The History of Greece: From Its Conquest by the Crusaders to Its Conquest by the Turks, and of the Empire of Trebizond: 1204-1461 |
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... Christianity opened the way for a great change in the Hellenic people . The principles of the gospel worked simultaneously with the oppressive administra- tion of the Roman government , in breaking down the barriers of caste and pride ...
... Christianity opened the way for a great change in the Hellenic people . The principles of the gospel worked simultaneously with the oppressive administra- tion of the Roman government , in breaking down the barriers of caste and pride ...
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... Christian slave . The pride of the Hellenic race was stifled , and the Greeks for centuries were proud of the name of Romans , and eager to be ranked with the freedmen and manu- mitted slaves of the masters of the world . The Greek ...
... Christian slave . The pride of the Hellenic race was stifled , and the Greeks for centuries were proud of the name of Romans , and eager to be ranked with the freedmen and manu- mitted slaves of the masters of the world . The Greek ...
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... Christianity , they extended their dominion southward over the Sclavonian tribes settled in Mount Pindus , and encroached far within the limits of the Byzantine empire . In the year 933 , the Bulgarians first formed permanent ...
... Christianity , they extended their dominion southward over the Sclavonian tribes settled in Mount Pindus , and encroached far within the limits of the Byzantine empire . In the year 933 , the Bulgarians first formed permanent ...
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... Christian faith . Their names are of Jewish origin , 5 and some even say they have been Jews , which nation they call brethren . Whenever they meet an Israelite , they rob , but never kill him as they do the Greeks . They profess no ...
... Christian faith . Their names are of Jewish origin , 5 and some even say they have been Jews , which nation they call brethren . Whenever they meet an Israelite , they rob , but never kill him as they do the Greeks . They profess no ...
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... Christians ; and Benjamin felt naturally very little desire to form a personal acquaintance with people who were in the habit of robbing Jews , even though they murdered Greeks , and were named Daniel . He only reports the information ...
... Christians ; and Benjamin felt naturally very little desire to form a personal acquaintance with people who were in the habit of robbing Jews , even though they murdered Greeks , and were named Daniel . He only reports the information ...
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