The Grecian History: From the Earliest State to the Death of Alexander the Great |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 31
Page 10
... proposal which was made him by the queen seemed to secure his pretensions . She offered to destroy the birth upon condition that he would marry her and take her into a share of power . 7. Lycurgus wisely smothered his resentment to so ...
... proposal which was made him by the queen seemed to secure his pretensions . She offered to destroy the birth upon condition that he would marry her and take her into a share of power . 7. Lycurgus wisely smothered his resentment to so ...
Page 12
... proposal , while the people , denied the privilege of debating or discussing , could only reject or ratify with laconic decision . To keep them still more helpless , they were left out of all offices of the state , and were considered ...
... proposal , while the people , denied the privilege of debating or discussing , could only reject or ratify with laconic decision . To keep them still more helpless , they were left out of all offices of the state , and were considered ...
Page 41
... of Greece , and to see what hopes they had of their concurrence and approbation . Nothing , however , could be more mortifying than the universal detestation with which their proposal was received by the depu- OF GREECE . 41.
... of Greece , and to see what hopes they had of their concurrence and approbation . Nothing , however , could be more mortifying than the universal detestation with which their proposal was received by the depu- OF GREECE . 41.
Page 42
... proposal was received by the depu- ties of the states of Greece . 6. The deputy of Corinth expressed the utmost indignation at the design ; and seemed astonished that the Spartans , who were the avowed enemy of tyrants , should thus ...
... proposal was received by the depu- ties of the states of Greece . 6. The deputy of Corinth expressed the utmost indignation at the design ; and seemed astonished that the Spartans , who were the avowed enemy of tyrants , should thus ...
Page 44
... proposal ; and being bred up in Spartan ignorance , 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 jour- ney of three months ...
... proposal ; and being bred up in Spartan ignorance , 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 jour- ney of three months ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
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