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War with the Scyths part 6

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Accordingly he set to work, invested the town on all sides, and after breaking down one side of the walls, he entered with his...

War with the Scyths part 5

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If, however, no sign appears, I shall stand convicted of having been wrong in my surmise.”Before two hours had passed, the light of the...

War with the Scyths part 4

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And later he devoted himself to history, and at the suggestion of my mistress mother, I mean the Empress Irene, he composed a work...

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...

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