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There he w up in company with the emperor Tiberius son Drusus. After his
mother's death he quickly spent his family's wealth and acquired serious debts.
When Drusus died in AD 23, Agrippa fled Rome, fearing Tiberius' suspicions. He
settled ...
There he w up in company with the emperor Tiberius son Drusus. After his
mother's death he quickly spent his family's wealth and acquired serious debts.
When Drusus died in AD 23, Agrippa fled Rome, fearing Tiberius' suspicions. He
settled ...
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Cantacuzenus proclaimed himself emperor, however, at Didymotichus on Oct. 26
, 1341. From 1343 to 1345 he arranged alliances with the Turks and married his
daughter to the Ottoman sultan Orhan. He regained Constantinople in February ...
Cantacuzenus proclaimed himself emperor, however, at Didymotichus on Oct. 26
, 1341. From 1343 to 1345 he arranged alliances with the Turks and married his
daughter to the Ottoman sultan Orhan. He regained Constantinople in February ...
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14, 565, Constantinople, now Istanbul), great Byzantine emperor whose legal
and architectural monuments have lasted through the centuries. Abstract of text
biography. As a young man, Justinian went to Constantinople, where his uncle ...
14, 565, Constantinople, now Istanbul), great Byzantine emperor whose legal
and architectural monuments have lasted through the centuries. Abstract of text
biography. As a young man, Justinian went to Constantinople, where his uncle ...
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