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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... success of the order , assiduously laboured to multiply the number of their fellow - captives . They insinuated ... successful advocates for the monastic life . the matron aspired to imaginary perfection by renouncing the virtues 370 ...
... success of the order , assiduously laboured to multiply the number of their fellow - captives . They insinuated ... successful advocates for the monastic life . the matron aspired to imaginary perfection by renouncing the virtues 370 ...
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... success . After the junction of the Imperial troops , which Bahram vainly struggled to prevent , the contest was ... successful action against Belisarius , deserted from his Persian sovereign , and afterwards served in the Italian war ...
... success . After the junction of the Imperial troops , which Bahram vainly struggled to prevent , the contest was ... successful action against Belisarius , deserted from his Persian sovereign , and afterwards served in the Italian war ...
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... success discloses the decay of the empire , the incapacity of Phocas , and the disaffec- tion of his subjects ; and ... successful and more fortunate in the sack of Cæsarea , the capital of Cappadocia ; and as they advanced beyond the ...
... success discloses the decay of the empire , the incapacity of Phocas , and the disaffec- tion of his subjects ; and ... successful and more fortunate in the sack of Cæsarea , the capital of Cappadocia ; and as they advanced beyond the ...
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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