THE HIST OR Y OF THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE. By EDWARD GIBBON, `Esq; VOLUME THE TWELFTH. A NEW EDITION. LOND 0 N: Printed for A. STRAHAN; and T. CADELL Jun. and W. DAVIES M DCC XCVII. Elevation of Timour or Tamerlane to the Throne of Samarcand.-His Conquefts in Perfia, Georgia, Tartary, Ruffia, India, Syria, and Anatolia.-His Turkish War.Defeat and Captivity of Bajazet.-Death of Timour.Civil War of the Sons of Bajazet.-Reftoration of the Turkish Monarchy by Mahomet the Firft.-Siege of Conftantinople by Amurath the Second. A. D. Battle of Angora Defeat and Captivity of Bajazet The Story of his Iron Cage difproved by the Perfian Hiftorian of Timour Attefted, 1. by the French 2. by the Italians Page 26 28* 30 32 3. by the Arabs 4. by the Greeks 5. by the Turks Probable Conclufion 1403 Death of Bajazet Term of the Conquests of Timour 1404, 1405. His Triumph at Samarcand 1405 His Death on the Road to China Character and Merits of Timour 1403-1421. Civil Wars of the Sons of Bajazet 1. Mustapha 1402-1425. State of the Greek Empire 1422 Siege of Conftantinople by Amurath II. Hereditary Succeffion and Merit of the Ottomans ib. ib. 36 ib. 40 42 ib.. 47 ib. 48 49 ib. 50 51 ib. 53 56 57 ib. 58 62 СНАР. CHAP. LXVI. Application of the Eastern Emperors to the Popes.-Vifits to the Weft, of John the Firft, Manuel, and John the Second, Palæologus.-Union of the Greek and Latin Churches, promoted by the Council of Bafil, and concluded at Ferrara and Florence.-State of Literature at Conftantinople.-Its Revival in Italy by the Greek Fugitives.Curiofity and Emulation of the Latins. A. D. 1339 Embaffy of the Younger Andronicus to Pope Benedict XII. The Arguments for a Crufade and Union 1348 Negotiation of Cantacuzene with Clement VI. 1355 Treaty of John Palæologus I. with Innocent VI. 1369 Vifit of John Palæologus to Urban V. at Rome 1370 His Return to Conftantinople Vifit of the Emperor Manuel 1400 To the Court of France Page 65 66 69 72 74 77 ib. Of England 1402 His Return to Greece Greek Knowledge and Defcriptions Of Germany Of France 1438 His Of England 1402-1417. Indifference of Manuel towards the Latins 1417-1425. His Negotiations His private Motives Their Oppofition to Eugenius IV. 1434-1437. Negotiations with the Greeks 1437 John Palæologus embarks in the Pope's Gallies 2 4 |