The History of the World: In Five Books. Viz. Treating of the Beginning and First Ages of Same from the Creation Unto Abraham. Of the Birth of Abraham to the Destruction of Jerusalem to the Time of Philip of Macedon. From the Reign of Philip of Macedon to the Establishing of that Kingdom in the Race of Antigonus. From Settled Rule of Alexander's Successors in the East Until the Romans (prevailing Over All) Made Conquest of Asia and Macedon, Volumen6Archibald Constable and Company and sold, 1820 - 546 páginas |
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... enemy , he used a pretty device . He wrote the word Victory upon the hand of his soothsayer ' , in such colours as would easily come off : and when the hot liver of the beast that was sacrificed , had cleanly taken the print of the ...
... enemy , he used a pretty device . He wrote the word Victory upon the hand of his soothsayer ' , in such colours as would easily come off : and when the hot liver of the beast that was sacrificed , had cleanly taken the print of the ...
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... enemy to Seleucus ; who never durst attempt to recover from him , by war , the territory that he had gotten and held . Finally , when he had reigned two and twenty years , he died by a surfeit of over much drink ; and left his kingdom ...
... enemy to Seleucus ; who never durst attempt to recover from him , by war , the territory that he had gotten and held . Finally , when he had reigned two and twenty years , he died by a surfeit of over much drink ; and left his kingdom ...
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... enemy , and since he durst not in a few days after put forth to sea , when Attalus and the Rhodians came to brave him in his port , the ho- nour of the victory was adjudged to his enemies . This notwithstanding , Philip afterwards ...
... enemy , and since he durst not in a few days after put forth to sea , when Attalus and the Rhodians came to brave him in his port , the ho- nour of the victory was adjudged to his enemies . This notwithstanding , Philip afterwards ...
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... enemy had no hope to win by force . But Philip could not stay to settle himself in those parts . Attalus and the Rhodians were too strong for him at sea , and compelled him to make haste back into Macedon , whither they followed him all ...
... enemy had no hope to win by force . But Philip could not stay to settle himself in those parts . Attalus and the Rhodians were too strong for him at sea , and compelled him to make haste back into Macedon , whither they followed him all ...
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... enemy , that solicited not only the towns upon the continent , but all the islands in those seas ; visiting them in person , or sending embassadors , as one that meant shortly to hold war with the Romans upon their own ground . Philip ...
... enemy , that solicited not only the towns upon the continent , but all the islands in those seas ; visiting them in person , or sending embassadors , as one that meant shortly to hold war with the Romans upon their own ground . Philip ...
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