The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, 8: Complete in Eight VolumesG. Coure and lo. Poultry, 1825 |
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Side 7
... soldiers , and alleviate the burdens of the people . The grievances of forty years were mingled in his revolt ; and the rising generation was fatigued by the endless prospect of a reign , whose favourites and max- ims were of other ...
... soldiers , and alleviate the burdens of the people . The grievances of forty years were mingled in his revolt ; and the rising generation was fatigued by the endless prospect of a reign , whose favourites and max- ims were of other ...
Side 13
... soldiers watched over his person and the palace ; the funeral of the late emperor was decently performed ; the capital was silent and submissive ; and five hundred letters which Cantacuzene dispatched in the first month , informed the ...
... soldiers watched over his person and the palace ; the funeral of the late emperor was decently performed ; the capital was silent and submissive ; and five hundred letters which Cantacuzene dispatched in the first month , informed the ...
Side 35
... soldier was made responsible , under pain of death , for the safety and honour of his companions ; and the spirit of conquest breathed in the law , that peace should never be granted unless to a vanquished and sup- pliant enemy . But it ...
... soldier was made responsible , under pain of death , for the safety and honour of his companions ; and the spirit of conquest breathed in the law , that peace should never be granted unless to a vanquished and sup- pliant enemy . But it ...
Side 37
... soldiers , who felt their united strength , and were impatient to rush on the mild and wealthy cli- mates of the south . His ancestors had been the tribu- k Haithonus , or Aithonus , an Armenian prince , and afterward a monk of Pre ...
... soldiers , who felt their united strength , and were impatient to rush on the mild and wealthy cli- mates of the south . His ancestors had been the tribu- k Haithonus , or Aithonus , an Armenian prince , and afterward a monk of Pre ...
Side 39
... soldiers of the sultan ; and in the first battle , which was suspended by the night , one hundred and sixty thousand Carizmians were slain . Mohammed was astonished by the multitude and valour of his enemies ; he withdrew from the scene ...
... soldiers of the sultan ; and in the first battle , which was suspended by the night , one hundred and sixty thousand Carizmians were slain . Mohammed was astonished by the multitude and valour of his enemies ; he withdrew from the scene ...
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