Ridpath's Universal history : an account of the origin, primitive condition and ethnic development of the great races of mankind, and of the principal events in the evolution and progress of the civilized life among men and nations, from recent and authentic sources with a preliminary inquiry on the time, place and manner of the beginning . the death of Justinian, the insurgentPhilijjpicus reigned for two years, but in 713was assassinated in his chamber. Thereupona certain Artemius, under the title of II., was elevated to the throne. Thoughhaving few antecedent claims to the Imper
Ridpath's Universal history : an account of the origin, primitive condition and ethnic development of the great races of mankind, and of the principal events in the evolution and progress of the civilized life among men and nations, from recent and authentic sources with a preliminary inquiry on the time, place and manner of the beginning . the death of Justinian, the insurgentPhilijjpicus reigned for two years, but in 713was assassinated in his chamber. Thereupona certain Artemius, under the title of II., was elevated to the throne. Thoughhaving few antecedent claims to the Imperialauthority, he began immediately to win byhLs virtues that recoguiti(m which he couldnever hope to attain according to the rules oflegitimacy. But the spirit of insuliordinationand rebellion was now rife in the Empire, anda mutiny in the fleet soon robbed the state ofa wise and prudent ruler. Anastasius findinghimself pressed to the wall liy the mutineers,resigned the scepter to his antagonist, who wasproclaimed as HI. The latter,however, had iu his temporary ascendency noabiding root of strength, aud after a briefreign of a few months duration, lie was, in717, com]ielleil to sulnnit to the sn])erior claimsof Leo, the I<aurian, general of the easternarmy. ROME. —THE KOXOLLA^TiS. LXXITT—The IS eievatidii to theImpcrirtl ofliee must be referred to the i>artial-ity (if the soldiers. hLs power was hailed witli the general acclaimof the people. Such were his abilities thatfriends and foes alike were compelled to ac-knowledge the fortuitous wisdom of the army. Now it was that the Saracens, frenzied withreligious zeal, blown up like a cloud of locustsfrom the south, settled before two years the city was besieged by OmarQ., and it was falsely noised through the worldthat the Eastern Empire had been subjugatedby a caliph; but this premature alarm wassoon quieted by the destruction of the Arabfl
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