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Side 1
The rise and progress of the Ottomans, the present sovereigns of Constantinople,
are connected with the most important scenes of modern history; but they are
founded on a previous knowledge of the great eruption of the Moguls and Tartars
, ...
The rise and progress of the Ottomans, the present sovereigns of Constantinople,
are connected with the most important scenes of modern history; but they are
founded on a previous knowledge of the great eruption of the Moguls and Tartars
, ...
Side 4
M. * Before his armies entered Thibet he sent an embassy to Bogdosott-
namDsimmo, a Lama high priest, with a letter to this effect:—“I have chosen thee
as “high priest for myself and my empire. “Repair then to me, and promote the “
present ...
M. * Before his armies entered Thibet he sent an embassy to Bogdosott-
namDsimmo, a Lama high priest, with a letter to this effect:—“I have chosen thee
as “high priest for myself and my empire. “Repair then to me, and promote the “
present ...
Side 10
In the sixty-eight years of his four first successors, the Mogul subdued almost all
Asia and a large portion of Europe. Without confining myself to the order of time,
without expatiating on the detail of events, I shall present a general picture of the
...
In the sixty-eight years of his four first successors, the Mogul subdued almost all
Asia and a large portion of Europe. Without confining myself to the order of time,
without expatiating on the detail of events, I shall present a general picture of the
...
Side 20
The formidable Holagou threatened to march to Constantinople at the head of
four hundred thousand men; and the groundless panic of the citizens of Nice will
present an image of the terror which ne had inspired. The accident of a
procession, ...
The formidable Holagou threatened to march to Constantinople at the head of
four hundred thousand men; and the groundless panic of the citizens of Nice will
present an image of the terror which ne had inspired. The accident of a
procession, ...
Side 22
... and a valuable abridgment of the original historians. In one of the Ramblers Dr.
Johnson praises Knolles (A General History of the Turks to the present Year:
London, 1603) as the first of historians, unhappy only in the choice of his subject.
... and a valuable abridgment of the original historians. In one of the Ramblers Dr.
Johnson praises Knolles (A General History of the Turks to the present Year:
London, 1603) as the first of historians, unhappy only in the choice of his subject.
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Bibliografisk informasjon
| Tittel | The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volum 8 The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Edward Gibbon |
| Forfatter | Edward Gibbon |
| Utgiver | John Murray, 1903 |
| Original fra | University of California |
| Digitalisert | 6. apr 2018 |
| Eksporter sitat | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |