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... Basil the Macedonian , was excited by tenderness or vanity to visit the greatness of her adopted son . In a journey of five hundred miles from Patras to Constantinople , her age or indolence de- clined the fatigue of an horse or ...
... Basil the Macedonian , was excited by tenderness or vanity to visit the greatness of her adopted son . In a journey of five hundred miles from Patras to Constantinople , her age or indolence de- clined the fatigue of an horse or ...
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... Basil , the Macedonian , was reduced to sue for peace , to offer a ransom for the captives , and to request , in the language of moderation and charity , that Chrysocheir would spare his fellow - Christians , and content himself with a ...
... Basil , the Macedonian , was reduced to sue for peace , to offer a ransom for the captives , and to request , in the language of moderation and charity , that Chrysocheir would spare his fellow - Christians , and content himself with a ...
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... Basil were men of iron , brave , cruel , and unscrupulous ; and Basil was determined not merely to save Eastern , but to conquer Western , Bulgaria . In the first war ( 976-986 ) the Bulgarians were successful . Samuel pushed southward ...
... Basil were men of iron , brave , cruel , and unscrupulous ; and Basil was determined not merely to save Eastern , but to conquer Western , Bulgaria . In the first war ( 976-986 ) the Bulgarians were successful . Samuel pushed southward ...
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CHAPTER LII | 1 |
Military Force of the Greeks the Saracens and the Franks | 5 |
Invasion of France by the Arabs | 15 |
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