The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire: In Eight Volumes, Volum 2Baudry's European Library, 1840 |
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... gold , de- graded the majesty of the commander of the faithful ( 5 ) . The aged caliph was desirous of possessing his dominions , and ending his days in tranquillity and repose : while the Moors and Indians trem- bled at his name , his ...
... gold , de- graded the majesty of the commander of the faithful ( 5 ) . The aged caliph was desirous of possessing his dominions , and ending his days in tranquillity and repose : while the Moors and Indians trem- bled at his name , his ...
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... gold on the head of each inhabitant of the city ; but the liberal offer was rejected with disdain , and the presumption of Mos- lemah was exalted by the speedy approach and invincible force of the navies of Egypt and Syria . They are ...
... gold on the head of each inhabitant of the city ; but the liberal offer was rejected with disdain , and the presumption of Mos- lemah was exalted by the speedy approach and invincible force of the navies of Egypt and Syria . They are ...
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... gold . After the death of Mohammed , the oath of allegiance was administered in the name of his son Ibrahim to a numerous band of votaries , who expected only a signal and a leader ; and the go- vernor of Chorosan continued to deplore ...
... gold . After the death of Mohammed , the oath of allegiance was administered in the name of his son Ibrahim to a numerous band of votaries , who expected only a signal and a leader ; and the go- vernor of Chorosan continued to deplore ...
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... gold and silver about thirty millions sterling ( 44 ) ; and this treasure was exhausted in a few years by the vices or virtues of his children . His son Mahadi , in a single pilgrimage to Mecca , expended six millions of dinars of gold ...
... gold and silver about thirty millions sterling ( 44 ) ; and this treasure was exhausted in a few years by the vices or virtues of his children . His son Mahadi , in a single pilgrimage to Mecca , expended six millions of dinars of gold ...
Side 21
... gold . The carpets on the floor were twenty - two thousand . An " hundred lions were brought out , with a keeper to each lion ( 47 ) . " Among the other spectacles of rare and stupendous luxury was a " tree of gold and silver spreading ...
... gold . The carpets on the floor were twenty - two thousand . An " hundred lions were brought out , with a keeper to each lion ( 47 ) . " Among the other spectacles of rare and stupendous luxury was a " tree of gold and silver spreading ...
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