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... called rings . The Sclavonians hated the Germans , and could rarely be induced to unite with them against their common enemy , the Romans . After the fall of the Western Empire , the court of Constanti- nople sunk into obscurity , from ...
... called rings . The Sclavonians hated the Germans , and could rarely be induced to unite with them against their common enemy , the Romans . After the fall of the Western Empire , the court of Constanti- nople sunk into obscurity , from ...
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... called Median robes by the ancient writers . In this traffic they were succeeded by the Persians , who attached great importance to the trade , and neglected nothing that could keep it exclusively in their hands . From them the Greek ...
... called Median robes by the ancient writers . In this traffic they were succeeded by the Persians , who attached great importance to the trade , and neglected nothing that could keep it exclusively in their hands . From them the Greek ...
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... called by the Orientals , was universally dreaded by voyagers . The strait at its entrance was significantly named by the Arabs Bab - el - Mandeb , or , ' the gate of That is , the Sea of Weeds . ' tears ; ' and it was a common proverb ...
... called by the Orientals , was universally dreaded by voyagers . The strait at its entrance was significantly named by the Arabs Bab - el - Mandeb , or , ' the gate of That is , the Sea of Weeds . ' tears ; ' and it was a common proverb ...
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... called the Allemans . Clovis , persuaded that he owed the great victory of Tolbiac to the prayers of Clotilda , became a convert , and received the sacrament of baptism from the bishop of Rheims ( A.D. 496 ) . He gave the prelate , as a ...
... called the Allemans . Clovis , persuaded that he owed the great victory of Tolbiac to the prayers of Clotilda , became a convert , and received the sacrament of baptism from the bishop of Rheims ( A.D. 496 ) . He gave the prelate , as a ...
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... called , Pavia , almost alone closed its gates against the con- queror , and detained him three years before its walls . It was at length forced to yield by the pressure of hunger ; Alboin threatened a general massacre ; but , his horse ...
... called , Pavia , almost alone closed its gates against the con- queror , and detained him three years before its walls . It was at length forced to yield by the pressure of hunger ; Alboin threatened a general massacre ; but , his horse ...
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