History of the Byzantine Empire: From MLVII to MCCCCLIII. 1854Blackwood, 1854 |
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George Finlay. Page The variety of races among the Christians assisted the Othoman conquests , 599 Weakness of the ... Christian ships in entering Constantinople , Bridge over the port , Final assault , Death of the Emperor Constantine ...
George Finlay. Page The variety of races among the Christians assisted the Othoman conquests , 599 Weakness of the ... Christian ships in entering Constantinople , Bridge over the port , Final assault , Death of the Emperor Constantine ...
Side 17
... Christian inhabitants of great part of Asia Minor . The decline of the Byzantine power at this period has been very erroneously attributed to a decided military superiority on the part of the Seljouk Turks , to the great ability of Alp ...
... Christian inhabitants of great part of Asia Minor . The decline of the Byzantine power at this period has been very erroneously attributed to a decided military superiority on the part of the Seljouk Turks , to the great ability of Alp ...
Side 18
... Christian tribes who occupied the laby- rinths of the Caucasian and Armenian mountains , thereby preventing the ... Christians under the imperial government and the Greek church a pretext for gratifying his avarice , by refusing aid to ...
... Christian tribes who occupied the laby- rinths of the Caucasian and Armenian mountains , thereby preventing the ... Christians under the imperial government and the Greek church a pretext for gratifying his avarice , by refusing aid to ...
Side 21
... Christians were regarded as gain to the orthodox church , and the emperor fomented civil dissensions among the warriors who formed the strongest barrier of his own provinces against the incursions of the Mohammedans . In the year 1060 ...
... Christians were regarded as gain to the orthodox church , and the emperor fomented civil dissensions among the warriors who formed the strongest barrier of his own provinces against the incursions of the Mohammedans . In the year 1060 ...
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... Christian religion , and were treated with great favour by the emperors , for their isolated position rendered them ... Christianity or their Roman civilisation , so that when a body of these Uzes in the army of Romanus IV . was opposed ...
... Christian religion , and were treated with great favour by the emperors , for their isolated position rendered them ... Christianity or their Roman civilisation , so that when a body of these Uzes in the army of Romanus IV . was opposed ...
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Side 234 - ... made an attempt to fly from the summit of the Theatre. He was dashed to pieces in spite of his artificial wings, to the great amusement of the mob. Nicetas. 78. In the reign of James IV. an Italian visited Scotland, and the king made him Abbot of Tungland in Galloway for his supposed skill in alchemy. He pretended that he could fly, and made an attempt from the walls of Stirling Castle ; but his wings failed him, and he fell to the ground and broke his thigh-bone. The abbot accounted for his...
Side 626 - December 1452. The court and the great body of the dignified clergy ratified the act by their presence ; but the monks and the people repudiated the connection. In their opinion, the church of St. Sophia was polluted by the ceremony, and from that day it was deserted by the orthodox. The historian Ducas declares that they looked upon it as a haunt of demons, and no better than a pagan...
Side 625 - Kief, who had joined the Latin church, as his legate. Isidore had represented the Russian church at the council of Florence ; but on his return to Russia he was imprisoned as an apostate, and with difficulty escaped to Italy. He was by birth a Greek ; and being a man of learning and conciliatory manners, it was expected that he would be favourably received at Constantinople. The cardinal arrived at Constantinople in November 1452. He was accompanied by a small body of chosen troops, and brought some...