The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes & Persians, Macedonians, and Grecians, Volume 5T. Clark, Portland; W. & D. Tredwell [i.e. Treadwell], Portsmouth; Munroe & Francis, Boston; J. Bioren, and T.L. Plowman, Philadelphia., 1805 - History, Ancient |
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... Sogdiana ; advan ces as far as the river laxarthes , culled by Q. Curtius the Tanais , the farther side of which is inhabited by the Scythi- ans , whose country forms part of Great Tartary . Alexander , after having gone through various ...
... Sogdiana ; advan ces as far as the river laxarthes , culled by Q. Curtius the Tanais , the farther side of which is inhabited by the Scythi- ans , whose country forms part of Great Tartary . Alexander , after having gone through various ...
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... Sogdiana , fully determined to raise a new army there . Alexander , however , did not give him time to do this ; and not meeting with trees or timber sufficient for the building of boats and rafts , or floats of timber , he supplied the ...
... Sogdiana , fully determined to raise a new army there . Alexander , however , did not give him time to do this ; and not meeting with trees or timber sufficient for the building of boats and rafts , or floats of timber , he supplied the ...
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... Sogdiana , which he took ; and after leaving a considerable garrison there , he burned and laid waste all the plains . There came an embassy to him from the * Abian Scythi- ans , who from the death of Cyrus had lived free and inde ...
... Sogdiana , which he took ; and after leaving a considerable garrison there , he burned and laid waste all the plains . There came an embassy to him from the * Abian Scythi- ans , who from the death of Cyrus had lived free and inde ...
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... Sogdiana , which is watered by the river Polytimetus . Among the Sogdians that were taken prisoners , there were 30 young men , who were well shaped and very come ly , and the greatest lords of the country . These being told , that they ...
... Sogdiana , which is watered by the river Polytimetus . Among the Sogdians that were taken prisoners , there were 30 young men , who were well shaped and very come ly , and the greatest lords of the country . These being told , that they ...
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... Sogdiana , marched to Bactriana , where having assembled all his generals , he commanded Bessus to be brought before them ; when , after reproaching him for his treachery , and causing his nose and ears to be cut off , he sent him to ...
... Sogdiana , marched to Bactriana , where having assembled all his generals , he commanded Bessus to be brought before them ; when , after reproaching him for his treachery , and causing his nose and ears to be cut off , he sent him to ...
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Page 294 - Chaldees' excellency, shall be as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah. It shall never be inhabited, neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation: neither shall the Arabian pitch tent there; neither shall the shepherds make their fold there. But wild beasts of the desert shall lie there; and their houses shall be full of doleful creatures; and owls shall dwell there, and Satyrs shall dance there.
Page 160 - And I saw him come close unto the ram, and he was moved with choler against him, and smote the ram, and brake his two horns : and there was no power in the ram to stand before him, but he cast him down to the ground, and stamped upon him: and there was none that could deliver the ram out of his hand.
Page 160 - Then I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and, behold, there stood before the river a ram which had two horns: and the two horns were high; but one was higher than the other, and the higher came up last.
Page 294 - This is the purpose that is purposed upon the whole earth: and this is the hand that is stretched out upon all the nations. For the LORD of hosts hath purposed, and who shall disannul it? and his hand is stretched out, and who shall turn it back?
Page 160 - I saw the ram pushing westward, and northward, and southward; so that no beasts might stand before him, neither was there any that could deliver out of his hand; but he did according to his will, and became great.
Page 258 - I will go before thee, and make the crooked places straight ; I will break in pieces the gates of brass, and cut in sunder the bars of iron.
Page 160 - And I saw in a vision; and it came to pass, when I saw, that I was at Shushan in the palace, which is in the province of Elam; and I saw in a vision, and I was by the river of Ulai.
Page 111 - The present condition of my affairs will not admit either of slow remedies or fearful physicians. A speedy death is more eligible to me than a slow cure. In case the physicians think it is in their power to do me any good, they are to know, that I do not so much wish to live as to fight.
Page 294 - I will also make it a possession for the bittern, and pools of water: and I will sweep it with the besom of destruction, saith the Lord of hosts.
Page 258 - Thus saith the Lord to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have holden, to subdue nations before him ; and I will loose the loins of kings, to open before him the twoleaved gates ; and the gates shall not be shut...