The Grecian History: From the Earliest State, to the Death of Alex. the Great, Volumes 1-2Matthew Carey and Thomas and William Bradford, 1805 - Greece |
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... desired to be free . A spirit of liberty pre- vailed all over Greece : and a general change of government was effected in every part of the country except in Macedo- nia . Thus monarchy gave way to a republican govern- ment , which ...
... desired to be free . A spirit of liberty pre- vailed all over Greece : and a general change of government was effected in every part of the country except in Macedo- nia . Thus monarchy gave way to a republican govern- ment , which ...
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... desired to retreat . The government 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 ...
... desired to retreat . The government 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 ...
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... surprize that Thales had never desired to marry , or have children . Thales made him no answer , then , but a few days after , he contrived that a stranger , supposed to ar- J rive from Athens , should join their company . 25.
... surprize that Thales had never desired to marry , or have children . Thales made him no answer , then , but a few days after , he contrived that a stranger , supposed to ar- J rive from Athens , should join their company . 25.
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... desired as the downfall of regal power in Athens , the priest- ess seconded their intentions ; and whenever the Spartans came to consult the oracle , no promise was ever made of the gods ' assistance , but upon condition that Athens ...
... desired as the downfall of regal power in Athens , the priest- ess seconded their intentions ; and whenever the Spartans came to consult the oracle , no promise was ever made of the gods ' assistance , but upon condition that Athens ...
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... desired time to consider this propo- sal ; and being bred up in Spartan ingnorance , demanded how far it was from the Ionian sea to Susa ? Aristagoras , without considering the tendency of the question , answered , that it might be a ...
... desired time to consider this propo- sal ; and being bred up in Spartan ingnorance , demanded how far it was from the Ionian sea to Susa ? Aristagoras , without considering the tendency of the question , answered , that it might be a ...
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Alcibiades Alexander Alexander's ambition Aristagoras Aristides arms arrived Artaphernes Asia Athenians Athens attack battle began besieged body camp 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 fight fleet foot forces fought friends gallies gave give glory greatest Grecian Greece Greeks Gylippus head Hellespont honour horse hundred inhabitants killed king Lacedæmon Lacedæmonians land laws liberty Lycurgus Lysander Macedon Macedonians manner Mardonius master mean Miltiades monarch Nicias obliged occasion oppose oracle Parmenio passed Pausanias Pelopidas Pericles Persian phalanx Philip Phocians Porus possessed prince prisoners resolved rest 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 utmost valour victory walls whole army wing Xenophon Xerxes
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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, I cannot conceal one circumstance, which is, that I am less...
Page 79 - He himself led on the right wing into the river, followed by the rest of the troops ; the trumpets sounding, and the whole army raising cries of joy. The Persians seeing this detachment advance...
Page 123 - ... darts of philosophy, those salutary darts which strike to the very heart, and leave in it the strongest incitements to virtue and solid glory.
Page 103 - Both the attack and defence were now more vigorous than ever. The courage of the combatants increased with the danger; and each side, animated by the most powerful motives, fought like lions. Wherever the battering-rams had beat down any part of the...
Page 54 - Miltiades, however, declared for the contrary opinion, and shewed that the only means to exalt the courage of their own troops, and to strike a terror into those of the enemy, was to advance boldly towards them with an air of confidence and desperate intrepidity.
Page 105 - ... me cross the Hellespont boldly; and assured me that God would march at the head of my army, and give me the victory over that of the Persians.
Page 187 - 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...
Page 125 - ... he was resolved not only to be called, but to be believed, the son of Jupiter ; as if it had been possible for him to command as absolutely over the mind as over the tongue, and that the Macedonians would condescend to fall prostrate and adore him, after the Persian manner.
Page 48 - If they are prevailed on to embrace these overtures, we shall effectuate our great purpose, and act with a dignity worthy of our state ; but should it happen that we are not so successful, whatever misfortunes they may suffer, to themselves they shall be imputed ; while your conduct shall appear in no one instance inconsistent with the honour and renown of Athens.
Page 95 - For the rest of the women had been carried to Damascus, with part of Darius's treasure, and all such things as contributed only to the luxury and magnificence of his court. No more than three thousand talents * were found...