The Grecian History: From the Earliest State to the Death of Alexander the Great |
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... body of their king , which message struck such a damp into the enemy , that they departed without striking another blow . 13. After Codrus , the title of king was extinguished among the Athenians . Medon , his son , was set at the head ...
... body of their king , which message struck such a damp into the enemy , that they departed without striking another blow . 13. After Codrus , the title of king was extinguished among the Athenians . Medon , his son , was set at the head ...
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... body of great power , and greater emulation . By this association , a country not half so large as England , was able to dispute the empire of the earth with the most powerful monarchs of the world . By this association , they not only ...
... body of great power , and greater emulation . By this association , a country not half so large as England , was able to dispute the empire of the earth with the most powerful monarchs of the world . By this association , they not only ...
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... hitherto had been unsteady , tending at one time towards despotism , at another to democracy ; but the senate instituted by Lycurgus served as a check upon both , and kept the state balanced in tranquillity . This body , OF GREECE . 11.
... hitherto had been unsteady , tending at one time towards despotism , at another to democracy ; but the senate instituted by Lycurgus served as a check upon both , and kept the state balanced in tranquillity . This body , OF GREECE . 11.
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... body , which was composed of twenty - eight members , founded their chief policy in siding with the kings when the people were grasping at too much power ; and on the other hand , in espousing the interest of the people , whenever the ...
... body , which was composed of twenty - eight members , founded their chief policy in siding with the kings when the people were grasping at too much power ; and on the other hand , in espousing the interest of the people , whenever the ...
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... body , to exercise a more constant and immediate command over them . 38. They had now their skirmishes between parties , and their mock fights between larger bodies . In these they often fought with hands , feet , teeth , and nails ...
... body , to exercise a more constant and immediate command over them . 38. They had now their skirmishes between parties , and their mock fights between larger bodies . In these they often fought with hands , feet , teeth , and nails ...
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Alcibiades Alexander Alexander's ambition Aristagoras Aristides arms arrived Asia Athenians Athens attack battle began besieged body carried cause cavalry chariot Cimon citizens commanded conquest courage Cyrus danger Darius death declared defeat defended Demosthenes dreadful eloquence endeavoured enemy enemy's engagement Epaminondas expedition favour fleet forces fought friends galleys gave give glory greatest Grecian Greece Greeks Gylippus head honour horse hundred inhabitants killed king Lacedæmon 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 Pisistratus Porus possessed present prince prisoners resolved rest retire river sail seemed seized sent ships side siege slaves Socrates soldiers Solon soon Spartans success succour Syracusans Thebans Thebes Themistocles thence thousand tion Tissaphernes took troops utmost valour victory walls whole army wing Xenophon Xerxes