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OF THE

EASTERN ROMAN EMPIRE

FROM THE FALL OF IRENE TO THE
ACCESSION OF BASIL I.

REGIUS PROFESSOR OF MODERN HISTORY

AND FELLOW OF KING'S COLLEGE, IN THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE

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