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illustris_fw-la of_o caesarea_n in_o palestine_n after_o this_o he_o
tauri_n chap._n xiii_o this_o invasion_n by_o comagena_n be_v by_o the_o counsel_n of_o alamundarus_n a_o saracen_n king_n who_o persuade_v to_o set_v upon_o syria_n and_o antioch_n the_o description_n of_o alamundarus_n chap._n fourteen_o belisarius_n in_o comagena_n be_v overthrow_v by_o azarethe_n the_o persian_a general_n cabades_n revile_v azarethe_n for_o his_o victory_n the_o persian_a custom_n to_o know_v their_o lose_a man_n by_o arrow_n in_o basket_n chap._n xv._o justinian_n will_v associate_v the_o homerite_n and_o ethiopian_n against_o the_o persian_n of_o the_o red_a sea_n country_n of_o palmtree_n the_o auxomite_n blemmye_n nobates_n ethiopian_a nation_n chap._n xvi_o a_o digression_n of_o some_o war_n between_o the_o ethiopian_n christian_n and_o the_o homerit_n aspevede_n and_o mermeroes_n invade_v the_o roman_n sittas_n defend_v they_o besiege_v martyropolis_n chap._n xvi_o cabades_n die_v chosroes_n his_o young_a son_n succeed_v by_o the_o help_n of_o mebode_n the_o siege_n of_o martyropolis_n be_v raise_v the_o perpetual_a peace_n be_v make_v anno_fw-la 6._o justiniani_n for_o which_o justinian_n give_v 110._o centenaries_n of_o gold_n chap._n xviii_o a_o conspiracy_n against_o chosroes_n by_o his_o brother_n zames_n withone_v eye_n who_o perish_v in_o the_o plot_n the_o save_n of_o young_a cabades_n by_o adergudunbades_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o his_o ruin_n mebode_n by_o chosroes_n send_v to_o the_o tripos_n and_o after_o slay_v chap._n xix_o the_o mutiny_n in_o constantinople_n of_o the_o veneti_n and_o prasini_n call_v nica_n suppress_v by_o belisarius_n the_o character_n of_o john_n the_o cappadocian_n perfect_a of_o the_o palace_n and_o tribonianus_n the_o quaestor_n chap._n xx._n john_n the_o cappadocian_n be_v ruin_v by_o the_o plot_n of_o antonina_n in_o the_o ten_o year_n of_o his_o office_n be_v banish_v to_o cyzicum_n make_v priest_n they_o absolute_o undo_v and_o send_v to_o antinoë_n in_o egypt_n and_o about_o this_o time_n another_o 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to_o the_o long_a wall_n a_o day_n journey_n from_o constantinople_n but_o the_o roman_n fight_v afterward_o with_o part_n of_o they_o rout_z they_o and_o after_o much_o slaughter_n rescue_v great_a number_n of_o roman_a captive_n and_o recover_v the_o ensign_n of_o constantianus_fw-la the_o rest_n with_o the_o remainder_n of_o their_o booty_n go_v homeward_o finis_fw-la lib._n 3._o bell._n goth._n the_o content_n of_o the_o four_o book_n of_o the_o gothick_n war_n chap._n i._n this_o book_n be_v a_o supplement_n of_o the_o former_a history_n pontus_n euxinus_n honey_n bitter_a in_o trapesond_n the_o river_n boas_n take_v the_o name_n of_o acampsis_n in_o the_o sea_n absarus_n or_o apsyrtus_n christian_n scunia_n suania_n the_o phasis_n jason_n fleece_n chap._n ii_o mount_v caucasus_n the_o hun_n about_o it_o the_o alan_n porte_fw-fr caspiae_n no_o amazon_n but_o hunnish_v wife_n accompany_v their_o husband_n to_o war_n the_o abasgians_n cruel_a covetous_a king_n they_o turn_v 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armenia_n send_v john_n guze_v against_o the_o abasgians_n who_o subdue_v they_o apsilia_n revolt_v and_o be_v reduce_v by_o john_n guze_v chap._n vi_o anatozadus_n punish_v by_o chosroes_n his_o father_n with_o deformity_n tribunus_n a_o honest_a phifytian_a isdigunas_n the_o proud_a persian_a be_v again_o send_v ambassador_n the_o siege_n of_o petra_n and_o of_o the_o leather_n ram_n devise_v by_o sabirian_a hun_n chap._n vii_o