The Great Sieges of HistoryRoutledge, Warne, & Routledge, 1859 - 681 pagine Illustrated by John Gilbert. Inscribed on verso of flyleaf: 'The Hutchins School / Dec[em]ber 1857 / Henry L. Garrett / from / The Rev[eren]d John R. Buckland / Head Master / Prize / for / Latin / French / Greek / and / Arithmetic'. |
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Pagina 5
... death , and making her his wife . Some accounts do not hesitate to say that the lady , at least as ambitious as Ninus , repaid him by removing him as he had removed her first husband , in order to reign alone . AI . A.C. 1451 . • As an ...
... death , and making her his wife . Some accounts do not hesitate to say that the lady , at least as ambitious as Ninus , repaid him by removing him as he had removed her first husband , in order to reign alone . AI . A.C. 1451 . • As an ...
Pagina 8
... death of Philip , when they arose in mass , and slaughtered the Macedonians . Alexander , the son of Philip , afterwards styled the Great , passed through the Straits of Thermopyla , rendered immortal by Leonidas and his Spartans ...
... death of Philip , when they arose in mass , and slaughtered the Macedonians . Alexander , the son of Philip , afterwards styled the Great , passed through the Straits of Thermopyla , rendered immortal by Leonidas and his Spartans ...
Pagina 9
... death with stones . Timoclea was arrested , and led before Alexander ; but , with all his errors , the young Macedonian had too much gene- rosity of character not to be struck by such an action , and he pardoned her . We wish we could ...
... death with stones . Timoclea was arrested , and led before Alexander ; but , with all his errors , the young Macedonian had too much gene- rosity of character not to be struck by such an action , and he pardoned her . We wish we could ...
Pagina 12
... death of Joshua , the tribes of Juda and Simeon , having united their forces , marched upon this already import- ant place with a formidable army . They took the lower city , and , faithful to the orders of Moses , slaughtered all who ...
... death of Joshua , the tribes of Juda and Simeon , having united their forces , marched upon this already import- ant place with a formidable army . They took the lower city , and , faithful to the orders of Moses , slaughtered all who ...
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... death , and only sought to inflict it upon their assailants . If a wall was destroyed , another arose as if by magic . If a ditch was dug , it was rendered useless by a countermine , and they constantly appeared in the midst of the ...
... death , and only sought to inflict it upon their assailants . If a wall was destroyed , another arose as if by magic . If a ditch was dug , it was rendered useless by a countermine , and they constantly appeared in the midst of the ...
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abandoned Achradina allies Antioch appeared arms arrived artillery assault attack bastion batteries battle became Belgrade Belisarius besieged body Bohemond brave breach bridge British camp cannon captain carried Carthage Carthaginians cavalry Cawnpore commanded commenced conqueror conquest Constantinople counterscarp courage Crusaders death defended Demetrius ditch duke Edessa emperor endeavoured enemy enemy's English entered Epicydes famine favour fell fire fleet force fortified fought French garrison gates gave Goths guns hand head helepolis honour horse hundred infantry inhabitants intrenchments Janissaries Jerusalem Kerbogha killed king leaders machines marched master monarch Mussulmans night officers opened possession prince prisoners ramparts repulsed retreat Rhodians Romans Rome ruins Russians Saladin Saracens Scipio Sebastopol SECOND SIEGE sent ships side siege soldiers soon sortie Spaniards succour surrender Suwarrow sword taken thousand threw tion took Totila Tournai towers triumph troops Turks Tyre valour vessels victory Vitiges walls whilst wounded