Vahram's chronicle of the Armenian kingdom in Cilicia, during the time of the Crusades.

Leon died and was elevated to Christ; the emperor then felt compassion for Thoros, [Sidenote: 1141] took him out of prison, and received him into the imperial guards. Being now...

Is not Mamestia the ancient Hamaxia? “Εἶθ Ἁμαξία ἐπὶ βουνοῦ κατοικία τις,” says Strabo, ὕφορμον ἔχουσα, ὅπου κατάγεται ἡ ναυπηγήσιμος ὕλη, (vol. iii. 221 ed. Tauchn.) It is cert...

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Leon, sitting on the throne of his forefathers, was gracious to every body; he pardoned those who had offended him, and was in general exceedingly humane; he augmented the offic...

Sem, the son of Noe,—our author means Palestine and Syria. The Mamalukes of Egypt remained in possession of Sham, or Syria, till the conquest of Timur, 1400 of our era. He menti...