 | 1851 - 636 pages
...bestowed a portion of their kingdom upon the Pope ; and thus " the world," says the Roman historian, " beheld, for the first time, a Christian bishop invested...of taxes, and the wealth of the palace of Ravenna." But while outward events thus favoured the temporal aggrandisement of the papal see, there was exercised... | |
 | John Murray (Firm), Octavian Blewitt - 1853 - 362 pages
...were expelled, and Ravenna with the exarchate given to the Holy See as a temporal possession ; " aud the world beheld for the first time a Christian bishop...of taxes, and the wealth of the palace of Ravenna." This rapid sketch of Ravenna during the days of its prosperity as the seat of sovereignty will hardly... | |
 | Albert Barnes - 1853 - 500 pages
...salvation of his soul. The splendid donation was granted in supreme and absolute dominion, and the ivorld beheld for the first time a Christian bishop invested...of taxes, and the wealth of the palace of Ravenna. In the dissolution of the Lombard kingdom, the inhabitants of the duchy of Spoleti sought a refuge... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1854 - 578 pages
...and the salvation ot his'soul. The splendid donation was granted in supreme and absolute dominion, and the world beheld for the first time a Christian...imposition of taxes, and the wealth of the palace of Eavenna. In the dissolution of the Lombard kingdom, the inhabitants of the duchy of Spoleto * sought... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1855 - 496 pages
...and the salvation of his soul. The splendid donation was granted in supreme and absolute dominion, and the world beheld for the first time a Christian...of taxes, and the wealth of the palace of Ravenna. In the dissolution of the Lombard kingdom the inhabitants of the duchy of Spolcto 64 sought a refuge... | |
 | Albert Barnes - 1855 - 508 pages
...dominion, and the world beheld for thefirtl time a Christian biihop invested vrith the prerogative* of a temporal prince, the choice of magistrates, the...of taxes, and the wealth of the palace of Ravenna. In the dissolution of the Lombard kingdom, tbo inhabitants of the duchy of Spolctt sought a refuge... | |
 | Matthew Bridges - 1855 - 594 pages
...those secular fluctuations •which attend all sublunary affaire. It comprised the supreme selection of magistrates, the exercise of justice, the imposition of taxes, and the command of all civil, military, or naval forces. Not, however, had the municipal government expired... | |
 | John Murray (Firm) - 1857 - 416 pages
...Lombards were expelled, and Ravenna with the exarchate given to the Holy See as a temporal possession ; " and the world beheld for the first time a Christian...taxes, and the wealth of the palace of Ravenna." After the transfer of the exarchate to Rome by the Carlovingian princes, the fortunes of Ravenna began rapidly... | |
 | 1857 - 376 pages
...Lombards were expelled, and Ravenna with the exarchate given to the Holy See as a temporal possession ; " and the world beheld for the first time a Christian...taxes, and the wealth of the palace of Ravenna." After the transfer of the exarchate to Rome by the Carlovingian princes, the fortunes of Ravenna began rapidly... | |
 | Albert Barnes - 1857 - 508 pages
...Christian bishop invested iritk the prerogatives of a temporal prince, the choice of magistrates, tho exercise of justice, the imposition of taxes, and the wealth of the palace of Ravenna. In the dissolution of the Lombard kingdom, the inhabitants of the duchy of Spoleti sought a refuge... | |
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The splendid donation was granted in supreme and absolute dominion, and the world beheld, for the first time, a Christian bishop invested with the prerogatives of a temporal prince : the choice of magistrates, the exercise of justice, the imposition of... 
