume ...
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... merit and fidelity were of an unequal complexion . We may discriminate the Janizaries , who have been gradually raised to an establishment of forty thou- sand men ; a national cavalry , the Saphis of mo- dern times ; twenty thousand ...
... merit and fidelity were of an unequal complexion . We may discriminate the Janizaries , who have been gradually raised to an establishment of forty thou- sand men ; a national cavalry , the Saphis of mo- dern times ; twenty thousand ...
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... merits of was See the translation of the Persian account of their embas- sy , a curious and original piece , ( in the 4th part of the Rela- tions de Thevenot ) . They presented the Emperor of China with an old horse which Timour had ...
... merits of was See the translation of the Persian account of their embas- sy , a curious and original piece , ( in the 4th part of the Rela- tions de Thevenot ) . They presented the Emperor of China with an old horse which Timour had ...
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... merit , that from this reformation he derived excuse for his victo ries , and a title to universal dominion . The four following observations will serve to appreciate his claim to the public gratitude ; and perhaps we shall conclude ...
... merit , that from this reformation he derived excuse for his victo ries , and a title to universal dominion . The four following observations will serve to appreciate his claim to the public gratitude ; and perhaps we shall conclude ...
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... merit of subduing the city of the Constanti Cæsars , attracted from Asia a crowd of volunteers , nople by Amurath who aspired to the crown of martyrdom . Their " A. D. military ardour was inflamed by the promise of rich spoils and ...
... merit of subduing the city of the Constanti Cæsars , attracted from Asia a crowd of volunteers , nople by Amurath who aspired to the crown of martyrdom . Their " A. D. military ardour was inflamed by the promise of rich spoils and ...
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Adrianople ambassadors Amurath Anatolia ancient Annals Arabshah arms army Asia Avignon Bajazet Basil battle of Angora bishop Boursa Byzantine Cæsar Cantemir Capitol captive cardinals century Chalcondyles CHAP character Christian church clergy Colonna conqueror conquest Constantine Constantinople council court death Ducas ecclesiastical Emperor empire enemies Eugenius Europe faith father France French George of Trebizond Greek Hellespont Hist historian holy honour horse hundred Italian Italy Janizaries King kingdom Latin LXIX LXVI LXVIII Mahomet Manuel Memoires merit Mogul Morea Mousa Muratori nations nobles Ottoman Ottoman empire palace Palæologus patriarch peace peror Persian Petrarch Phranza Poggius Pontiff Pope princes reign religion republic restored Rienzi Roman Romania Rome royal ruin senate Sherefeddin siege soldiers Soliman soon Spondanus St Peter successor Sultan sword synod Syropulus Tartar thousand throne Timour tion treaty Tribune troops Turkish Turks Ursini Vatican Venice victory vizir youth zeal
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Page 136 - Medicis was the father of a line of princes, whose name and age are almost synonymous with the restoration of learning: his credit was ennobled into fame; his riches were dedicated to the service of mankind ; he corresponded at once with Cairo and London : and a cargo of Indian spices and Greek books was often imported in the same vessel.
Page 307 - ... who entered like a fox, reigned like a lion, and died like a dog. He was succeeded by Benedict the Eleventh, the mildest of mankind. Yet he excommunicated the impious emissaries of Philip, and devoted the city and people of Anagni by a tremendous curse, whose effects are still visible to the eyes of superstition.
Page 396 - ... earth, the terror of kings; illustrated by the footsteps of so many triumphs, enriched with the spoils and tributes of so many nations. This spectacle of the world, how is it fallen ! how changed ! how defaced ! the path of victory is obliterated by vines, and the benches of the senators are concealed by a dunghill. Cast your eyes on the Palatine Hill, and seek, among the shapeless and enormous fragments, the marble theatre, the obelisks, the colossal statues, the porticoes of Nero's palace :...
Page 431 - Rome, have been elucidated by the diligence of the antiquarian and the student; and the footsteps of heroes, the relics, not of superstition, but of empire, are devoutly visited by a new race of pilgrims from the remote and once savage countries of the North.
Page 210 - The incessant volleys of lances and arrows were accompanied with the smoke, the sound, and the fire, of their musketry and cannon. Their small arms discharged, at the same time, either five, or even ten, balls of lead, of the size of a walnut ; and, according to the closeness of the ranks and the force of the powder, several breastplates and bodies were trans pierced by the same shot.
Page 222 - ... toleration, or a safe departure: but after some fruitless treaty, he declared his resolution of finding either a throne, or a grave, under the walls of Constantinople. A sense of...
Page 239 - He was attended by his viziers, bashaws, and guards, each of whom (says a Byzantine historian) was robust as Hercules, dexterous as Apollo, and equal in battle to any ten of the race of ordinary mortals. The conqueror gazed with satisfaction and wonder on the strange though splendid appearance of the domes and palaces so dissimilar from the style of oriental architecture. In the hippodrome or...
Page 232 - ... inhabitants flocked together in the streets, like a herd of timid animals, as if accumulated weakness could be productive of strength, or in the vain hope that amid the crowd each individual might be safe and invisible. From every part of the capital they flowed into the church of St Sophia: in the space of an hour, the sanctuary, the choir, the nave, the upper and lower galleries, were filled with the multitudes of fathers and husbands, of women and children, of priests, monks, and religious...
Page 227 - Romania were successively led to the charge ; their progress was various and doubtful; but, after a conflict of two hours, the Greeks still maintained and improved their advantage; and the voice of the emperor was heard, encouraging his soldiers to achieve, by a last effort, the deliverance of their country. In that fatal moment, the janizaries arose, fresh, vigorous, and invincible. The sultan himself on horseback, with an iron mace in his hand, was the spectator and judge of their...
Page 328 - The ceremony of his coronation 1072 was performed in the Capitol, by his friend and patron the supreme magistrate of the republic. Twelve patrician youths were arrayed in scarlet; six representatives of the most illustrious families, in green robes, with garlands of flowers, accompanied the procession; in the midst of the princes and nobles, the senator, count of Anguillara, a kinsman of the Colonna, assumed his throne; and at the voice of a herald Petrarch arose.