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- proper noun A male
given name of mostlyhistorical use.
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Neither his own suspicions, nor the warnings of his friends, nor the tardy aid of his brother Leo, nor the fortress which he had erected in the palace, could protect Nicephorus from a domestic foe, at whose voice every door was open to the assassins.
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 1206
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St. Sophia, in Nicephorus Gregoras (l.vii. 12, l. xv.
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 1206
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However, Michael would not consent to an actual restoration of images such as Nicephorus demanded from him, for he declared that he did not wish to interfere in religious matters and would leave everything as he had found it.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 11: New Mexico-Philip 1840-1916 1913
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"Nicephorus," said the Emperor, "must settle that with our daughter.
Waverley Novels — Volume 12 Walter Scott 1801
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"Theodore stands out in Church history as one of the great reformers of monastic life", said Pope Benedict, "and, alongside Patriarch St. Nicephorus of Constantinople, as a defender of sacred images during the second stage of iconoclasm".
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Nicephorus, the general logothete (i.e., the imperial treasurer), became emperor, and the prospect of union was dead.
superversive: Gondor, Byzantium, and Feudalism superversive 2010
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Paragraph 201 - This year [Nicephorus III] Botaneiates was made a monk and Alexius [I Comnenus] was made emperor.
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Reaching Aachen in October, the emperor received in audience the legates mentioned and made peace with the emperor Nicephorus and with Abulaz, rex of Spain.
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He returned Venetia to Nicephorus and recovered count Haimric, who had earlier been captured by the Saracens and was sent back by Abulaz.
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Nicephorus — the bravery and fidelity of the Acolyte — and the virtue and wisdom of Agelastes — have I not had them all in my purse?
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