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lent_n first_o institute_v 18_o leo_n emperor_n 78.79_o his_o edict_n against_o image_n 132_o s._n leo_n his_o body_n translate_v 125_o leodegarius_fw-la bishop_n of_o autun_n 122_o leontius_n make_v himself_o emperor_n 124._o depose_v ibid._n lewis_n surname_v the_o godly_a emperor_n 153_o lewis_n king_n of_o bavaria_n 154_o lewis_n son_n of_o lotharius_n 100_o crown_v king_n of_o italy_n 161._o be_v emperor_n he_o come_v to_o rome_n 167_o lewis_n king_n of_o france_n engage_v in_o the_o holy_a war_n 267_o lewis_n of_o the_o french_a blood_n royal_a canonize_a 295_o libanius_n the_o orator_n 71_o licinius_n emperor_n 49_o lion_n a_o council_n there_o 280_o lombard_n their_o come_n into_o italy_n 96_o lotharingia_n lorain_n why_o so_o call_v 160_o lotharius_n emperor_n 154.160_o lucca_n make_v a_o free_a city_n 289._o take_v by_o the_o german_n and_o sell_v 308_o lucifer_n bishop_n of_o cagliari_n 59_o lucina_n a_o roman_a lady_n leave_v the_o church_n her_o heir_n 47_o lucius_n king_n of_o britain_n 24_o lucius_n a_o heretical_a bishop_n violent_a against_o the_o orthodox_n 64_o luithprandus_fw-la king_n of_o the_o lombard_n 129._o take_v ravenna_n 131._o besiege_n rome_n 134._o his_o character_n 136_o luke_n the_o evangelist_n 10_o lupus_n duke_n of_o friuli_n 114_o m_o macarius_n bishop_n of_o antioch_n a_o monothelite_n 117_o macedonius_n a_o heretic_n 61_o mahomet_n the_o impostor_n 105_o malchion_n a_o eloquent_a presbyter_n 38_o mane_n a_o persian_a impostor_n 41_o manfred_n prince_n of_o tarento_n 267._o make_v king_n of_o sicily_n 270._o be_v kill_v 275_o manichee_n their_o heresy_n 42_o martion_n the_o heretic_n 19_o s._n mark_v employ_v by_o s._n peter_n to_o write_v his_o gospel_n 4._o his_o body_n translate_v to_o venice_n 158_o marriage_n a_o decree_n concern_v they_o 23_o s._n martin_n body_n work_v a_o miracle_n 172_o martyr_n their_o act_n ordain_v to_o be_v write_v and_o preserve_v 33_o 34._o mass_n yearly_a to_o be_v celebrate_v upon_o their_o account_n 41_o mathild_n or_o maud_n a_o noble_a countess_n 204._o her_o death_n 206_o mauritius_n emperor_n 98_o maxentius_n emperor_n 48_o 49_o maximian_n herculeus_n emperor_n 44.48_o maximian_n galerius_n caesar_n 44._o emperor_n 47_o maximine_n emperor_n 33.49_o maximus_n the_o tyrant_n 77._o a_o learned_a christian_a of_o that_o name_n 127_o melito_n bishop_n of_o sardis_n 20_o merlin_n the_o british_a prophet_n 79_o messalina_n wife_n to_o the_o emperor_n claudius_n put_v to_o death_n for_o adultery_n 3_o mezelindis_fw-la a_o woman_n of_o incomparable_a chastity_n 116_o milain_n take_v by_o sforza_n 377_o minutius_n felix_n when_o he_o live_v 31_o modestus_n a_o christian_a writer_n 25_o monothelite_n a_o council_n hold_v concern_v they_o 117_o montanist_n heretic_n 21_o guido_n montfort_n murder_n henry_n son_n of_o richard_n of_o cornwall_n 273_o simon_n montfort_n 256_o moor_n invade_v calabria_n 176_o n_o name_n of_o pope_n when_o first_o change_v 160_o naples_n take_v by_o belisarius_n 91._o besiege_v 253_o narses_n the_o eunuch_n 94_o nepos_n a_o heretic_n 39_o nero_n emperor_n his_o vice_n 6._o kills_z himself_o 7_o nerva_n cocceius_n emperor_n his_o character_n 12_o nectorius_n his_o heresy_n 74_o nice_a in_o bythinia_n a_o council_n there_o 51_o nicetas_n a_o eunuch_n patriarch_n of_o constantinople_n 141_o s._n nicolas_n his_o body_n translate_v 216_o nicopolis_n take_v by_o the_o christian_n 218_o nogaret_n a_o french_a cavalier_n 298_o norman_n have_v a_o part_n of_o france_n allow_v they_o to_o inhabit_v 172_o novatianus_n his_o heresy_n 34._o oppose_a by_o who_o 36_o o_o odoacer_n king_n of_o the_o heruli_n invade_v italy_n 79_o olympius_n the_o exarch_n 111_o optatus_n milevitanus_fw-la when_o he_o live_v 66_o holy_a order_n not_o to_o be_v confer_v at_o once_o 65._o not_o upon_o maim_a or_o infirm_a person_n 67._o nor_o foreiner_n without_o testimonial_n ibid._n nor_o on_o servant_n 71._o nor_o debtor_n 72_o organ_n introduce_v first_o into_o the_o church_n 114_o origen_n a_o learned_a christian_a 