The Grecian History: From the Earliest State to the Death of Alexander the Great |
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... courage and ca- pacity . The success of the first engagement was doubtful ; and the Lacedæmonians being advised by the oracle to send for a general from among the Athenians , this politic state sent them Tyrtæus , a poet and ...
... courage and ca- pacity . The success of the first engagement was doubtful ; and the Lacedæmonians being advised by the oracle to send for a general from among the Athenians , this politic state sent them Tyrtæus , a poet and ...
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... courage or conduct to oppose . 48. In this general consternation , which was the result of folly on the one hand , and treachery on the other , the whole city was one scene of tumult and disorder ; some flying , others only complaining ...
... courage or conduct to oppose . 48. In this general consternation , which was the result of folly on the one hand , and treachery on the other , the whole city was one scene of tumult and disorder ; some flying , others only complaining ...
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... courage , their animosity , their dread of slavery , their discipline , and about ten thousand men . Their civil commotions with the other states of Greece , had given them a spirit of war and stratagem , while the genius of their ...
... courage , their animosity , their dread of slavery , their discipline , and about ten thousand men . Their civil commotions with the other states of Greece , had given them a spirit of war and stratagem , while the genius of their ...
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... courage and their despair . 63. In this extremity they were obliged to arm their slaves for the safety of all , and their forces , thus united , amounted to but ten thousand men . Hoping , therefore , to derive from their discipline ...
... courage and their despair . 63. In this extremity they were obliged to arm their slaves for the safety of all , and their forces , thus united , amounted to but ten thousand men . Hoping , therefore , to derive from their discipline ...
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... courage , and despair did the rest . 77. The Persians , however , stood their ground with great intrepidity , and the battle was long , fierce , and obstinate . Mil tiades had made the wings of his army exceeding strong , but had left ...
... courage , and despair did the rest . 77. The Persians , however , stood their ground with great intrepidity , and the battle was long , fierce , and obstinate . Mil tiades had made the wings of his army exceeding strong , but had left ...
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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