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War with the Scyths part 3

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The floor of this room was paved with marbles and the walls were panelled with it but not with ordinary sorts nor even with...

War with the Scyths part 2

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II In this manner, then, the Scythians were driven out from the districts round Macedonia and Philippopolis, but they returned and encamped beside the...

War with the Scyths part 1

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War with the Scyths (1087-90) I at the approach of spring Tzelgu (the supreme commander of the Scythian army) crossed the passes above the Danube...

Antiochus Strategos part 27

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Willibald and Mother Church, like a hen that cherishes her offspring beneath her wings, won over many adoptive sons to the Lord, protecting them...

Antiochus Strategos part 24

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After this, a priest who came from Spain to St. Benedict’s and stayed there asked permission of Abbot Petronax to go to Rome. When...

Antiochus Strategos part 23

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Embarking once more, they came to a city called Naples and remained there several days. It is the seat of an archbishop whose dignity...

Antiochus Strategos part 22

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They were there for a long time waiting for a ship to get ready. Afterwards they sailed during the whole of the winter, from...

Antiochus Strategos part 21

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Then they travelled across a wide plain covered with Olive trees, and with them travelled an Ethiopian and his two camels, who led a...

Antiochus Strategos part 20

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The remains of the church of St. George, who was said to have been born there, are still to be seen: they have been...

Antiochus Strategos part 19

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After praying there, they departed and care to a large town called Thecua: this is the place where the Holy Innocents were slaughtered by...

The Journey to Delphi

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Bata Egypt

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John of Damascus part 29

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