The Fall of Constantinople: Being the Story of the Fourth Crusade |
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... Salonica . But on the northwest of the peninsula , Dalmatia and Croatia had fallen under the rule of Venice , with the exception of two or three cities on the coast held by Hungary . Branitzova and Belgrade had been capt- ured by Bela ...
... Salonica . But on the northwest of the peninsula , Dalmatia and Croatia had fallen under the rule of Venice , with the exception of two or three cities on the coast held by Hungary . Branitzova and Belgrade had been capt- ured by Bela ...
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... Salonica , Smyrna , Nicomedia , Rodosto , and a host of other cities , derived their prosperity from the fact that they were seaports frequented by mer- ' This is , after all , the strongest argument against the conclusions of ...
... Salonica , Smyrna , Nicomedia , Rodosto , and a host of other cities , derived their prosperity from the fact that they were seaports frequented by mer- ' This is , after all , the strongest argument against the conclusions of ...
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... Salonica . The Avars had crossed the Danube , and had been permitted to settle in the empire after their king had passed like a scourge through the peninsula and had been defeated by Belisarius . The Avar invasion had destroyed nearly ...
... Salonica . The Avars had crossed the Danube , and had been permitted to settle in the empire after their king had passed like a scourge through the peninsula and had been defeated by Belisarius . The Avar invasion had destroyed nearly ...
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... Salonica . ' The wasteful expenditure of Manuel caused him to commit the tremendous blunder , for an emperor of Constantinople , of neglecting the maintenance of the fleet , an act which more than any other facilitated the capture of ...
... Salonica . ' The wasteful expenditure of Manuel caused him to commit the tremendous blunder , for an emperor of Constantinople , of neglecting the maintenance of the fleet , an act which more than any other facilitated the capture of ...
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... Salonica and the subsequent advance of the Sicilians , enraged the emperor . He called a meeting of the judges , and , taking care that Hagiochristophorides was present to intimidate them by the roar of his voice , he sub- mitted to ...
... Salonica and the subsequent advance of the Sicilians , enraged the emperor . He called a meeting of the judges , and , taking care that Hagiochristophorides was present to intimidate them by the roar of his voice , he sub- mitted to ...
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