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... battle . 21. But their chief bond of union arose from the council of the Amphictyons , which was instituted by Amphictyon king of Athens , as is already mentioned , and was appointed to be held twice a year at Thermopyla , to deliberate ...
... battle . 21. But their chief bond of union arose from the council of the Amphictyons , which was instituted by Amphictyon king of Athens , as is already mentioned , and was appointed to be held twice a year at Thermopyla , to deliberate ...
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... battle , his shield , with this remarkable advice : Return with it , or return upon it . Implying , that rather than throw it from him in flight , he should be ne upon it dead to his friends in Sparta . 42. Another hearing that her son ...
... battle , his shield , with this remarkable advice : Return with it , or return upon it . Implying , that rather than throw it from him in flight , he should be ne upon it dead to his friends in Sparta . 42. Another hearing that her son ...
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... battle , in which they were victorious ; and soon after , Aristomenes was taken prisoner in a skirmish , with fifty of his followers . 71. The adventures of this hero deserve our notice . Being carried prisoner to Sparta , he was thrown ...
... battle , in which they were victorious ; and soon after , Aristomenes was taken prisoner in a skirmish , with fifty of his followers . 71. The adventures of this hero deserve our notice . Being carried prisoner to Sparta , he was thrown ...
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... shields , spears , and scimi tars ; the other light armed , carrying javelins , bows , and slings . These were commonly placed in the front of the battle , or upon the wings , to shoot their arrows , or fling OF GREECE . 39.
... shields , spears , and scimi tars ; the other light armed , carrying javelins , bows , and slings . These were commonly placed in the front of the battle , or upon the wings , to shoot their arrows , or fling OF GREECE . 39.
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... battle that was to be decided with the greatest monarch of the earth , with the most numerous army that had been hitherto seen in Europe . 74. This was an engagement that was to decide the liberty of Greece ; and what was infinitely of ...
... battle that was to be decided with the greatest monarch of the earth , with the most numerous army that had been hitherto seen in Europe . 74. This was an engagement that was to decide the liberty of Greece ; and what was infinitely of ...
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