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Florian. History of the Moors of Spain
History of the Moors of Spain
Table of Contents
FIRST EPOCH. PAGE
SECOND EPOCH
THIRD EPOCH
FOURTH EPOCH
INTRODUCTION
A HISTORY OF THE MOORS OF SPAIN. FIRST EPOCH. THE CONQUESTS OF THE ARABS OR MOORS
[5] A.D. 569
SECOND EPOCH. THE KINGS OF CORDOVA BECOME THE CALIPHS OF THE WEST
THIRD EPOCH. CONTAINING AN ACCOUNT OF THE PRINCIPAL KINGDOMS THAT SPRANG FROM THE RUINS OF THE CALIPHATE
[5] A.D. 1178
FOURTH EPOCH. THE KINGS OF GRENADA
GONZULO AND ZELINDA. A MOORISH ROMANCE
GANZUL Y ZELINDA. ROMANCE MORO
NOTES. FIRST EPOCH
SECOND EPOCH
THIRD EPOCH
FOURTH EPOCH
A BRIEF ACCOUNT. OF THE. RISE AND DECLINE. OF THE. MOHAMMEDAN EMPIRE; THE LITERATURE, SCIENCE, AND RELIGION OF THE ARABS; AND THE PRESENT CONDITION OF MOHAMMEDANISM
A. BRIEF ACCOUNT. OF THE. MOHAMMEDAN EMPIRE. CHAPTER I
CHAPTER II
CHAPTER III
THE END
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Florian
Published by Good Press, 2019
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terrible Mussulmans.
Modest, in spite of the triumphs that everywhere attended them, and attributing their success to God alone, these Moslems preserved unaltered their austere manners, their frugality, their severe discipline, and their reverence for poverty, though surrounded by the most corrupt of the nations of the earth, and exposed to the seductive influences of the delicious climates and the luxurious pleasures of some of the richest and most {28} beautiful countries in the world. During the sacking of a city, the most eager and impetuous soldier would be instantly arrested in the work of pillage by the word of his chief, and would, with the strictest fidelity, deliver up the booty he had obtained, that it might be deposited in the general treasury. Even the most independent and magnificent of the heroic chiefs would hasten, in accordance with the directions of the caliph, to take the command of an army, and would become successively generals, private soldiers, or ambassadors, in obedience to his slightest wish. In fine, Omar himself—Omar, the richest, the greatest, the most puissant of the monarchs of Asia, set forward upon a journey to Jerusalem; mounted upon a red camel, which bore a sack of barley, one of rice, a well-filled water-skin, and a wooden vase. Thus equipped, the caliph travelled through the midst of conquered nations, who crowded around his path at every step, entreating his blessing and praying him to adjudge their quarrels. At last he joined his army, and, inculcating precepts of simplicity, valour, and humility upon the soldiers, he made his entrance into the Holy City, liberated such of its former Christian possessors as had become {29} the captives of his people, and commanded the preservation of the churches. Then remounting his camel, the representative of the Prophet returned to Medina, to perform the duties of the high-priest of his religion.
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