Even the papacy went through an age of decadence, which ended only in 999 when emperor Otto III selected Silvester II as pope.

Even though Byzantine emperors maintained a claim over the territory, and no barbarian king in the west dared to elevate himself to the position of Emperor of the West, Byzantine control of most of the West could not be sustained ; the reconquest of the Italian peninsula and Mediterranean periphery by Justinian was the sole, and temporary, exception.

Even with our imperfect knowledge of Byzantine genealogy, no less than eleven emperors may be traced among his ancestors.

Even at times when a Chinese dynasty had to bribe nomads from raiding their border such as in the Han Dynasty and the Song Dynasty, the emperors gave " gifts " to the Xiongnu and the Khitan.

Even before that, in 95 AD, Flavius Clemens, a nephew of the emperors Titus and Domitian, suffered the penalty of death for undergoing circumcision, and embracing the Jewish faith with his wife Domitilla ( see Grätz, " Gesch.

Even kings and emperors were not immune to hunting accidents.

Even in its narrowest urban sections it is rarely less than wide.

Even though Doonesbury frequently features major real-life U. S. politicians, they are rarely depicted with their real faces.

Even in the appointment of the prime minister, the Governor-General rarely exercises any discretion, usually appointing the leader of the largest party or coalition of parties in the House of Representatives.

Even today the play is rarely performed in its entirety, and has only once been dramatised on film completely, with Kenneth Branagh's 1996 version.

Even then, nickel is reactive enough with oxygen so that native nickel is rarely found on Earth's surface, being mostly confined to the interiors of larger nickel – iron meteorites that were protected from oxidation during their time in space.

Even at this time, however, temperatures rarely rise above.

Even so, on most parts of the continent the snow rarely melts and is eventually compressed to become the glacial ice that makes up the ice sheet.

Even though the theories of Thomas Malthus would predict that famines reduce the size of the population commensurate with available food resources, in fact even the most severe famines have rarely dented population growth for more than a few years.

Even the largest of laboratories rarely do all these tests themselves, and some must be referred to other labs.

Even in official government documents this constitutional requirement is rarely enforced.

Even if the police do manage to capture and imprison him ( which rarely happens ), he is soon out again.

Even modern classic hits and oldies outlets, which cover this time period, rarely play cuts from the teen idols of the era, with the exception of Michael Jackson of The Jackson Five, who began his career as a teen idol along with his brothers, but whose individual career eventually evolved far beyond the limitations of that description and into superstardom.

Even though ARCNET is now rarely used for new general networks, the diminishing installed base still requires support-and it retains a niche in industrial control.

Even then, because Heerhugowaard is surrounded on three sides by large bodies of water, as well as enjoying a significant heat island effect, nights rarely fall below.

Even when the Jeffersons were spun off into their own show in 1975, Stewart's character was rarely referred to again and was never seen.

Even so, on most parts of the continent the snow rarely melts and is eventually compressed to become the glacial ice that makes up the ice sheet.

Even when " the V75 circuit comes to town " attendance rarely exceeds 5000 people.

Even in Tests " he varied his pace cleverly, rarely bowling flat-out for a whole over, but unleashing the odd very quick delivery.

" Even friendly kobolds are rarely completely good, and house kobolds may do mischief for no particular reason.

Even the fastidious Egyptians rarely had special bathrooms.

Even more rarely there have been reports of herons eating acorns, peas and grains, but most vegetable matter consumed is accidental.

Even such basic information as measurement distance is rarely reported.

Even though most earwigs have wings and are capable of flight, they are rarely seen in flight.

Even though access was strictly regulated, inhabitants of the palace rarely had to venture out since the palace functioned almost as an autonomous entity, a city within a city.

Even more disparaging, significant developments in the quality of life for the villages of the European west greatly surpassed those in the communist east ( the majority of which only had electricity ).

Even after professional foot racing died out, it was not until 1915 that the professional record of 4: 12¾ ( set by Walter George in 1886 ) was surpassed by an amateur.

