The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians, and Grecians, Volume 3W. J. & J. Richardson, 1804 |
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Pagina 17
... called the Hellespont , and now called the streights of the Dar danells , or of Gallipoli , is seven ftadia's in breadth , which is near an English mile . A violent storm arising on a sudden , soon after broke down the bridge . Xerxes ...
... called the Hellespont , and now called the streights of the Dar danells , or of Gallipoli , is seven ftadia's in breadth , which is near an English mile . A violent storm arising on a sudden , soon after broke down the bridge . Xerxes ...
Pagina 18
... called frea , which were made use of in those times for the making of cordage . Those that were made of hemp must have been of an extraordinary strength and thickness , since every cubit of those cables weighed a talent f . The cables ...
... called frea , which were made use of in those times for the making of cordage . Those that were made of hemp must have been of an extraordinary strength and thickness , since every cubit of those cables weighed a talent f . The cables ...
Pagina 22
... called the immortal band , were commanded by Hy . darnes . The cavalry had its particular commanders . There were likewise four Persian generals who commanded the fleet . In Herodotus we have a particular account of all the nations by ...
... called the immortal band , were commanded by Hy . darnes . The cavalry had its particular commanders . There were likewise four Persian generals who commanded the fleet . In Herodotus we have a particular account of all the nations by ...
Pagina 26
... called Corfu , gave the envoys a more favourable answer , and im- mediately put to sea with a fleet of sixty vessels . But they advanced no farther than the coasts of La- conia , pretending they were hindered by contrary winds , but in ...
... called Corfu , gave the envoys a more favourable answer , and im- mediately put to sea with a fleet of sixty vessels . But they advanced no farther than the coasts of La- conia , pretending they were hindered by contrary winds , but in ...
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... called Laurium , the whole revenues and products of which used to be distributed amongst them . Themistocles had the courage to propose to the people , that they should abolish these distributions , and employ that money in building ...
... called Laurium , the whole revenues and products of which used to be distributed amongst them . Themistocles had the courage to propose to the people , that they should abolish these distributions , and employ that money in building ...
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The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians ..., Volume 3 Charles Rollin Volledige weergave - 1804 |
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Pagina 138 - And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.
Pagina 138 - Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks : the street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublous times. And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself...
Pagina 137 - Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people, and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the Most Holy.
Pagina 18 - Xerxes commanded two other bridges to be built, one for the army to pass over, and the other for the baggage and beasts of burden. He appointed workmen more able and expert than the former, who went about it in this manner. They placed three hundred and sixty vessels across, some of them having three banks of oars, and others fifty oars apiece, with their sides turned towards the Euxine sea; and on the side that faced the ^Egean sea they put three hundred and fourteen.
Pagina 66 - The whole day passed in this manner without their coming to action. In the evening the Grecians held a council of war, in which it was resolved, that they should decamp from the place they were in, and march to another, more conveniently situated for water. Night being...
Pagina 483 - ... says Plutarch, more passionately, than to conquer Cyrus himself, or to preserve the sovereignty of his estates. Those ten thousand men, however, notwithstanding so many obstacles, carried their point, and arrived, through a thousand dangers, victorious and triumphant in their own country.
Pagina 138 - And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary ; and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined.
Pagina 443 - Clearchus, who comn anded them, had occasion for all his address and ability to stifle this commotion in its birth. At first he made use of authority and force, but with very ill success, and desisted therefore from...
Pagina 359 - ... of my old age. I cannot, indeed, forbear admiring their courage and felicity, in sacrificing to their country's welfare a life, of which they would one day have been deprived by the common course of nature : but then I cannot but be strongly affected...
Pagina 343 - All these gallies were richly trimmed; their prows being adorned with shining streamers, manned with stout rowers, commanded by good officers, and echoing with the sound of clarions and trumpets; Demosthenes having affected an air of pomp and triumph, purposely to strike terror into the enemy. This gallant sight alarmed them indeed beyond expression. They did not see any end, or even the least suspension of their calamities: All they had hitherto done or suffered was as nothing, and their work was...