The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volum 8John Murray, 1903 |
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... head of ten thousand horse , was transported in the vessels , and entertained as the friend , of the Greek emperor . In the civil wars of Romania he performed some service and perpetrated more mischief ; but the Chersonesus was ...
... head of ten thousand horse , was transported in the vessels , and entertained as the friend , of the Greek emperor . In the civil wars of Romania he performed some service and perpetrated more mischief ; but the Chersonesus was ...
Side 29
... head of the foremost soldier , and his blessing was delivered in these words : " Let them be called Janizaries 66 66 ... heads of their enemies ; and whereso- " ever they go , may they return with a white face ! " 54 " Such was the ...
... head of the foremost soldier , and his blessing was delivered in these words : " Let them be called Janizaries 66 66 ... heads of their enemies ; and whereso- " ever they go , may they return with a white face ! " 54 " Such was the ...
Side 30
... head of his armies , from Boursa to Adrian- ople , from the Danube to the Euphrates ; and , though he strenu- ously laboured for the propagation of the law , he invaded , with im- partial ambition , the Christian and Mahometan princes ...
... head of his armies , from Boursa to Adrian- ople , from the Danube to the Euphrates ; and , though he strenu- ously laboured for the propagation of the law , he invaded , with im- partial ambition , the Christian and Mahometan princes ...
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... head of seventy horse . " When their eyes fell upon me , " says Timour , " they " were overwhelmed with joy , and they alighted from their horses , " and they came and kneeled , and they kissed my stirrup . I also came down from my ...
... head of seventy horse . " When their eyes fell upon me , " says Timour , " they " were overwhelmed with joy , and they alighted from their horses , " and they came and kneeled , and they kissed my stirrup . I also came down from my ...
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... head . Without expatiating on the victories of thirty - five campaigns ; without describing the lines of march which he repeatedly traced over the continent of Asia ; I shall briefly represent his con- quests in , I. Persia , II ...
... head . Without expatiating on the victories of thirty - five campaigns ; without describing the lines of march which he repeatedly traced over the continent of Asia ; I shall briefly represent his con- quests in , I. Persia , II ...
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