Even at this early stage in the band's history, they were already becoming known for their incredible song lengths ; 019: Hypnosis, Drugs, and Mind Control ( The Beginning: A Touch ) is eight hours long, 028: Even to the Edge of Doom is twenty-four hours long, 044: A Corpse in My Arms on Awakening breaks the one day mark at thirty-seven hours long, but is surpassed by 045: The Wicked Cease From Struggling which is one-hundred and sixty-eight hours long.

Even though Woods becomes the first player to earn more than $ 2m in a season, however, his earnings are surpassed by the leading player on the Senior PGA Tour, Hale Irwin, who wins 9 times.

`` Even when the islands were under German mandate before World War 1,, Europeans gave Eromonga a wide berth.

Even the most rational of men, under great stress, may be transported by a new faith and behave like mystics.

Even then, as you go into the house oppressed by the knowledge that something is cooking and that your house has passed under this unaccountable, official control, could you go on forgetting that you still had that ridiculous hat on your head and you were still carrying that childish horn in your hand??

Even Poseidon, who normally favors the Greeks, comes to Aeneas ' rescue after he falls under the assault of Achilles, noting that Aeneas, though from a junior branch of the royal family, is destined to become king of the Trojan people.

Even while under enemy fire, he " mutters propositions in physics ".

Even a secure block cipher is suitable only for the encryption of a single block under a fixed key.

Even the People's Bank of China has been accorded great latitude due to the difficulty of problems it faces, though in the People's Republic of China the official role of the bank remains that of a national bank rather than a central bank, underlined by the official refusal to " unpeg " the yuan or to revalue it " under pressure ".

Even if Attlee had been prepared to serve under Chamberlain ( in a " national emergency government "), he would not have been able to carry the party with him.

Even though Rome abandoned its Britannic provinces around 400 AD, the Germanic mercenarieswho had largely become instrumental in enforcing Roman rule in Britanniaacquired ownership of land there and continued to use a mixture of Roman and Teutonic Law, with much written down under the early Anglo-Saxon Kings.

Even though he admired the eminent Rodin he left the Rodin studio after only two months, saying, " Nothing can grow under big trees.

Even the Church and hereditary clergy had become highly hierarchical, and the holders of benefices, the canons and the monks were under scandalous aspersions and mutual repulsion.

Even under very high concentrations, it can still distinguish very small differences in concentration.

Even if we do make some sort of connection between the 4th century Huns and the 1st century Xiongnu, an awful lot of water has passed under an awful lot of bridges in the three hundred years ' worth of lost history.

Even without specific restrictions on powder and primers, they may be covered under other laws governing explosive materials.

Even after he was arrested and put under house arrest by the Taleban authorities immediately after Herat's fall in 1995, he was allowed a degree of autonomy because the Taleban respected him because they shared similar fundamentalist ideologies.

Even after focusing primarily on his manga career, Asamiya continued to do character designs and creative consultation on anime series based on his stories, occasionally under the Kikuchi name.

Even with secure knots, slippage may occur when the knot is first put under real tension.

Even if the denotation of lycanthropy is limited to the wolf-metamorphosis of living human beings, the beliefs classed together under this head are far from uniform, and the term is somewhat capriciously applied.

In a poem by the sultan under a nom de plume, he says " Even if the rivers became wine, they wouldn't fill my glass.

Even when several Merovingian kings simultaneously ruled their own realms, the kingdom — not unlike the late Roman Empire — was conceived of as a single entity ruled collectively by these several kings ( in their own realms ) among whom a turn of events could result in the reunification of the whole kingdom under a single ruler.

Even though Gospatric and Siward's son Waltheof submitted by the end of the year, the arrival of a Danish army under Sweyn Estridsson seemed to ensure that William's position remained weak.

Even the sharpest metal knife has a jagged, irregular blade when viewed under a strong enough microscope ; when examined even under an electron microscope an obsidian blade is still smooth and even.

Even when stored under mineral oil, samarium gradually oxidizes and develops a grayish-yellow powder of the oxide-hydroxide mixture at the surface.