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| | Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, page 268 (v. 3) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14) |
 | | His original name was Bardanes; he was the son of Nicephorus Patricius ; and he had distinguished himself as a general during the reigns of Justinian and his predecessors ; he was sent into exile by Tiberius Absimarus, on the charge of aspiring to the crown. |
 | | Philippicus had scarcely arrived in his capital when Terbilis, king of Bulgaria, made his sudden appearance under its walls, burned the suburbs, and retired with many captives and an immense booty. |
 | | On a given signal, one of the conspirators, Rufus, entered the bed-room, and, with the assistance of his friends, carried the drunken prince off to a lonely place, where he was deprived of his eyesight. |
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