The History of Civilization: From the Fall of the Roman Empire to the French Revolution, Volume 2Bell, 1886 |
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... Edeco and Vigilius . Embassy of Theodosius to Attila . Details as to the manners of the Huns ; their mode of life , & c . The Scythian Edeco , who had performed great military exploits , again came with Orestes , in quality of envoy ...
... Edeco and Vigilius . Embassy of Theodosius to Attila . Details as to the manners of the Huns ; their mode of life , & c . The Scythian Edeco , who had performed great military exploits , again came with Orestes , in quality of envoy ...
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... Edeco , but solely what should be to his great advantage , the latter not to reveal what should be proposed to him , even though he should not execute it , the eunuch told Edeco that if on his return to Scythia , he would kill Attila ...
... Edeco , but solely what should be to his great advantage , the latter not to reveal what should be proposed to him , even though he should not execute it , the eunuch told Edeco that if on his return to Scythia , he would kill Attila ...
Page 417
... Edeco and Orestes , gave them silk garments and precious stones of India . Orestes , Edeco having withdrawn , said to Maximin that he was the wise and prudent man who took care not to do as so many others did , and who avoided anything ...
... Edeco and Orestes , gave them silk garments and precious stones of India . Orestes , Edeco having withdrawn , said to Maximin that he was the wise and prudent man who took care not to do as so many others did , and who avoided anything ...
Page 418
... Edeco went to announce our arrival to Attila.2 The barbarians who were to be our guides still remained with us . Towards night , while we were at supper , we heard the sound of approaching horses : two Scythian warriors soon appeared ...
... Edeco went to announce our arrival to Attila.2 The barbarians who were to be our guides still remained with us . Towards night , while we were at supper , we heard the sound of approaching horses : two Scythian warriors soon appeared ...
Page 419
... Edeco is of the same opinion as myself . " Whether he spoke true or false , his only object was to profit by the embassy , to find an occa- sion to make Attila fall into the snare prepared for him , and to carry back the gold which Edeco ...
... Edeco is of the same opinion as myself . " Whether he spoke true or false , his only object was to profit by the embassy , to find an occa- sion to make Attila fall into the snare prepared for him , and to carry back the gold which Edeco ...
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