The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians and Grecians, Volumen1G. Long, 1830 |
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... carried the prize . In the afternoon , they ran the same course on horseback . The gymnastic or athletic combats followed the races . The place of that exercise was upon the banks of the Ilissus , a small river , which runs through ...
... carried the prize . In the afternoon , they ran the same course on horseback . The gymnastic or athletic combats followed the races . The place of that exercise was upon the banks of the Ilissus , a small river , which runs through ...
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... carried a thyrsus in their hands , a kind of pike with ivy leaves twisted round it . They had drums , horns , pipes ... carrying baskets on their heads covered with vine and ivy leaves . To these ceremonies others were added , obscene to ...
... carried a thyrsus in their hands , a kind of pike with ivy leaves twisted round it . They had drums , horns , pipes ... carrying baskets on their heads covered with vine and ivy leaves . To these ceremonies others were added , obscene to ...
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... carried a torch ; t another a herald , whose office was to pronounce certain mysterious words ; and a third to attend at the altar . Besides these officers one of the principal magistrates of the city was ap- pointed , to take care that ...
... carried a torch ; t another a herald , whose office was to pronounce certain mysterious words ; and a third to attend at the altar . Besides these officers one of the principal magistrates of the city was ap- pointed , to take care that ...
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... carried mysterious baskets in their hands , filled with several things which they took great care to conceal , and covered with a veil of purple . This ceremony represented the basket into which Proserpine put the flowers she was ...
... carried mysterious baskets in their hands , filled with several things which they took great care to conceal , and covered with a veil of purple . This ceremony represented the basket into which Proserpine put the flowers she was ...
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... carried tais tradition along with them , which was every where retained , though alter- ed and corrupted by the darkness and ignorance of idolatry . None of the an- cients have insisted more upon the necessity of consulting the gods on ...
... carried tais tradition along with them , which was every where retained , though alter- ed and corrupted by the darkness and ignorance of idolatry . None of the an- cients have insisted more upon the necessity of consulting the gods on ...
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The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians ... Charles Rollin,John Adams,John Adams Library (Boston Public Librar Sin vista previa disponible - 2015 |
The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians ... Charles Rollin,John Adams,John Adams Library (Boston Public Librar Sin vista previa disponible - 2015 |
Términos y frases comunes
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Página 348 - Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia...
Página 349 - Who is there among you of all his people ? his God be with him, and let him go up to Jerusalem, which is in Judah, and build the house of the Lord God of Israel, (he is the God,) which is in Jerusalem.
Página 104 - For the land, whither thou goest in to possess it, is not as the land of Egypt, from whence ye came out, where thou sowedst thy seed, and wateredst it with thy foot, as a garden of herbs : but the land, whither ye go to possess it, is a land of hills and valleys, and drinketh water of the rain of heaven...
Página 289 - All this came upon the king Nebuchadnezzar. At the end of twelve months he walked in the palace of the kingdom of Babylon. The king spake, and said, Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power, and for the honour of my majesty...
Página 350 - After this I saw in the night visions and behold a fourth beast dreadful and terrible and strong exceedingly, and it had great iron teeth, it devoured and brake in pieces and stamped the residue with the feet of it, and it was diverse from all the beasts that were before it and it had ten horns.
Página 350 - I beheld, and the same horn made war with the saints, and prevailed against them ; until the Ancient of days came, and judgment was given to the saints of the Most High ; and the time came that the saints possessed the kingdom.
Página 141 - WOE to them that go down to Egypt for help ; and stay on horses, and trust in chariots, because they are many ; and in horsemen, because they are very strong ; but they look not unto the Holy One of Israel, neither seek the LORD...
Página 289 - And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing : and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth : and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou...
Página 339 - Belshazzar, hast not humbled thine heart, though thou knewest all this ; but hast lifted up thyself against the Lord of Heaven, and they have brought the vessels of his house before thee, and thou, and thy lords, thy wives, and thy concuhines, have drunk wine in them ; and thou hast praised the gods of silver, and gold, of brass, iron, wood, and stone, which see not, nor hear, nor know : and the God in whose hand thy breath is, and whose are all thy ways, hast thou not glorified...
Página 339 - This is the interpretation of the thing : MENE ; God hath numbered thy kingdom, and finished it. TEKEL ; Thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting. PERES ; Thy kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and Persians.