petra_n be_v take_v by_o the_o valour_n and_o counsel_n of_o bessas_n and_o john_n guze_v and_o by_o a_o accident_n of_o fire_n the_o obstinate_a valour_n of_o the_o persian_n in_o the_o citadel_n where_o all_o be_v consume_v bessas_n by_o this_o recover_v his_o lose_a reputation_n at_o rome_n chap._n viii_o mermeroes_n seize_v upon_o lazica_fw-la with_o a_o army_n through_o the_o negligence_n and_o avarice_n of_o bessas_n he_o fright_v away_o a_o roman_a army_n and_o sit_v down_o before_o archaeopolis_n the_o roman_n be_v persuade_v by_o their_o commander_n to_o sally_v chap._n ix_o the_o roman_n by_o a_o brave_a sally_n beat_v the_o persian_n from_o archaeopolis_n and_o kill_v 4000_o man_n the_o castle_n of_o câ—taesis_n justinian_n buy_v another_o five_o year_n peace_n by_o make_v the_o roman_n in_o a_o manner_n tributary_n isdigunas_n the_o persian_a ambassador_n have_v excessive_a present_n extraordinary_a heat_n in_o the_o winter_n chap._n x._o uchimerium_n be_v betray_v to_o mermeroes_n when_o be_v absolute_a master_n of_o the_o field_n and_o invite_v gubazes_n to_o yield_v who_o refuse_v silk_n worm_n be_v bring_v first_o by_o monk_n out_o of_o india_n in_o their_o bag_n mermeroes_n be_v reinforce_v in_o lazica_fw-la but_o do_v nothing_o chap._n xi_o africa_n quiet_a a_o panic_n fear_n make_v a_o truce_n between_o the_o gepaedes_fw-la and_o lombard_n caturgurian_a hun_n invade_v the_o empire_n and_o the_o uturgurians_n their_o country_n which_o draw_v they_o home_o and_o some_o of_o they_o be_v plant_v in_o the_o empire_n which_o the_o uturgurians_n take_v ill_a chap._n xii_o of_o the_o brittians_n and_o varnians_n who_o be_v vanquish_v in_o fight_n and_o their_o king_n take_v prisoner_n by_o a_o valiant_a maid_n who_o he_o marry_v a_o fable_n of_o the_o transport_v soul_n into_o brittia_n i_o suppose_v this_o brittia_n to_o be_v that_o peninsule_n of_o cimbrica_n chersonesus_n where_o the_o angles_n do_v inhabit_v before_o their_o invade_a britain_n chap._n xiii_o narses_n be_v make_v general_n against_o the_o goth_n which_o be_v presage_v by_o a_o ox_n totilas_n repent_v his_o deface_a rome_n of_o the_o ship_n of_o aenaeas_n than_o a_o monument_n in_o rome_n corcyra_n be_v phaeacia_n the_o ship_n of_o ulysses_n and_o that_o place_v by_o agamemnon_n at_o geraestum_n chap._n fourteen_o the_o goth_n plunder_v corcyra_n and_o epirus_n the_o sea-fight_n at_o ancona_n and_o victory_n of_o john_n sicily_n be_v recover_v by_o artabanes_n justinian_n will_v hear_v of_o no_o accord_n with_o the_o goth_n chap._n xv._o theobald_n the_o son_n of_o theodebert_n king_n of_o the_o franc_n will_v not_o abandon_v the_o goth_n the_o goth_n take_v corsica_n and_o sardinia_n the_o slavonian_n spoil_v the_o empire_n justinian_n have_v a_o double_a treaty_n with_o the_o lombard_n and_o gepaedes_fw-la chap._n xvi_o great_a earthquake_n in_o greece_n the_o siege_n of_o crotona_n be_v raise_v narses_n march_v from_o salonae_n into_o italy_n and_o come_v to_o ravenna_n his_o gallant_a army_n and_o his_o own_o virtue_n be_v describe_v the_o fanck_n refuse_v his_o army_n passage_n through_o venetia_n so_o he_o resolve_v to_o march_v by_o the_o italian_a coast_n have_v boat_n to_o make_v bridge_n for_o his_o man_n to_o pass_v chap._n xvii_o a_o digression_n of_o ildigisal_n a_o lombard_n base_o murder_v where_o they_o flee_v for_o refuge_n usdrilas_n after_o his_o brag_a letter_n be_v slay_v and_o narses_n pass_v the_o river_n at_o ariminum_n to_o meet_v totilas_n chap._n xviii_o the_o army_n of_o totilas_n and_o narses_n meet_v gallant_a service_n do_v by_o 50._o roman_n defend_v
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