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Charles Oman. PERIODS OF EUROPEAN HISTORY PERIOD I. , 476-918 With Maps . Crown 8vo . PERIODS OF EUROPEAN HISTORY.
Charles Oman. PERIODS OF EUROPEAN HISTORY PERIOD I. , 476-918 With Maps . Crown 8vo . PERIODS OF EUROPEAN HISTORY.
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Charles Oman. With Maps . Crown 8vo . PERIODS OF EUROPEAN HISTORY GENERAL EDITOR , ARTHUR HASSALL , M.A. STUDENT OF CHRIST CHURCH , OXFORD Period I. A.D. II . " " دو III . 476-918 . By C. W. C. OMAN , M.A. , Fellow of All Souls ' College ...
Charles Oman. With Maps . Crown 8vo . PERIODS OF EUROPEAN HISTORY GENERAL EDITOR , ARTHUR HASSALL , M.A. STUDENT OF CHRIST CHURCH , OXFORD Period I. A.D. II . " " دو III . 476-918 . By C. W. C. OMAN , M.A. , Fellow of All Souls ' College ...
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... crown might be fragile , his life in constant danger ; his word might be less powerful in Italy than that of some barbarian Ricimer or Gundobad who stood behind the throne . Never- theless , he was brought into real contact with his ...
... crown might be fragile , his life in constant danger ; his word might be less powerful in Italy than that of some barbarian Ricimer or Gundobad who stood behind the throne . Never- theless , he was brought into real contact with his ...
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... crown . He had married his only legitimate child , Amalaswintha , to a Visigothic prince named Eutharic , of whose prudence and valour much was expected . Theodoric intended him to reign with his daughter as colleague and king - consort ...
... crown . He had married his only legitimate child , Amalaswintha , to a Visigothic prince named Eutharic , of whose prudence and valour much was expected . Theodoric intended him to reign with his daughter as colleague and king - consort ...
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... crown or robe , and announcing his intention of abdicating . So great was the confidence which his justice and moderation had inspired in all ranks and classes , that the proposal filled the whole multitude with dismay , and they rose ...
... crown or robe , and announcing his intention of abdicating . So great was the confidence which his justice and moderation had inspired in all ranks and classes , that the proposal filled the whole multitude with dismay , and they rose ...
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Էջ 206 - Have I not destroyed the Greeks ? You say that you trust in your God. Why has he not delivered out of my hand Caesarea, Jerusalem, and Alexandria?
Էջ 6 - Brittany, ..oo a!?oa rough confederacy of Celtic states. The Seine valley and the middle Loire formed a Romano-Gallic kingdom under Syagrius, the last governor who had acknowledged the supremacy of the empire beyond the Alps. The Cantabrians and Basques in their hills above the Bay of Biscay had preserved their independence against the Visigoths, just as their ancestors, five centuries before, had held out against the Roman conquerors of Spain. Lastly, there was still a fragment of territory on the...
Էջ 60 - God of his queen, and he cried, " Jesus Christ, whom Clotilda declares to be the Son of the living God, if Thou wilt grant me victory over these enemies, I will believe in Thee and be baptized in Thy name.
Էջ 339 - Theodoric himself, are but shadowy figures, whose outlines we can but dimly seize, but Charles stands before us firm and masterful, a living man, whom we can understand and admire. ' He was tall and stoutly built,' writes his chronicler, Einhard ; ' his height just seven times the length of his own foot. His head was round, his eyes large and lively, his nose somewhat above the common size, his expression bright and cheerful. Whether he stood or sat his form was full...
Էջ 407 - Neustrian dominions which had been left him, though the child of his father's declining years had been specially commended to his protection. But he did not follow up his threats by any prompt action against the young king, but went off to Germany to conclude the campaign against his war of the brother Lewis of Bavaria, which his dead father thr« brothers. had left half finished. But on arriving in Bavaria he did not strike down his enemy, but made a six months' truce with him, and returned to Neustria.
Էջ 207 - But I will pardon your faults if you will submit to me, and come hither with your wife and children, and I will give you lands, vineyards, and olive groves, and look upon you with a kindly aspect. Do not deceive yourself with vain hope in that Christ, who was not even able to save himself from the Jews, who killed him by nailing him to a cross.
Էջ 382 - It was but a short epitaph considering the mighty deeds of him who lay beneath, but no length of words could have done justice to his greatness. A far better memorial was left to him in the hearts of his subjects ; his name survived in the mouths...