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... resolved to aid the pro- jects of the invaders , the brave Narses was contumeliously removed from his post by the Empress Sophia ; and Longinus , a person wholly unacquainted with Italy , appointed exarch in his stead . Alboin met no ...
... resolved to aid the pro- jects of the invaders , the brave Narses was contumeliously removed from his post by the Empress Sophia ; and Longinus , a person wholly unacquainted with Italy , appointed exarch in his stead . Alboin met no ...
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... resolved to renew the war on a favourable opportu- nity ; before his preparations were completed , however , he was killed by a fall from his horse , and the Lombard kingdom dis- tracted by a disputed succession . By the aid of the pope ...
... resolved to renew the war on a favourable opportu- nity ; before his preparations were completed , however , he was killed by a fall from his horse , and the Lombard kingdom dis- tracted by a disputed succession . By the aid of the pope ...
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... resolved to turn his arms against the Avars ; but the incapacity of his generals , and his own avarice , provoked the resentment of the soldiers ; they mutinied , and marched to Constantinople under the command of one of their ...
... resolved to turn his arms against the Avars ; but the incapacity of his generals , and his own avarice , provoked the resentment of the soldiers ; they mutinied , and marched to Constantinople under the command of one of their ...
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... resolved to have Charlemagne for their sovereign ; and thus the French monarchy was again reunited under a single head . The protection granted to the family of Carloman was not the only ground of hostility between Charle- magne and the ...
... resolved to have Charlemagne for their sovereign ; and thus the French monarchy was again reunited under a single head . The protection granted to the family of Carloman was not the only ground of hostility between Charle- magne and the ...
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... resolved to cultivate the arts of peace . To prevent the future incursions of his countrymen he fortified the mouths of the rivers , restored the walls of the cities , and kept his subjects in constant military training . Under Rollo ...
... resolved to cultivate the arts of peace . To prevent the future incursions of his countrymen he fortified the mouths of the rivers , restored the walls of the cities , and kept his subjects in constant military training . Under Rollo ...
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