The Grecian History, from the Earliest State, to the Death of Alexander the Great ... A New Edition, Volume 1J. F.&C. Rivington, 1790 |
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... poffeffed of greater power , they conducted the armies of the ftate , and were at- tended by judges , field - deputies , and a general of the horse . However , they were not entirely at liberty even in war , as they received their ...
... poffeffed of greater power , they conducted the armies of the ftate , and were at- tended by judges , field - deputies , and a general of the horse . However , they were not entirely at liberty even in war , as they received their ...
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... poffeffed of , was about a century after tempered by the erection of a fuperior court , called the court of the EPHORI , which confifted of but five in number , and the members were chofen annually into their office . They were elected ...
... poffeffed of , was about a century after tempered by the erection of a fuperior court , called the court of the EPHORI , which confifted of but five in number , and the members were chofen annually into their office . They were elected ...
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Oliver Goldsmith. kind of poffeffion , whilst a small number of indí viduals were poffeffed of all the lands and the wealth of the country . In order , therefore , to banish the infolence , the fraud , and the luxury of the one , as well ...
Oliver Goldsmith. kind of poffeffion , whilst a small number of indí viduals were poffeffed of all the lands and the wealth of the country . In order , therefore , to banish the infolence , the fraud , and the luxury of the one , as well ...
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... poffeffed of gold or filver of their property ; but , what was equivalent , he cried down its value , and fuffered nothing but iron money to pass in exchange for every commodity . This coin alfo he made fo heavy , and fixed at fo low a ...
... poffeffed of gold or filver of their property ; but , what was equivalent , he cried down its value , and fuffered nothing but iron money to pass in exchange for every commodity . This coin alfo he made fo heavy , and fixed at fo low a ...
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... poffeffed of mutual incli- nation . In fact , in many of the laws of Lycur- gus he seems to admit , that private vices may become public benefits , and this among the number . 1 Befides thefe conftitutional resolutions , there were many ...
... poffeffed of mutual incli- nation . In fact , in many of the laws of Lycur- gus he seems to admit , that private vices may become public benefits , and this among the number . 1 Befides thefe conftitutional resolutions , there were many ...
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accufed affiftance againſt Alcibiades alfo anſwer Ariftides army Athe Athenians Athens battle becauſe befieged caufe cauſe Cimon citizens command confiderable confifted death defign defired Demaratus Demofthenes enemy Epaminondas fafety faid fame favour fecond fecurity feemed feen feized fent ferved fervice feven feveral fhew fhips fhould fide fiege firft firſt flaves fleet foldiers fome foon forces ftate ftill fuccefs fuch fuffer fufficient fuperior gallies greateſt Grecian Greece Greeks Gylippus himſelf honour horfe hundred increaſed inftitutions intereft iſland itſelf juftice king Lacedæmon Lacedæmonians laft laſt loft Lycurgus mafters Mardonius meaſure Miltiades moft moſt neceffary nians Nicias obferved occafion oppofe paffed Pelopidas Perfian perfon Pericles pleaſure poffeffed prefent prifoners propofed purpoſe raiſed reafon refolution refolved reft reſt ſeveral Socrates Spartans ſtate Syracufans Syracufe Thebans thefe Themiftocles Themistocles themſelves theſe thofe thoſe thouſand tion troops uſe utmoſt valour victory whofe Xenophon Xerxes