The First Crusade part 3
He effected a breach in the walls and, as the greater part of the foot of the tower had been cut away, it began...
The First Crusade part 2
Directly the other Counts and Bohemund got ear of the barbarians’ attack, they selected two hundred soldiers from each Count’s army and thus dispatched...
The First Crusade part 1
The First Crusade (1097-1104)
I and now Bohemund and all the Counts joined Godfrey at the place from which they were to cross to Cibotus,...
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12. We were therefore at a disadvantage in two respects, and even before it was decided to make war, the attitude of our generals...
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Concerning the Duke’s Presentation to Comnenus, His Nomination As Emperor, and The Opinions of Isaa — ‘S Relatives About Him
89. It was not surprising,...
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87. Despite his qualities, Constantine had a hearty contempt for offices of great dignity and preferred to live in retirement. He used to dress...
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84. His lineages therefore, was enough to cover the man with glory, but no one, in attempting a biography of Constantine himself, would be...
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82. I gave her my word of honour, before she could say another word, that I had never entertained such a thought. More than...
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They exhorted him to go at once to the Great Palace, so that there he might make any decisions that were necessary. They were...
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76. At once he embarked on the imperial trireme and put in at Blachernae. Back in the palace, he felt easier and revelled in...
