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... engaged in sanguinary wars that had no object but plunder , and were too ignorant to form anything like a political system . There is consequently a want of unity in the narrative of a time when nations ceased to have fixed relations ...
... engaged in sanguinary wars that had no object but plunder , and were too ignorant to form anything like a political system . There is consequently a want of unity in the narrative of a time when nations ceased to have fixed relations ...
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... engaged in sanguinary wars that had no object but plunder , and were too ignorant to form anything like a political system . There is consequently a want of unity in the narrative of a time when nations ceased to have fixed relations ...
... engaged in sanguinary wars that had no object but plunder , and were too ignorant to form anything like a political system . There is consequently a want of unity in the narrative of a time when nations ceased to have fixed relations ...
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... engaged in working the mines and attending the forges of those rich mineral districts . Their skill in fabricating armour and weapons was very great , and they prided themselves upon the excellence of their manufactures so much , that ...
... engaged in working the mines and attending the forges of those rich mineral districts . Their skill in fabricating armour and weapons was very great , and they prided themselves upon the excellence of their manufactures so much , that ...
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... engaged in the west , invaded Syria , at the head of a powerful army ( A.D. 540 ) . His victorious career was checked for a brief space by Belisarius ; but , after the recall and disgrace of that general , he urged forward his conquests ...
... engaged in the west , invaded Syria , at the head of a powerful army ( A.D. 540 ) . His victorious career was checked for a brief space by Belisarius ; but , after the recall and disgrace of that general , he urged forward his conquests ...
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... engaged in war with the Byzantine empire , having captured some persons skilled in the production and manufacture of silk , estab- lished factories at Palermo , which rose rapidly into celebrity . Thence the trade spread into Italy ...
... engaged in war with the Byzantine empire , having captured some persons skilled in the production and manufacture of silk , estab- lished factories at Palermo , which rose rapidly into celebrity . Thence the trade spread into Italy ...
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