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... Land could have been found than St. Evroul , and Ordericus was alive to his opportunity . His design was , he says , " to compose , by God's help , a narrative of Norman events ' at a time when the Norman was shaking all Europe and the ...
... Land could have been found than St. Evroul , and Ordericus was alive to his opportunity . His design was , he says , " to compose , by God's help , a narrative of Norman events ' at a time when the Norman was shaking all Europe and the ...
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... Land in the East , i.e. , to whatever land these bold adventurers roved . The Ice- lander of the saga - period , who was unable himself to travel abroad , eagerly devoured the tales of these far - farers . The period of production of ...
... Land in the East , i.e. , to whatever land these bold adventurers roved . The Ice- lander of the saga - period , who was unable himself to travel abroad , eagerly devoured the tales of these far - farers . The period of production of ...
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... land , along with some French Walloons from Flanders and Brabant , which were zealously pro - papal territories . In consequence we find in Poland an Italian and French cultural influence absent in Bohemia . This accounts for the fact ...
... land , along with some French Walloons from Flanders and Brabant , which were zealously pro - papal territories . In consequence we find in Poland an Italian and French cultural influence absent in Bohemia . This accounts for the fact ...
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CHAPTER PAGE I THE ANCIENT ORIENT | 3 |
ANCIENT GREEK HISTORIOGRAPHY | 21 |
THE ALEXANDRIAN AND POSTALEXANDRIAN EPOCH | 41 |
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