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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... side , came in con- tinual supply , till at length all the mercenaries , both of the Achæans and of Machanidas were drawn up to the fight ; being so far advanced each before their own phalanx , that it could no otherwise be discerned ...
... side , came in con- tinual supply , till at length all the mercenaries , both of the Achæans and of Machanidas were drawn up to the fight ; being so far advanced each before their own phalanx , that it could no otherwise be discerned ...
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... side ; and searched for an easy passage over . He was easily discovered by his purple cassock , and the costly trappings of his horse . Philopomen there- fore leaving the charge of the bridge unto another , coasted him all the way that ...
... side ; and searched for an easy passage over . He was easily discovered by his purple cassock , and the costly trappings of his horse . Philopomen there- fore leaving the charge of the bridge unto another , coasted him all the way that ...
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... side , entered into a strict confederacy with the Etolians , Rhodians , and other of the Greeks . But when Phi- lip had ended his Ætolian war , and was devising with Antiochus about sharing between them two the kingdom of Egypt ...
... side , entered into a strict confederacy with the Etolians , Rhodians , and other of the Greeks . But when Phi- lip had ended his Ætolian war , and was devising with Antiochus about sharing between them two the kingdom of Egypt ...
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... side it was not thought unlikely , that if the Romans , following the king , had set upon his camp , at such time as he fled thither , half amazed with fear of being either slain or taken , they might have won it . But that noble ...
... side it was not thought unlikely , that if the Romans , following the king , had set upon his camp , at such time as he fled thither , half amazed with fear of being either slain or taken , they might have won it . But that noble ...
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... side were hindered ; either by foul weather at sea , or by want of daring , and of means . SECT . XII . Villius , the Roman consul , wastes a year to no effect . War of the Gauls in Italy . An embassy of the Ro- mans to Carthage ...
... side were hindered ; either by foul weather at sea , or by want of daring , and of means . SECT . XII . Villius , the Roman consul , wastes a year to no effect . War of the Gauls in Italy . An embassy of the Ro- mans to Carthage ...
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Achæans Achæus Æmilius answer army Asia Attalus bassadors battle Berreo better brought Cacique called Callicrates camp Captain Carthaginians cause Chalcis commanded consul danger Dardanians death defend Demetrius desire divers durst Egypt enemy Etolians Eumenes Evergetes father fear fleet force fore friends gave gold gotten Greece Greeks Guiana Guianians hand Hannibal hath honour hope horse hundred Illyrian Indians Indies island king Antiochus king's kingdom land late league liberty lord Lycortas Macedon Macedonian Machanidas majesty manner Martius Masinissa matter Morequito mountains Nabis nation Orinoco peace Pergamus Perseus Peru Philip Philopomen Polyb Polybius prætor prince province Ptolemy Quintius rest Rhodians river Rome Scipio Seleucus senate sent embassadors shew ships side slain soldiers Spaniards taken thence ther thereby Thessaly things thither thought thousand Thrace Thracians Titus told took town tyrant unto the Romans victory victuals Wherefore wherein whereof whilst