The Grecian History: From the Earliest State to the Death of Alexander the Great |
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... PERSIAN WAR . WE now return to Athens . Codrus , the last king of this state , having devoted himself for the good of his country , a magistrate , under the title of Archon , was appointed to suc- ceed him . The first who bore this ...
... PERSIAN WAR . WE now return to Athens . Codrus , the last king of this state , having devoted himself for the good of his country , a magistrate , under the title of Archon , was appointed to suc- ceed him . The first who bore this ...
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... PERSIAN WAR . HITHERTO we have seen the states of Greece in con- stant fluctuation ; different states rising , and others disap pearing ; one petty people opposed to another , and both swallowed up by a third . Every city emerging from ...
... PERSIAN WAR . HITHERTO we have seen the states of Greece in con- stant fluctuation ; different states rising , and others disap pearing ; one petty people opposed to another , and both swallowed up by a third . Every city emerging from ...
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... Persian monarchy began to interest itself in their disputes ; and made itself an umpire in their contentions for liberty , only to seize upon the liberties of all . It has been already related , that Hip- pias being besieged in Athens ...
... Persian monarchy began to interest itself in their disputes ; and made itself an umpire in their contentions for liberty , only to seize upon the liberties of all . It has been already related , that Hip- pias being besieged in Athens ...
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... Persia , whom he endeavored by every art to engage in a war against Athens . He represented to him the divided state of ... Persian court were inflamed , and nothing was so ardently sought as the pretext of a dispute with the Athe- nians ...
... Persia , whom he endeavored by every art to engage in a war against Athens . He represented to him the divided state of ... Persian court were inflamed , and nothing was so ardently sought as the pretext of a dispute with the Athe- nians ...
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... Persian monarch thus possessed of a very extensive territory , placed governors over the several cities that were thus subdued ; and as men bred up in a des- potic court , were likely enough to imitate the example set them at home , it ...
... Persian monarch thus possessed of a very extensive territory , placed governors over the several cities that were thus subdued ; and as men bred up in a des- potic court , were likely enough to imitate the example set them at home , it ...
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afterwards Alcibiades Alexander ambition Aristagoras Aristides arms arrived Athenians Athens attack battle began besieged body camp carried cause chariot Cimon citizens commanded conquest courage Cyrus danger Darius death declared defeat defend Demaratus Demosthenes dreadful endeavored enemy enemy's engagement Epaminondas expedition favor fleet forces fought friends gallies gave give glory greatest Grecian Greece Greeks Gylippus head Hellespont honor horse hundred inhabitants killed king Lacedæmonians land laws liberty Lycurgus Lysander Macedon Macedonians manner Mardonius master mean monarch nians Nicias obliged occasion oppose oracle orators Parmenio passed Pausanias Pelopidas Pericles Persian phalanx Philip Phocians Porus possessed present prince prisoners resolved rest retire river sail seemed seized sent shew ships side siege Socrates soldiers Solon soon Spartans success Syracusans Thebans Thebes Themistocles thence thousand tion Tissaphernes took troops tyrants utmost valor victory walls whole army wing Xenophon Xerxes
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Page 125 - Athenians, that even success would profit the enemy but little, should they be conquerors, whereas if they were defeated, Sparta itself was hardly safe.
Page 148 - ... 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 with the cruel wound which their death has made in my heart, nor forbear hating and detesting the Athenians, the authors of this unhappy war, as the murderers of my children ; but, however...
Page 193 - Here, said they, he formed our youth, and taught our children to love their country, and to honour their parents. In this place, he gave us his admirable lessons, and sometimes made us seasonable reproaches, to engage us more warmly in the pursuit of virtue. Alas ! how have we rewarded him for such important services ! Athens was in universal mourning and consternation.
Page 190 - Presently after they entered, and found Socrates, whose chains had been taken off, sitting by Xantippe, his wife, who held one of his children in her arms; as soon as she perceived them, setting up great cries, sobbing, and tearing her face and hair, she made the prison resound with her complaints.
Page 125 - Alcibiades, with great apparent courtesy, demanded of them, With what powers they were come? They made answer that they were not come as plenipotentiaries.
Page 185 - If to speak in this manner be to corrupt youth, I confess, Athenians, that I am guilty, and deserve to be punished. If what I say be not true, it is most easy to convict me of my falsehood.
Page 188 - I believe neither honest nor lawful, especially upon this Occasion, wherein I am accused of impiety by Melitus : for, if I should influence you by my prayers, and thereby induce you to, violate your oaths, it would be undeniably evident, that I teach...
Page 188 - He does not swear to discharge with impunity whom he pleases, but to do justice where it is due. We ought not, therefore, to accustom you to perjury, nor you to suffer yourselves to be accustomed to it ; for, in so doing, both the one and the other of us equally injure justice and religion, and both are criminals.
Page 267 - Demosthenes related to the people the fable of the wolves and dogs, in which it is supposed, " that the wolves one day told the sheep, that in case they desired to be at peace with them, they must deliver up to them the dogs who were their guard.
Page 186 - I honour and love you ; but I shall choose rather to obey God than you, and to my latest breath shall never renounce my philosophy, nor cease to exhort and reprove you, according to my custom, by telling- each of you, when you come in my way, My good friend and citizen of the most famous city in the world for wisdom and valour, are you not ashamed to have no other thoughts than...