The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians, and Greeks, Volume 10James, John and Paul Knapton, 1736 |
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Pagina 30
... horses . All thereft of his conduct was fuitable to this e- quipage a visible contempt for all the world ; haughty and difdainful in hearing ; an affecta- tion of faying difobliging things ; fo difficult of access , that not only ...
... horses . All thereft of his conduct was fuitable to this e- quipage a visible contempt for all the world ; haughty and difdainful in hearing ; an affecta- tion of faying difobliging things ; fo difficult of access , that not only ...
Pagina 92
... horse . They began the war , as I have already obferved , without wait- ing orders from Rome , and carried it on with fo much negligence , and fo little conduct , that they were all three overthrown in different en- counters , and their ...
... horse . They began the war , as I have already obferved , without wait- ing orders from Rome , and carried it on with fo much negligence , and fo little conduct , that they were all three overthrown in different en- counters , and their ...
Pagina 101
... army of an hundred thoufand foot , and ten thousand horse , with fourscore and ten chariots armed with fcyths . Archelaus , that general's H 3 brother , brother , was at that time in the port of ALEXANDER'S SUCCESSORS . IOI.
... army of an hundred thoufand foot , and ten thousand horse , with fourscore and ten chariots armed with fcyths . Archelaus , that general's H 3 brother , brother , was at that time in the port of ALEXANDER'S SUCCESSORS . IOI.
Pagina 102
... horse . This induced Archelaus's generals to prefs him in the warmest manner to proceed to action . They did not obtain his confent without great difficulty . They immediately began to move , and covered the whole plain with horses ...
... horse . This induced Archelaus's generals to prefs him in the warmest manner to proceed to action . They did not obtain his confent without great difficulty . They immediately began to move , and covered the whole plain with horses ...
Pagina 104
... horse , and light- armed foot , taking in a large compass , with defign to furround the fecond line , and charge them in the rear . At this inftant the two men of Cheronæa , having gained the top of Thurium with their fmall troop ...
... horse , and light- armed foot , taking in a large compass , with defign to furround the fecond line , and charge them in the rear . At this inftant the two men of Cheronæa , having gained the top of Thurium with their fmall troop ...
Parole e frasi comuni
Achradina Afia againſt alfo almoſt ambaffadors amongſt antient Antony Archelaus Archimedes Ariobarzanes Armenia arms army battle becauſe befides Bithynia Cæfar Cappadocia Carthaginians caufed cauſed Cicero Cleopatra confiderable confifted death defign defired Egypt enemy Epicydes eſtabliſhed faid fame fays fecond feemed felf felves fenate fent ferved feven feveral fhall fhips fhould fide fiege filk filver firft firſt flaves fleet foldiers folely fome foon ftill fubjects fuccefs fuch fuffer fupplied fupport gave gold greateſt Hiero hiftory himſelf Hippocrates honour horfe horſe hundred intereft itſelf king leaſt Lucullus mafter Marcellus Mithridates moft moſt muſt neceffary obferved occafion paffed perfon pleaſure Plin Pliny poffeffed Pompey Pontus prefent prince Ptolomy raiſed reafon reft reign Romans Rome ſhe Sicily ſtate ſtill Sylla Syracufans Syracufe Syria thefe themſelves theſe thofe thoſe thouſand Tigranes treaſures troops uſe veffels Whilft whofe
Brani popolari
Pagina 261 - Then was the iron, the clay, the brass, the silver, and the gold, broken to pieces together, and became like the chaff of the summer threshingfloors; and the wind carried them away, that no place was found for them: and the stone that smote the image became a great mountain, and filled the whole earth.
Pagina 324 - Fine linen with broidered work from Egypt was that which thou spreadest forth to be thy sail; blue and purple from the isles of Elishah was that which covered thee. The inhabitants of Zidon and Arvad were thy mariners: thy wise men, O Tyrus, that were in thee, were thy pilots. The ancients of Gebal and the wise men thereof were in thee thy calkers: all the ships of the sea with their mariners were in thee to occupy thy merchandise.
Pagina 252 - Cleopatra, assisted by two women, who were the only persons she had brought with her into the tomh, drew him up. Never was there a more moving sight. Antony, all bathed in his blood, with death painted in his face, was dragged up in the air, turning his dying eyes, and extending his feeble* hands...
Pagina 276 - The ftrcngth, of a ftate is not to be computed by extent of country, but by the number of its citizens, and the utility of their labour.
Pagina 263 - CHRIST shall have delivered up the kingdom to GOD, even the FATHER: when he shall have put down all rule, and all authority, and power.
Pagina 63 - Hieronymus should have more weight with you than that of Hiero. The latter was much longer your friend than the former your enemy. Permit me to say, you have experienced the good effects of the amity of Hiero, but the senseless enterprises of Hieronymus .have fallen solely upon his own head.
Pagina 312 - Of meads, and streams that through the valley glide, And shady groves that easy sleep invite, And, after toilsome days, a soft repose at night. * Wild beasts of nature in his woods abound ; And youth, of labour patient, plough the ground, Inur'd to hardship, and to homely fare. Nor venerable age is wanting, there, In great examples to the youthful train ; Nor are the gods ador'd with rites profane.