Comnenian
- a word derived from Comnenus.
Example Sentences
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The son of Maria was named Alexius; and at the age of ten years he ascended the Byzantine throne, after his father's decease had closed the glories of the Comnenian line.
From History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 4 by Milman, Henry Hart
The excursions of the Comnenian prince had a wider range; and he had spread over the Eastern world the glory of his name and religion.
From History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 4 by Milman, Henry Hart
He had been Bonaparte's faithful confidant from the outset of his career, and could furnish a queen who boasted an ancestry no less distinguished than that of the Greek emperors of the Comnenian family.
From The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. III. (of IV.) by Sloane, William Milligan
After these losses, the emperors of the Comnenian family continued to reign from the Danube to Peloponnesus, and from Belgrade to Nice, Trebizond, and the winding stream of the Meander.
From History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 5 by Milman, Henry Hart
The four last centuries are exempt from the reproach of penury; and with the Comnenian family, the historic muse of Constantinople again revives, but her apparel is gaudy, her motions are without elegance or grace.
From History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 4 by Milman, Henry Hart
