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... give the appearance of a digression . But this does not prevent him from showing the utmost care in assigning the event to its proper year and avoiding confusion . He always gives the names of the eponymous consuls , and at points where ...
... give the appearance of a digression . But this does not prevent him from showing the utmost care in assigning the event to its proper year and avoiding confusion . He always gives the names of the eponymous consuls , and at points where ...
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... gives the impression that it was compiled by a monk whose abysses of ignorance it would be hard to fathom ... give birth to a new Byzan- tine literature . The classical tradition was strong enough in the Byzan- tine Empire to rise ...
... gives the impression that it was compiled by a monk whose abysses of ignorance it would be hard to fathom ... give birth to a new Byzan- tine literature . The classical tradition was strong enough in the Byzan- tine Empire to rise ...
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... gives an account of the revolution in Constantinople which overthrew Ro- manus II and brought the able general ... give an account of the rebellion of the generals at whose instigation the Russians invaded Bulgaria , and of the capture ...
... gives an account of the revolution in Constantinople which overthrew Ro- manus II and brought the able general ... give an account of the rebellion of the generals at whose instigation the Russians invaded Bulgaria , and of the capture ...
Contents
CHAPTER PAGE I THE ANCIENT ORIENT | 3 |
ANCIENT GREEK HISTORIOGRAPHY | 21 |
THE ALEXANDRIAN AND POSTALEXANDRIAN EPOCH | 41 |
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