Byzantium (II): The ApogeeVolume 2 of the series. With 32 pages of illustrations, and 7 maps. |
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Page 42
... Theophilus was five years old . Like Harun , he early adopted the habit of dressing as a poor man and wandering incognito through the streets and markets of Constantinople , listening to the grievances and grumbles of the people and ...
... Theophilus was five years old . Like Harun , he early adopted the habit of dressing as a poor man and wandering incognito through the streets and markets of Constantinople , listening to the grievances and grumbles of the people and ...
Page 45
... Theophilus built for himself in the Oriental style at Bryas , on the Bithynian coast across the Marmara . It is only fair to add , however , that he also spent much time and money on the strengthening of the defences of Constantinople ...
... Theophilus built for himself in the Oriental style at Bryas , on the Bithynian coast across the Marmara . It is only fair to add , however , that he also spent much time and money on the strengthening of the defences of Constantinople ...
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... Theophilus himself , now seriously alarmed by the growing power of Islam , immediately sent an impassioned appeal for aid to the Emperor Lewis , proposing a joint offensive . His original idea was , so far as we can gather , for the ...
... Theophilus himself , now seriously alarmed by the growing power of Islam , immediately sent an impassioned appeal for aid to the Emperor Lewis , proposing a joint offensive . His original idea was , so far as we can gather , for the ...
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Krum 80014 I | 14 |
The Return of Iconoclasm 81429 | 21 |
Theophilus 82942 | 41 |
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