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by land : the Conrad III . and A.D. 1147 ; the third , of Frederic I. , A.D. 1189 .
Comnenian princes waged an offensive war against the Turks , and the first
crusade prevented the fall of the declining empire . In the twelfth century three
great ...
by land : the Conrad III . and A.D. 1147 ; the third , of Frederic I. , A.D. 1189 .
Comnenian princes waged an offensive war against the Turks , and the first
crusade prevented the fall of the declining empire . In the twelfth century three
great ...
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The loss of Antioch had provoked the enterprise ; a wild hope of baptizing the
King of Tunis tempted him to steer for the African coast ; and the report of an
immense treasure reconciled his troops to the delay of their voyage to the Holy
Land .
The loss of Antioch had provoked the enterprise ; a wild hope of baptizing the
King of Tunis tempted him to steer for the African coast ; and the report of an
immense treasure reconciled his troops to the delay of their voyage to the Holy
Land .
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A precious record of rural opulence in the last period of the empire , and in a land
( most probably in Thrace ) so repeatedly wasted by foreign and domestic hos'
tility . The favor of Cantacuzene was above his fortune . In the moments of ...
A precious record of rural opulence in the last period of the empire , and in a land
( most probably in Thrace ) so repeatedly wasted by foreign and domestic hos'
tility . The favor of Cantacuzene was above his fortune . In the moments of ...
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CHAPTER LVIII | 13 |
Raymond of Toulouse 38 | 77 |
CHAPTER LIX | 88 |
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