The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians, and Grecians, Volumen6G.G. and J. Robinson; W. Richardson and Company; H. Gardner; W. Otridge and Son; R. Baldwin ... [and 16 others]. By Darton and Harvey, 1800 |
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... ground , were wounded with the darts that were fhot from the eminence ; not to mention that the flower of the Perfian horfe were drawn together in this place ; and that Memnon , in concert with his fons , commanded there . The ...
... ground , were wounded with the darts that were fhot from the eminence ; not to mention that the flower of the Perfian horfe were drawn together in this place ; and that Memnon , in concert with his fons , commanded there . The ...
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... ground , which was owing to the furprife they were feifed with , rather than bravery . But when they faw themselves attacked at the fame time by the cavalry , and the Mace- donian phalanx , which had croffed the river , and that the ...
... ground , which was owing to the furprife they were feifed with , rather than bravery . But when they faw themselves attacked at the fame time by the cavalry , and the Mace- donian phalanx , which had croffed the river , and that the ...
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... ground . The attack of thefe walls , which were built in a femi - circular form , deftroyed a prodigious number of men ; because the befieged , from the top of the towers that were raised on the feveral fides , took the enemy in flank ...
... ground . The attack of thefe walls , which were built in a femi - circular form , deftroyed a prodigious number of men ; because the befieged , from the top of the towers that were raised on the feveral fides , took the enemy in flank ...
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... ground , and in the day - time are always upon their " feet . Do you fancy that the Theffalian cavalry , and " that of Acarnania and Ætolia , who all are armed cap - a - pee , are to be repulfed by ftones hurled from flings , and with ...
... ground , and in the day - time are always upon their " feet . Do you fancy that the Theffalian cavalry , and " that of Acarnania and Ætolia , who all are armed cap - a - pee , are to be repulfed by ftones hurled from flings , and with ...
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... ground , which was but wide enough for a small army to act and move at liberty in , reduced , in some measure , the two armies to an equality . By this means the Macedonians had fpace fufficient to employ their whole army ; whereas the ...
... ground , which was but wide enough for a small army to act and move at liberty in , reduced , in some measure , the two armies to an equality . By this means the Macedonians had fpace fufficient to employ their whole army ; whereas the ...
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Página 103 - And as I was considering, behold, an he goat came from the west on the face of the whole earth, and touched not the ground : and the goat had a notable horn between his eyes.
Página 103 - And I saw him come close unto the ram, and he was moved with choler against him, and smote the ram, and brake his two horns : and there was no power in the ram to stand before him, but he cast him down to the ground, and stamped upon him : and there was none that could deliver the ram out of his hand.
Página 103 - I saw the ram pushing westward, and northward, and southward; so that no beasts might stand before him, neither was there any that could deliver out of his hand; but he did according to his will, and became great.
Página 186 - To our friends we give corn, which we procure by the labour of our oxen ; with them we offer wine to the gods in our cup ; and with regard to our enemies, we combat them at a distance with our arrows, and near at hand with our javelins.
Página 229 - ... part of his foot, did not behave like the great Darius, who, in a like disaster, was the first that fled ; on the contrary, he continued in the field, as long as one battalion or squadron stood their ground ; but at last, having received a wound in the shoulder, he retired upon his elephant ; and was easily distinguished from the rest by the greatness of his...
Página 83 - The courage of the combatants increased with the danger; and each side, animated by the most powerful motives, fought like lions. Wherever the battering-rams had beat down any part of the wall, and the bridges were thrown out, instantly the Argyraspides mounted the breach with the utmost valour, being headed by Admetus, one of the bravest officers in the army, who was killed by the thrust of a partisan * as he was encouraging his soldiers.
Página 91 - The LORD of hosts hath purposed it, to stain the pride of all glory, and to bring into contempt all the honourable of the earth.
Página 103 - And I saw in a vision; and it came to pass, when I saw, that I was at Shushan in the palace, which is in the province of Elam; and I saw in a vision, and I was by the river of Ulai.
Página 103 - Then I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and, behold, there stood before the river a ram which had two horns ; and the two horns were high ; but one was higher than the other, and the higher came up last.
Página 186 - And that thou mayest be sensible what kind of people the Scythians are, know, that we received from heaven, as a rich present, a yoke of oxen, a ploughshare, a dart, a javelin, and a cup.