A History of Greece: The Byzantine and Greek empires, pt. 2, A.D. 1057-1453Clarendon Press, 1877 |
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A History of Greece: The Byzantine and Greek empires, pt. 2, A.D. 1057-1453 George Finlay Visualització completa - 1877 |
A History of Greece: The Byzantine and Greek empires, pt. 2, A.D. 1057-1453 George Finlay Visualització completa - 1877 |
A History of Greece: The Byzantine and Greek empires, pt. 2, A.D. 1057-1453 George Finlay Visualització completa - 1877 |
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Passatges populars
Pàgina 349 - THE earth is the LORD'S, and the fulness thereof; The world, and they that dwell therein. For he hath founded it upon the seas, And established it upon the floods.
Pàgina 40 - Fsellus, who lived in Andros at the end of the eighth and beginning of the ninth century, and by other strange errors (p. xxv.). M. Sathas, however, shows that Psellus acted discreditably in respect of the defeat of...
Pàgina 501 - The fortifications were not found to be in a good state of repair. Two monks who had been intrusted with a large sum for the purpose of repairing them, had executed their duty in an insufficient, and it was generally said in a fraudulent manner. The extreme dishonesty that prevailed among the Greek officials explains the selection of monks as treasurers for military objects ; and it must lessen our surprise at finding men of their religious professions sharing in the general avarice, or tolerating...
Pàgina 123 - Devol is the modern name of Deavolis. It is situated on a river of the same name, which falls into the Apsos five miles below Berat. The pass is now called the Boghaz of Tzangon. Achrida and Deavolis were the two cities which commanded the two roads leading from the Adriatic to Thessalonica. Anna Comn.
Pàgina 513 - Constantinople to the troops, reserving to himself only the public buildings. The day of battle was regarded as a religious festival in the Othoman camp, and on the previous night lamps were hung out before every tent, and fires were kindled on every eminence in or near the lines. Thousands of lanterns were suspended from the flag-staffs of the batteries, and from the masts and yards of the ships, and were reflected in the waters of the Propontis, the Golden Horn, and the Bosphorus. The whole Othoman...
Pàgina 501 - Notaras in office; yet he well knew that this bigot would never act cordially with the Latin auxiliaries, who were the best troops in the city; and the Emperor had some reason to distrust the patriotism of Notaras, seeing that he hoarded his immense wealth, instead of expending a portion of it for his country.
Pàgina 224 - I must repeat the complaint that the vague and scanty memorials of the times will not afford any just estimate of the taxes, the revenue, and the resources of the Greek empire. From every province of Europe and Asia the rivulets of gold and silver discharged into the Imperial reservoir a copious and perennial stream. The separation of the branches from the trunk increased the relative magnitude of Constantinople ; and the maxims of despotism contracted the state to...
Pàgina 514 - Several gates were then thrown open, and the victorious army entered Constantinople at several points. The cry that the enemy had stormed the walls preceded their march. Senators, priests, monks, and nuns ; men, women, and children, all rushed to seek safety in St. Sophia's. A prediction current among the Greeks flattered them with the vain hope that an angel would descend from heaven and destroy the Mohammedans, in order to reveal the extent of God's love for the orthodox. St. Sophia's, which for...
Pàgina 98 - Then in PALESTINE, By the way-side, in sober grandeur stood A hospital, that, night and day, received The pilgrims of the west; and, when 'twas asked, " Who are the noble founders 1 " every tongue At once replied,
Pàgina 485 - ... the Peloponnesus and of the Constantinopolitan officials, many of the courtiers in his household made a traffic of creating new corruptions in the administration by selling imperial decrees and golden bulls. The character of the native Greeks is represented as no better than that of the courtiers.