The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire: In Eight Volumes, Volum 2Baudry's European Library, 1840 |
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... character of the Arabians . Such troops were discomfited in every action ; the cities of Racca and Baalbec , of Cufa and Bassora , were taken and pillaged ; Bagdad was filled with consternation ; and the caliph trembled behind the veils ...
... character of the Arabians . Such troops were discomfited in every action ; the cities of Racca and Baalbec , of Cufa and Bassora , were taken and pillaged ; Bagdad was filled with consternation ; and the caliph trembled behind the veils ...
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... character . The respect of nations still waited on the successors of the apostle , the oracles of the law and con- science of the faithful ; and the weakness or division of their tyrants sometimes restored the Abbassides to the ...
... character . The respect of nations still waited on the successors of the apostle , the oracles of the law and con- science of the faithful ; and the weakness or division of their tyrants sometimes restored the Abbassides to the ...
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... character of a legis- lator , the sovereign of the East descends to the more humble office of a teacher and a scribe ; and if his successors and subjects were regardless of his paternal cares , we may inherit and enjoy the ever- lasting ...
... character of a legis- lator , the sovereign of the East descends to the more humble office of a teacher and a scribe ; and if his successors and subjects were regardless of his paternal cares , we may inherit and enjoy the ever- lasting ...
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... character of freedom and genius ( 11 ) . From this scanty fund of foreign and domestic materials , I shall investigate the form and substance of the Byzantine empire ; the provinces and wealth , the civil government and military force ...
... character of freedom and genius ( 11 ) . From this scanty fund of foreign and domestic materials , I shall investigate the form and substance of the Byzantine empire ; the provinces and wealth , the civil government and military force ...
Side 54
... character and at- tributes of the troops that were maintained at the expense , and for the guard , of the respective divisions . The vanity of the Greek princes most eagerly grasped the shadow of conquest and the me- mory of lost ...
... character and at- tributes of the troops that were maintained at the expense , and for the guard , of the respective divisions . The vanity of the Greek princes most eagerly grasped the shadow of conquest and the me- mory of lost ...
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