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, Volume 5Archibald Constable and Company and sold, 1820 - 546 pagina's |
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Pagina iii
... Spain . Quarrels be tween the Romans and Carthaginians . Hannibal be- siegeth and taketh Saguntum , whilst the Romans are busied with the Illyrians . War proclaimed between Rome and Carthage ......... .. 200 203 207 ***** 187 SECT . II ...
... Spain . Quarrels be tween the Romans and Carthaginians . Hannibal be- siegeth and taketh Saguntum , whilst the Romans are busied with the Illyrians . War proclaimed between Rome and Carthage ......... .. 200 203 207 ***** 187 SECT . II ...
Pagina iv
... Spain , before Asdrubal , the son of Hamilcar , followed thence his brother Hannibal into Italy SECT . XII . - The great troubles that Hannibal raised in all quarters to the city of Rome . Posthumius , the Roman general , with his whole ...
... Spain , before Asdrubal , the son of Hamilcar , followed thence his brother Hannibal into Italy SECT . XII . - The great troubles that Hannibal raised in all quarters to the city of Rome . Posthumius , the Roman general , with his whole ...
Pagina 6
... Spain , Naples , and the rest of Italy . But , in old times , it was the manner to carry into the field , up- on extremity , as many as were needful of all that could bear arms , giving them little wages or other allowance . In our days ...
... Spain , Naples , and the rest of Italy . But , in old times , it was the manner to carry into the field , up- on extremity , as many as were needful of all that could bear arms , giving them little wages or other allowance . In our days ...
Pagina 11
... Spain brought forth , offered un- to the emperor to continue the siege at his own charge . But he had never good day after it . For they that envied his victories , and his conquest of Mexico in the West Indies , persuaded the emperor ...
... Spain brought forth , offered un- to the emperor to continue the siege at his own charge . But he had never good day after it . For they that envied his victories , and his conquest of Mexico in the West Indies , persuaded the emperor ...
Pagina 32
... Spain , to come to their aid ; who being arrived , they make the city of Agrigen- tum the seat of war against the Romans , filling it with all manner of munition . The Roman consuls having made peace with Hie- ro , return into Italy ...
... Spain , to come to their aid ; who being arrived , they make the city of Agrigen- tum the seat of war against the Romans , filling it with all manner of munition . The Roman consuls having made peace with Hie- ro , return into Italy ...
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The History of the World: In Five Books. Viz. Treating of the ..., Volume 5 Sir Walter Raleigh Volledige weergave - 1820 |
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Achæans Africa Agathocles Antigonus Aratus army Asdrubal battle beaten besieged better camp Campans Cannæ captains Capua Carthage Carthaginians cause citizens Cleomenes command consul danger defend Demetrius desire elephants embassadors enemies Etolians Fabius fear fell fight fleet forces fore friends Fulvius gallies Gauls gave ginians gotten Greece Hamilcar hand Hannibal Hanno haste hath Himilco honour hope hundred Illyrians Italy king Lacedæmonians Lælius land late legions less liberty Lilybæum Livy Macedon Macedonian Mago Marcellus Masinissa Matho Megaleas mercenaries nians Numidians pass peace Peloponnesus Philip Polybius prætor prince prisoners ready rest Rome Saguntum Scipio senate sent served shew ships Sicily siege slain soldiers Spain Spaniards Spendius spoil stood Syphax Syracusans Syracuse taken Tarentum thaginians thence ther things thither thought thousand foot thousand horse tion took town unto the Romans victory Wherefore wherein whereof whilst
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Pagina 108 - Art thou called being a servant '( care not for it : but if thou mayest be made free, use it rather.
Pagina 107 - And the fear of you, and the dread of you, shall be upon every beast of the earth, and upon every fowl of the air, upon all that moveth upon the earth, and upon all the fishes of the sea ; into your hand are they delivered.
Pagina 118 - And Ahithophel said unto Absalom, Go in unto thy father's concubines, which he hath left to keep the house; and all Israel shall hear that thou art abhorred of thy father: then shall the hands of all that are with thee be strong.
Pagina 57 - England, -without the help of her fleet, be able to debar an enemy from landing, I hold that it is unable so to do, and therefore I think it most dangerous to make the adventure; for the encouragement of a first victory to an enemy, and the discouragement of being beaten to the invaded, may draw after it a most perilous consequence.
Pagina 38 - Of the art of war by sea, I had written a treatise for the lord Henry, prince of Wales ; a subject to my knowledge never handled by any man, ancient or modern ; but God hath spared me the labour of finishing it by his loss ; by the loss of that brave prince, of which, like an eclipse of the sun, we shall find the effects hereafter. Impossible it is to equal words and sorrows, I will therefore leave him in the hands of God that hath him : Cur<B leves loquuntur, ingentes stupent.
Pagina 183 - And yet did that worthy gentleman count Lodowick of Nassau, brother to the late famous prince of Orange, make the retreat at Moncontour with so great resolution, as he saved the one half of the protestant army, then broken and disbanded, of which myself was an eyewitness; and was one of them that had cause to thank him for it.
Pagina 37 - The guns of a slow ship pierce as well, and make as great holes, as those in a swift. To clap ships together without consideration, belongs rather to a madman than to a man of war...
Pagina 62 - ... lay on the rest for us, and won the place of them without any great loss. This I could have done with less danger, so that it should not have served for example of a rule that failed even in this example ; but the reasons before...
Pagina 438 - ... at his first setting out of Spain. These considerations and the like, of which fear presented many unto them, caused the people of Rome to wait upon their consuls out of the town, like a pensive train of mourners, thinking upon Marcellus and Crispinus, upon whom, in the like sort, they had given attendance the last year, but saw neither of them return alive from a less dangerous war. Particularly old Q,. Fabius gave his accustomed advice to M. Livius, that he should abstain from giving or taking...
Pagina 66 - ... this Rhodian made was not greatly hazardous. For in this age a valiant and judicious man of war will not fear to pass by the best appointed fort of Europe, with the help of a good tide and a leading gale of wind ; no, though forty pieces of great artillery open their mouths against him, and threaten to tear him in pieces.