History of the Byzantine Empire: From MLVII to MCCCCLIII. 1854Blackwood, 1854 |
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... Didymoteichos by storm , and occupied Arcadiopolis . Isaac , who had trusted for success rather to the prophecies which the bigoted members of the Greek clergy had repeated to him than to his military arrangements , was now seriously ...
... Didymoteichos by storm , and occupied Arcadiopolis . Isaac , who had trusted for success rather to the prophecies which the bigoted members of the Greek clergy had repeated to him than to his military arrangements , was now seriously ...
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... Didymoteichos ; and when he was now requested to visit Nicæa , in order to resume his patriarchal functions , and place the crown on the head of Theodore Lascaris , he preferred resigning his office to quitting his retirement . A new ...
... Didymoteichos ; and when he was now requested to visit Nicæa , in order to resume his patriarchal functions , and place the crown on the head of Theodore Lascaris , he preferred resigning his office to quitting his retirement . A new ...
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... Didymoteichos , placed him- self between Adrianople and the empire of Nicæa , and effectually cut off the troops of John III . from receiving any reinforcements . Theodore was eager to gain possession of Adrianople , as an important ...
... Didymoteichos , placed him- self between Adrianople and the empire of Nicæa , and effectually cut off the troops of John III . from receiving any reinforcements . Theodore was eager to gain possession of Adrianople , as an important ...
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... Didymoteichos , Boleros , Serres , Pelagonia , and Pri- lapos , and extended his conquests as far as Albanopolis to the west , and to the frontier of Great Vlachia to the south.1 The Franks , finding that their possessions in the ...
... Didymoteichos , Boleros , Serres , Pelagonia , and Pri- lapos , and extended his conquests as far as Albanopolis to the west , and to the frontier of Great Vlachia to the south.1 The Franks , finding that their possessions in the ...
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... Didymoteichos , and the chief com- mand was intrusted to Manuel Lascaris and Constan- tinos Margarites.2 These generals , in the spring of 1256 , allowed themselves to be drawn into an engage- ment by the Bulgarians , who had enrolled ...
... Didymoteichos , and the chief com- mand was intrusted to Manuel Lascaris and Constan- tinos Margarites.2 These generals , in the spring of 1256 , allowed themselves to be drawn into an engage- ment by the Bulgarians , who had enrolled ...
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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...