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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... manner as the cannon is hinder- ed from doing execution in most of the battles fought in these our times . The mercenaries of the tyrant prevailed at length , not only by their advantage of number , but ( as Polybius well observeth ) by ...
... manner as the cannon is hinder- ed from doing execution in most of the battles fought in these our times . The mercenaries of the tyrant prevailed at length , not only by their advantage of number , but ( as Polybius well observeth ) by ...
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... manner already lost the day . But hereby they greatly dis- ordered their own battle ; and no sooner had the foremost of them recovered the further bank , than they were stoutly charged by the Achæans , whọ drove them headlong into the ...
... manner already lost the day . But hereby they greatly dis- ordered their own battle ; and no sooner had the foremost of them recovered the further bank , than they were stoutly charged by the Achæans , whọ drove them headlong into the ...
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... manner of war in- ferior to any that should have brought against them no great odds of number . As for the Macedonian , he made no great use of them . But when he had once concluded peace with the Romans and Ætoli- ans , he studied how ...
... manner of war in- ferior to any that should have brought against them no great odds of number . As for the Macedonian , he made no great use of them . But when he had once concluded peace with the Romans and Ætoli- ans , he studied how ...
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... manner of pursuit . SECT . VIII . The Romans , after their Carthaginian war , seek mat- ter of quarrel against Philip . The Athenians upon slight cause proclaim war against Philip , moved thereto by Attalus , whom they flatter . Philip ...
... manner of pursuit . SECT . VIII . The Romans , after their Carthaginian war , seek mat- ter of quarrel against Philip . The Athenians upon slight cause proclaim war against Philip , moved thereto by Attalus , whom they flatter . Philip ...
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... manner ) his own professed ene- mies . But such things must be published abroad , if only to predispose men unto the war , and give it the more honest colour . Philip was a man of ill condition , and therefore CHAP . IV . 15 OF THE WORLD .
... manner ) his own professed ene- mies . But such things must be published abroad , if only to predispose men unto the war , and give it the more honest colour . Philip was a man of ill condition , and therefore CHAP . IV . 15 OF THE WORLD .
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