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In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts Rn History The Military Policy of Leo III and Constantine V and lts Effect on Arab-Byzantine Warfare on the Taurus Border, 7L5-775 A.D. by CLINTON STAPLES A thesis presented to the University of Manitoba in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts rn History Whnipeg, Manitoba Clint Staples, 1.994 WWW NationalLibrary Bibtiothèque narionate w -r W oluanada duCanada Acquisitions and Direction des acquisitions et BibliographicServices Branch des services bibli'ographiques 395 Wellington Street 39S. rue Weltinoton Otlawa, Ontario Ottawa lOntarió KlA 0N4 xlA o¡là ' y*t t¡to votte fttêterce Ou l¡le Nolre Élêrcnce TTIE AUTHOR HAS GRANTED AN L'AUTEUR A ACCORDE UNE LICENCE IRREVO CABLE NON-EXCLUSIVE IRREVOCABLE ET NON EXCLUSIVE LICENCE ALLOWING TI{E NATIONAL PERMETTANT A LA BIBLIOTHEQUE LIBRARY OF CANADA TO NATIONALE DU CANADA DE REPRODUCE, LOAN, DISTRIBUTE OR REPRODUIRE, PRETER. 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