The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire: In Eight Volumes, Volum 2Baudry's European Library, 1840 |
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... Robert Guiscard , Duke of Apulia . - Deliverance of Sicily by his Brother Roger . , - Victories of Robert over the Emperors of the East and West . Roger , King of Sicily , invades Africa and Greece . The Emperor Manuel Comnenus . - Wars ...
... Robert Guiscard , Duke of Apulia . - Deliverance of Sicily by his Brother Roger . , - Victories of Robert over the Emperors of the East and West . Roger , King of Sicily , invades Africa and Greece . The Emperor Manuel Comnenus . - Wars ...
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... Robert the famous Guiscard , attacked , broke , routed , and pursued the Italian multitudes , who fought without discipline , and fled without shame . A harder trial was reserved for the valour of count Humphrey , who led the cavalry of ...
... Robert the famous Guiscard , attacked , broke , routed , and pursued the Italian multitudes , who fought without discipline , and fled without shame . A harder trial was reserved for the valour of count Humphrey , who led the cavalry of ...
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... Robert Guiscard ( 37 ) is variously deduced from the peasants and the dukes of Normandy : from the peasants , by the pride and ignorance of a Grecian princess ( 38 ) ; from the dukes , The verses of the Apulian are commonly in this ...
... Robert Guiscard ( 37 ) is variously deduced from the peasants and the dukes of Normandy : from the peasants , by the pride and ignorance of a Grecian princess ( 38 ) ; from the dukes , The verses of the Apulian are commonly in this ...
Side 143
... Robert was the eldest of the seven sons of the second mar- riage ; and even the reluctant praise of his foes has endowed him with the heroic qualities of a soldier and a statesman . His lofty sta → ture surpassed the tallest of his ...
... Robert was the eldest of the seven sons of the second mar- riage ; and even the reluctant praise of his foes has endowed him with the heroic qualities of a soldier and a statesman . His lofty sta → ture surpassed the tallest of his ...
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... Robert is praised by the Apulian poet for excelling the cunning of Ulysses and the eloquence of Cicero . Yet these arts were disguised by an appearance of military frankness : in his highest fortune , he was accessible and courteous to ...
... Robert is praised by the Apulian poet for excelling the cunning of Ulysses and the eloquence of Cicero . Yet these arts were disguised by an appearance of military frankness : in his highest fortune , he was accessible and courteous to ...
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