27.29.32_o ostia_n the_o harbour_n there_o by_o who_o make_v 3_o otho_n emperor_n a_o account_n of_o his_o life_n 7_o otho_fw-la ii_o emperor_n 184_o conquer_v boleslaus_n king_n of_o bohemia_n 183_o come_v to_o rome_n 185_o otho_n abbot_n of_o clugny_n 207_o otho_n duke_n of_o burgundy_n engage_v in_o the_o holy_a war._n 251_o p_o palaeologus_n michael_n assume_v the_o empire_n of_o constantinople_n 272_o pallavicino_n a_o powerful_a gibelline_n 270.273_o pamphilus_n a_o learned_a presbyter_n 43_o pantheon_n give_v to_o the_o christian_n 103_o papias_n bishop_n of_o hierapolis_n 14_o papias_n the_o lombard_n glossographer_n 257_o paris_n when_o and_o by_o who_o make_v a_o university_n 152_o parish_n rome_n when_o first_o so_o divide_v 14_o paschal_n a_o archdeacon_n endeavour_n to_o make_v himself_o pope_n 123._o convict_v of_o sorcery_n ibid._n s._n paul_n the_o apostle_n 5._o behead_v 6_o paulus_n samosatenus_fw-la a_o heretic_n 26.40_o paulus_n diaconus_fw-la when_o he_o live_v 147_o pelagius_n his_o heresy_n condemn_v 69_o pepin_n duke_n of_o austrasia_n 124._o king_n of_o france_n 137.141_o his_o death_n 142_o pepin_n son_n of_o charlemain_n 149.150_o die_v at_o milan_n 151_o pepin_n son_n of_o lewis_n the_o godly_a king_n of_o aquitain_n 154_o perinus_n king_n of_o cyprus_n 321_o pertheris_n king_n of_o the_o lombard_n 120_o peter_n a_o hermit_n excite_v the_o christian_a prince_n to_o the_o holy_a war_n 217_o peter_n abelardus_n a_o learned_a man_n 238_o peter_n of_o verona_n canonize_v 268_o peter_n king_n of_o arragon_n 287._o his_o kingdom_n give_v away_o by_o the_o pope_n 288_o peter_n luna_n antipope_n 338._o his_o death_n 356_o petrarcha_n a_o learned_a man_n 311_o s._n petronilla_n s._n peter_n daughter_n her_o body_n translate_v 141_o s._n philip_n the_o apostle_n 10_o philip_n the_o emperor_n 34_o philip_n king_n of_o france_n engage_v in_o the_o holy_a war_n 251._o return_n home_o 253_o philippicus_n emperor_n of_o constantinople_n 129._o depose_v and_o his_o eye_n put_v out_o 130_o philo_n judaeus_n when_o he_o live_v 8_o phocas_n emperor_n 101_o photinus_n a_o learned_a bishop_n 18._o another_o of_o that_o name_n a_o ebionite_n 65_o photinian_o heretic_n condemn_v 52_o picenninus_fw-la a_o great_a commander_n 361_o pisans_n overthrow_v by_o the_o venetian_n 253._o by_o the_o genoeses_n 289._o their_o city_n take_v by_o the_o florentine_n 339_o pistoia_n take_v and_o raze_v 301_o plague_n through_o europe_n 98_o platina_n the_o author_n of_o this_o history_n imprison_v by_o pope_n paul_n ii_o 403._o and_o torture_v 410_o pliny_n the_o second_o occasion_n a_o persecution_n of_o the_o christian_n to_o be_v stay_v 13_o polycarp_n bishop_n of_o smyrna_n 19_o polycrates_n bishop_n of_o ephesus_n 26_o posthumus_n a_o usurper_n in_o gallia_n 38_o pragmatic_n sanction_n 396_o presbyter_n not_o to_o be_v ordain_v but_o by_o a_o bishop_n 65_o primate_fw-la who_o be_v 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boemund_n 220_o reggio_n surprizse_v by_o treachery_n 320_o remigius_n bishop_n of_o rheims_n 80_o rhodes_n take_v by_o the_o turk_n 111_o rhomoaldus_n duke_n of_o beneventum_n 119_o richard_n king_n of_o england_n engage_v in_o the_o holy_a war_n 251._o strike_n up_o a_o peace_n with_o saladine_n 253._o be_v take_v prisoner_n 254_o robert_n guiscardi_n a_o great_a general_n 202._o defeat_v the_o saracen_n 203._o and_o greek_n 204_o rodulphus_fw-la king_n of_o burgundy_n 181._o of_o habspurg_n emperor_n 280._o sell_v to_o several_a city_n of_o italy_n their_o freedom_n 289_o rome_n sack_v by_o the_o vandal_n 77._o besiege_v by_o the_o lombard_n 96_o rothifredus_n king_n of_o the_o norman_n 171_o ruffinus_n a_o roman_a general_n 70_o s_o sabellius_n author_n of_o the_o sabellian_n heresy_n 39_o his_o heresy_n condemn_v 52_o sabinus_n king_n of_o the_o bulgarian_n 141_o sacrament_n of_o the_o lord_n supper_n various_a decree_n about_o it_o 16.17.20.27.125_o saladine_n king_n of_o egypt_n 246._o defeat_v the_o christian_n 249._o take_v jerusalem_n 250._o his_o death_n and_o character_n 254_o sanctuary_n in_o