The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Band 6Abraham Small and M. Carey, 1816 |
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... Antioch 350 Flight of Heraclius End of the Syrian War 633-639 . The Conquerors of Syria 341 Africa 377 380 381 382 384 352 709 SPAIN . First Temptations and 353 354 Designs of the Arabs State of the Gothic Monarchy 385 386 A. D. PAGEJA ...
... Antioch 350 Flight of Heraclius End of the Syrian War 633-639 . The Conquerors of Syria 341 Africa 377 380 381 382 384 352 709 SPAIN . First Temptations and 353 354 Designs of the Arabs State of the Gothic Monarchy 385 386 A. D. PAGEJA ...
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... Romans 442 Invasion of Syria 466 823 The Arabs subdue the Isle of Recovery of Antioch ib . Crete 444 Passage of the Euphrates 467 827-878 . And of Sicily 446 Danger of Bagdad 468 OF THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE . CONTENTS . vii.
... Romans 442 Invasion of Syria 466 823 The Arabs subdue the Isle of Recovery of Antioch ib . Crete 444 Passage of the Euphrates 467 827-878 . And of Sicily 446 Danger of Bagdad 468 OF THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE . CONTENTS . vii.
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... Antioch and Alexandria , and measured their diocese by the limits of the empire . The long moderation of Atticus , the mild usurper of the throne of Chrysostom , suspended the animosities of the eastern patriarchs ; but Cyril was at ...
... Antioch and Alexandria , and measured their diocese by the limits of the empire . The long moderation of Atticus , the mild usurper of the throne of Chrysostom , suspended the animosities of the eastern patriarchs ; but Cyril was at ...
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... Antioch , was recommended by the austerity of his life , and the eloquence of his sermons ; but the first homily which he preached before the devout Theodosius betrayed the acrimony and impatience of his zeal . " Give me , O Cæsar ...
... Antioch , was recommended by the austerity of his life , and the eloquence of his sermons ; but the first homily which he preached before the devout Theodosius betrayed the acrimony and impatience of his zeal . " Give me , O Cæsar ...
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... Antioch , who with a small , though respectable , train of metropolitans and di- vines , was advancing by slow journies from the distant capital of the East . Impatient of a delay which he stig- matised as voluntary and culpable , Cyril ...
... Antioch , who with a small , though respectable , train of metropolitans and di- vines , was advancing by slow journies from the distant capital of the East . Impatient of a delay which he stig- matised as voluntary and culpable , Cyril ...
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Seite 272 - God, a night spent in arms, is of more avail than two months of fasting or prayer : whosoever falls in battle, his sins are forgiven : at the day of judgment his wounds shall be resplendent as vermilion, and odoriferous as musk ; and the loss of his limbs shall be supplied by the wings of angels and cherubim.
Seite 139 - Paul : and, in every deed of mischief, he had a heart to resolve, a head to contrive, and a hand to execute.
Seite 315 - One hundred years after his flight from Mecca the arms and the reign of his successors extended from India to the Atlantic Ocean, over the various and distant provinces which may be comprised under the names of, I. Persia ; II. Syria ; III. Egypt ; IV. Africa ; and V. Spain.
Seite 249 - Mahomet is free from suspicion or ambiguity ; and the Koran is a glorious testimony to the unity of God. The prophet of Mecca rejected the worship of idols and men, of stars and planets, on the rational principle that whatever rises must set, that whatever is born must die, that whatever is corruptible must decay and perish.
Seite 79 - But the subjects of the Byzantine empire, who assume and dishonour the names both of Greeks and Romans, present a dead uniformity of abject vices, which are neither softened by the weakness of humanity nor animated by the vigour of memorable crimes.
Seite 407 - Under the last of the Ommiades the Arabian empire extended two hundred days' journey from east to west, from the confines of Tartary and India to the shores of the Atlantic Ocean. And if we retrench the sleeve of the robe, as it is styled by their writers, the long and narrow province of Africa, the solid and compact dominion from...
Seite 433 - have now reigned above fifty years in victory or peace : beloved by " my subjects, dreaded by my enemies, and respected by my allies. " Riches and honours, power and pleasure, have waited on my call, " nor does any earthly blessing appear to have been wanting to my " felicity. In this situation I have diligently numbered the days of " pure and genuine happiness which have fallen to my lot : they amount " to FOURTEEN : — O man ! place not thy confidence in this present
Seite 267 - There is a third,' replied the prophet; 'it is God himself.' No sooner was the pursuit abated than the two fugitives issued from the rock and mounted their camels; on the road to Medina, they were overtaken by the emissaries of the Koreish; they redeemed themselves with prayers and promises from their hands. In this eventful moment the lance of an Arab might have changed the history of the world.
Seite 251 - Verily, Christ Jesus, the son of Mary, is the apostle of God, and his word, which he conveyed unto Mary, and a Spirit proceeding from him : honourable in this world, and in the world to come ; and one of those who approach near to the presence of God.
Seite 419 - It came flying through the air," says that good knight, "like a winged dragon, about the thickness of a hogshead, with the report of thunder and the speed of lightning, and the darkness of the night was dispelled by this horrible illumination.