The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians, and Grecians, Volume 2W. Borradaile, 1825 |
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Pagina 11
Charles Rollin. king and queen were in private together , in a violent rage attacked the of- ficers of the palace ... attack him openly ; for the satrap had no less than a thousand soldiers for his guard , not to mention the forces he ...
Charles Rollin. king and queen were in private together , in a violent rage attacked the of- ficers of the palace ... attack him openly ; for the satrap had no less than a thousand soldiers for his guard , not to mention the forces he ...
Pagina 24
... attack them , they still retired far- ther up into the country ; and thereby drew them on from place to place , into the territories of those nations that had refused to enter into alliance with them , by which means their lands became ...
... attack them , they still retired far- ther up into the country ; and thereby drew them on from place to place , into the territories of those nations that had refused to enter into alliance with them , by which means their lands became ...
Pagina 25
... attack and defeat them . The Scythians , being too credulous , retired , and were deceived a second time . They missed Darius , who had taken a different route from that in which they expected to come up with him . He arrived by night ...
... attack and defeat them . The Scythians , being too credulous , retired , and were deceived a second time . They missed Darius , who had taken a different route from that in which they expected to come up with him . He arrived by night ...
Pagina 33
... attacked with so violent a storm of wind , that upwards of three hundred ships , with above twenty thousand men ... attack Greece with all his forces , and particularly to take a signal vengeance on the people of Athens and Eretria ...
... attacked with so violent a storm of wind , that upwards of three hundred ships , with above twenty thousand men ... attack Greece with all his forces , and particularly to take a signal vengeance on the people of Athens and Eretria ...
Pagina 39
... attack . * But Cæsart blames Pompey's conduct in this respect , and gives this reason for it that the impetuosity of an army's motion in running to engage , inspires the soldiers with a certain enthusiasm and martial fury , gives an ...
... attack . * But Cæsart blames Pompey's conduct in this respect , and gives this reason for it that the impetuosity of an army's motion in running to engage , inspires the soldiers with a certain enthusiasm and martial fury , gives an ...
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