A History of the World from the Earliest Records to the Present Time: From the accession of Philip of Macedon to the Roman conquest of Carthage and AsiaWalton and Maberly, 1864 |
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... returned to Athens the second time , Demosthenes protested against their conduct , and charged Eschines as the chief offender . But the people , overjoyed at the thought of peace , passed a vote of thanks to Philip , and summoned the ...
... returned to Athens the second time , Demosthenes protested against their conduct , and charged Eschines as the chief offender . But the people , overjoyed at the thought of peace , passed a vote of thanks to Philip , and summoned the ...
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... returned to their cities ; and even at Athens the force of religious sentiment neutralized the warning voice of Demosthenes : - " Eschines , you are bringing war , an Amphicty- onic war , into Attica . " At length , however , he ...
... returned to their cities ; and even at Athens the force of religious sentiment neutralized the warning voice of Demosthenes : - " Eschines , you are bringing war , an Amphicty- onic war , into Attica . " At length , however , he ...
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... returned to Macedonia to complete his pre- parations . The expedition was delayed during the whole of the next year ( B.c. 337 ) by his domestic dissensions with Olympias and Alexander , consequent upon his marriage with Cleopatra , to ...
... returned to Macedonia to complete his pre- parations . The expedition was delayed during the whole of the next year ( B.c. 337 ) by his domestic dissensions with Olympias and Alexander , consequent upon his marriage with Cleopatra , to ...
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... returned to his court ; both , however , still with hostile feelings , and the former with that implacable resentment , to which probably Philip fell a victim . We have no ground to conjecture what might have been the result to ...
... returned to his court ; both , however , still with hostile feelings , and the former with that implacable resentment , to which probably Philip fell a victim . We have no ground to conjecture what might have been the result to ...
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... Returning to Corinth , Alexander convoked the states of Greece , and demanded the appointment as generalissimo for the Persian War , which had been conferred on his father at the same place . As before , Sparta alone had the courage to ...
... Returning to Corinth , Alexander convoked the states of Greece , and demanded the appointment as generalissimo for the Persian War , which had been conferred on his father at the same place . As before , Sparta alone had the courage to ...
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Achæan Africa Agathocles Alexander Alexander's alliance allies Alps already ancient Antigonus Antiochus Antipater Apennines army Asia Athenians Athens attack battle called Campania Carthage Carthaginians Cassander cavalry century chief citizens coast colonies Comitia command confederacy conquered conquest consul Curiæ Darius death decemvirs defeat Demetrius Demosthenes Egypt election empire enemy Etruria Etruscans Fabius favour fleet force formed gained garrison Gauls Greece Greek Hamilcar Hannibal Hasdrubal Hellenic hills History of Rome horse Iberians infantry Italian Italy king land language Latin Latium latter league legend Lilybæum Lysimachus Macedonian marched Masinissa Meanwhile mercenaries military Mommsen nations Palatine patricians peace peninsula Persian Philip Phocion Phoenician plain plebeians political possession provinces Ptolemy Punic Pyrrhus race reign republic river Roman Rome Sabine Samnites Scipio seems Senate sent Servius Servius Tullius Sicily siege soldiers Spain Sparta success Tarquin temple territory Thebes Tiber tion traced tribes tribunes Tyre victory whole
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Seite 30 - 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.
Seite 224 - Foul outrage which thou knowest not, which thou shalt never know. Then clasp me round the neck once more, and give me one more kiss; And now mine own dear little girl, there is no way but this." With that he lifted high the steel, and smote her in the side, And in her blood she sank to earth, and with one sob she died.
Seite 128 - As to belong rather to Heaven than Earth — But instantly receives into his soul A sense, a feeling that he loses not, A something that informs him 'tis a moment Whence he may date henceforward and for ever...
Seite 343 - Each cast at the other, as when two black clouds, With Heaven's artillery fraught, come rattling on Over the Caspian ; then stand front to front Hovering a space, till winds the signal blow To join their dark encounter in mid air...
Seite 276 - And the fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron: forasmuch as iron breaketh in pieces and subdueth all things: and as iron that breaketh all these, shall it break in pieces and bruise. And whereas thou sawest the feet and toes, part of potters...
Seite 30 - And he came to the ram that had two horns, which I had seen standing before the river, and ran unto him in the fury of his power.
Seite 36 - Guard them, and him within protect from harms. He can requite thee; for he knows the charms That call fame on such gentle acts as these, And he can spread thy name o'er lands and seas, Whatever clime the sun's bright circle warms. Lift not thy spear against the Muses
Seite 140 - The Niobe of nations, — there she stands, Childless and crownless, in her voiceless woe ; An empty urn within her withered hands, Whose holy dust was scattered long ago ; The Scipios...
Seite 202 - The early history of Rome is indeed far more poetical than anything else in Latin literature. The loves of the Vestal and the God of War, the cradle laid among the reeds of Tiber, the fig-tree, the she-wolf, the shepherd's cabin, the recognition, the fratricide, the rape of the Sabines, the death of Tarpeia, the fall of Hostus Hostilius, the struggle of...
Seite 80 - Therefore the he goat waxed very great: and when he was strong, the great horn was broken ; and for it came up four notable ones toward the four winds of heaven.