By the early eighth century, the empire had lost roughly two-thirds of the territory it had possessed in the year 600, and its remaining area was being raided by Arabs and Bulgarians.

到八世纪早期，帝国已经失去了大约三分之二的领土，其拥有了600年的剩余土地正在遭受阿拉伯人和保加利亚人的袭击。

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By the early eleventh century, however, the empire had regained almost half of its lost possessions, its new frontiers were secure, and its influence extended far beyond its borders.

然而，到11世纪早期，帝国已收复了几乎一半的失地，新的边境得到了保障，其影响力远远超出了国界。

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Hence this book, Chasing the Sea: Lost Among the Ghosts of Empire in Central Asia, talks about a road trip from Tashkent to Karakalpakstan, where millions of lives have been destroyed by the slow drying up of the sea.

因此，这本书名为《追逐大海：迷失在中亚帝国的幽灵中》，讲述了一段从塔什干到卡拉卡尔的公路之旅。在卡拉卡尔，数百万人的生命因海洋的慢慢干涸而湮灭。

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Traditionalists like the link with the lost empire.

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In this time Petersen also lost his Empire title following a stoppage defeat to Ben Foord.

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Would we have lost the empire if we had not gone soft?

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