Mediæval historyR.S. Peale, J.A. Hill, 1897 - 3494 páginas |
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Abderrahman Allah Anglo-Saxon Arabian Arabs Armenia Artaxerxes Asia Bahram battle became Belisarius bishops brother Byzantine called capital Capture century Charlemagne Charles Charles the Bald Chosroës Christian Church civil command conquered conquest Constantinople court crown Crusaders Ctesiphon Danes death defeated died in A. D. dominions Duke dynasty East Eastern Roman Emperor Eastern Roman Empire Egypt enemy England Ephthalites Euphrates Europe force France Frankish garrison German Greek Henry Heraclíus Hormisdas imperial invaded invasion Isdigerd Islam Italy Justinian Khalif Khosrou Nushirvan Khosrou Parviz King of Germany king's kingdom Kobad land Lazica Lombard Louis Mecca Mohammed Mohammed's Mohammedan monarch monks Moslems Narses nobles Norman Northmen Ostrogoths Otho palace peace Perozes Persian army Persian Empire Persian king Pope prince province ravaged reign religion Rome Sapor Sapor II Saracen Saxon Scandinavian sent sian siege soon sovereign Spain successor Syria territory thou thousand throne tion took tribes troops Turks Varahran victory Visigothic Western
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Página 1328 - And he will be a wild man ; his hand will be against every man, and every man's hand against him ; and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren.
Página 1340 - is the key of heaven and of hell; a drop of blood shed in the cause of God, a night spent in arms, is of more avail than two months of fasting and 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.
Página 1351 - They describe this monster, as to her form, to be a compound of various species, having the head of a bull, the eyes of a hog, the ears of an elephant, the horns of a stag, the neck of an ostrich, the breast of a lion, the...
Página 1360 - GOD having secretly predetermined not only the adverse and prosperous fortune of every person in this world, in the most minute particulars, but also his faith or infidelity, his obedience or disobedience, and consequently his everlasting happiness or misery after death ; which fate or predestination...
Página 1464 - When thrown, it returns to his hand of its own accord. The second rare thing he possesses is called the belt of strength. When he girds it about him his divine might is doubled.
Página 1357 - And, as to the manner of their delivery, they say that they shall be distinguished by the marks of prostration on those parts of their bodies with which they used to touch the ground in prayer, and over which the fire will therefore have no power ; and that, being known by this characteristic, they will be...
Página 1218 - Paul ; and, in every deed of mischief, he had a heart to resolve, a head to contrive, and a hand to execute.
Página 1375 - If these writings of the Greeks agree with the book of God, they are useless, and need not be preserved ; if they disagree, they are pernicious, and ought to be destroyed.
Página 1352 - Antichrist, and at length die after forty years', or according to others twenty-four years' continuance on earth. Under him they say there will be great security and plenty in the world, all hatred and malice being laid aside; when lions and camels, bears and sheep, shall live in peace, and a child shall play with serpents unhurt.
Página 1389 - That pusillanimous female submitted to pay a tribute, the double of which she ought to have exacted from the Barbarians. Restore therefore the fruits of your injustice, or abide the determination of the sword.