Gibbon's Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire: In Six Volumes, Volume 4J.M. Dent & Sons, Limited, 1954 - Byzantine Empire |
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... king of the Alemanni was slain in the field , and his people were slaughtered and pursued till they threw down their arms and yielded to the mercy of the conqueror . Without discipline it was impossible for them to rally : they had ...
... king of the Alemanni was slain in the field , and his people were slaughtered and pursued till they threw down their arms and yielded to the mercy of the conqueror . Without discipline it was impossible for them to rally : they had ...
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... king revealed his secret appre- hensions by an abrupt but decisive question , which he addressed to the orthodox bishops : " If you truly profess the Christian religion , why do you not restrain the king of the Franks ? He has declared ...
... king revealed his secret appre- hensions by an abrupt but decisive question , which he addressed to the orthodox bishops : " If you truly profess the Christian religion , why do you not restrain the king of the Franks ? He has declared ...
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... king of Italy.1 As soon as he had attained the age of eighteen he was restored to the wishes of the Ostrogoths , whom the emperor aspired to gain by liberality and confidence . Walamir had fallen in battle ; the youngest of the brothers ...
... king of Italy.1 As soon as he had attained the age of eighteen he was restored to the wishes of the Ostrogoths , whom the emperor aspired to gain by liberality and confidence . Walamir had fallen in battle ; the youngest of the brothers ...
Contents
ORIGIN PROGRESS AND EFFECTS OF THE MONASTIC | 1 |
REIGN AND CONVERSION OF CLOVIS HIS VICTORIES | 42 |
ZENO AND ANASTASIUS EMPERORS OF THE EAST | 112 |
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