General Biography: Or Lives, Critical And Historical, Of The Most Eminent Persons Of All Ages, Countries, Conditions And Professions, Arranged According To Alphabetical Order, Volume 9Robinson, 1814 - 644 pages |
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... Emperor sunk under the weight of his cala- mities , his stuffed skin was placed as a trophy in the most conspicuous temple of Persia . Gibbon supposes that the tale of these indig- nities has been exaggerated by national ani- mosity ...
... Emperor sunk under the weight of his cala- mities , his stuffed skin was placed as a trophy in the most conspicuous temple of Persia . Gibbon supposes that the tale of these indig- nities has been exaggerated by national ani- mosity ...
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... Emperor ; and it is sufficient here to note the final event . Sapor , who had judi- ciously confined his plans to defence , was greatly alarmed at the progress of the Roman Emperor , whose way was marked by devasta- tion , and who , in ...
... Emperor ; and it is sufficient here to note the final event . Sapor , who had judi- ciously confined his plans to defence , was greatly alarmed at the progress of the Roman Emperor , whose way was marked by devasta- tion , and who , in ...
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... Emperor Frederick II . , at whose court Scott some time resided ; and as he is said to have translated Aristotle's natural history of animals , from the Arabic version of Avicenna , it is probable that this is the only part in the work ...
... Emperor Frederick II . , at whose court Scott some time resided ; and as he is said to have translated Aristotle's natural history of animals , from the Arabic version of Avicenna , it is probable that this is the only part in the work ...
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... Emperor , in declaring his intention to rebuild it , took occasion to pronounce an eulogy of Sejanus before the se ... Emperor's ears but through his channel . This was effected in the 12th year of his reign , and thenceforth Sejanus was ...
... Emperor , in declaring his intention to rebuild it , took occasion to pronounce an eulogy of Sejanus before the se ... Emperor's ears but through his channel . This was effected in the 12th year of his reign , and thenceforth Sejanus was ...
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... Emperor , was the second son of Bajazet II . Being governor of Trebizond , he rebelled against his father in 1511 , and marched to Constantinople , where he was de- feated and obliged to fly . feated and obliged to fly . The janizaries ...
... Emperor , was the second son of Bajazet II . Being governor of Trebizond , he rebelled against his father in 1511 , and marched to Constantinople , where he was de- feated and obliged to fly . feated and obliged to fly . The janizaries ...
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