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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Page 80
... horses from the stable ; unbarred the ponderous gates ; and excited Attalus to save his life and liberty by incessant diligence . Their apprehensions urged them to leave their horses on the banks of the Meuse ; 1 they swam the river ...
... horses from the stable ; unbarred the ponderous gates ; and excited Attalus to save his life and liberty by incessant diligence . Their apprehensions urged them to leave their horses on the banks of the Meuse ; 1 they swam the river ...
Page 117
... horses , of mules , and of waggons , were betrayed by their guides among the rocks and precipices of Mount Sondis , where he was assaulted by the arms and invectives of Theodoric , the son of Triarius . From a neigh- bouring height his ...
... horses , of mules , and of waggons , were betrayed by their guides among the rocks and precipices of Mount Sondis , where he was assaulted by the arms and invectives of Theodoric , the son of Triarius . From a neigh- bouring height his ...
Page 467
... horses , for which that province had once been illustrious ; 3 and the Italians beheld with astonishment a foreign race of oxen or buffaloes . The 1 Compare No. 3 and 177 of the Laws of Rotharis . 2 Paul , 1. ii . c . 31 , 32 , l . iii ...
... horses , for which that province had once been illustrious ; 3 and the Italians beheld with astonishment a foreign race of oxen or buffaloes . The 1 Compare No. 3 and 177 of the Laws of Rotharis . 2 Paul , 1. ii . c . 31 , 32 , l . iii ...
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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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