History of the Byzantine Empire: From MLVII to MCCCCLIII. 1854Blackwood, 1854 |
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Side xi
... Orkhan , 553 Reign of John Cantacuzenos , 555 Extent of Greek empire , 557 Internal administration , 559 Seizure of money sent from Russia to repair St Sophia's , 561 Increase of taxation - unpopularity of Cantacuzenos , 562 Genoese war ...
... Orkhan , 553 Reign of John Cantacuzenos , 555 Extent of Greek empire , 557 Internal administration , 559 Seizure of money sent from Russia to repair St Sophia's , 561 Increase of taxation - unpopularity of Cantacuzenos , 562 Genoese war ...
Side 448
... Orkhan the son of Othman laid the foundations of the institutions and power of the Othoman empire . No nation ever in- creased so rapidly from such small beginnings , and no government ever constituted itself with greater sagacity than ...
... Orkhan the son of Othman laid the foundations of the institutions and power of the Othoman empire . No nation ever in- creased so rapidly from such small beginnings , and no government ever constituted itself with greater sagacity than ...
Side 526
... European history can be more correctly appreci- ated by comparing it with that of Orkhan , the sove- 1 Cantacuzenos , 206 . reign of the Othoman Turks , than by reviewing all 526 EMPIRE OF CONSTANTINOPLE . Bulgarian war,
... European history can be more correctly appreci- ated by comparing it with that of Orkhan , the sove- 1 Cantacuzenos , 206 . reign of the Othoman Turks , than by reviewing all 526 EMPIRE OF CONSTANTINOPLE . Bulgarian war,
Side 527
... Orkhan stands forward in the world's history as one of the few lawgivers who created a nation and founded an empire by his own legislative enactments . The legislation of Orkhan be- longs to a later period of his reign ; but the Othoman ...
... Orkhan stands forward in the world's history as one of the few lawgivers who created a nation and founded an empire by his own legislative enactments . The legislation of Orkhan be- longs to a later period of his reign ; but the Othoman ...
Side 528
... Orkhan resolved to transfer the seat of war to the neighbour- hood of Constantinople . In the spring of 1329 the ... Orkhan encamped with about eight thousand men in a secure position on the hills . A council of war decided that it would ...
... Orkhan resolved to transfer the seat of war to the neighbour- hood of Constantinople . In the spring of 1329 the ... Orkhan encamped with about eight thousand men in a secure position on the hills . A council of war decided that it would ...
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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...