The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians, and Grecians, Volume 3W. J. & J. Richardson, 1804 - History, Ancient |
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... Xerxes , intermixed with that of the Greeks Sect . I. Xerxes , after having reduced Egypt , makes preparations for carrying the war into Greece . He holds a council . The wise discourse of Artabanes . War is resolved upon II . Xerxes ...
... Xerxes , intermixed with that of the Greeks Sect . I. Xerxes , after having reduced Egypt , makes preparations for carrying the war into Greece . He holds a council . The wise discourse of Artabanes . War is resolved upon II . Xerxes ...
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... Xerxes , intermixed with that of the Greeks Sect . I. Xerxes , after having reduced Egypt , makes preparations for carrying the war into Greece . He holds a council . The wise discourse of Artabanes . War is resolved upon II . Xerxes ...
... Xerxes , intermixed with that of the Greeks Sect . I. Xerxes , after having reduced Egypt , makes preparations for carrying the war into Greece . He holds a council . The wise discourse of Artabanes . War is resolved upon II . Xerxes ...
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... Xerxes VIII . The battle of Salamin . Precipitate return of Xerxes into Asia . The characters of Themistocles and Aristi- des . The defeat of the Carthaginians in Sicily IX . The battle of Platea X. The battle near Mycale . The defeat ...
... Xerxes VIII . The battle of Salamin . Precipitate return of Xerxes into Asia . The characters of Themistocles and Aristi- des . The defeat of the Carthaginians in Sicily IX . The battle of Platea X. The battle near Mycale . The defeat ...
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... XERXES's reign lasted but twelve years , but XERXES . abounds with great events . SECT . I. Xerxes , after having reduced Egypt , makes preparations for carrying the war into Greece . He holds a council . The wise discourse of Artabanes ...
... XERXES's reign lasted but twelve years , but XERXES . abounds with great events . SECT . I. Xerxes , after having reduced Egypt , makes preparations for carrying the war into Greece . He holds a council . The wise discourse of Artabanes ...
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... Xerxes , puffed up with his success against the Egyptians , determined to make war against the Gre- cians . ( He did not intend , he said , to buy the figs of Attica , which were very excellent , any longer , because he would eat no ...
... Xerxes , puffed up with his success against the Egyptians , determined to make war against the Gre- cians . ( He did not intend , he said , to buy the figs of Attica , which were very excellent , any longer , because he would eat no ...
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affairs afterwards Agesilaus Alcibiades allies ambassadors Aristides arms army arrived Artabanes Artax Artaxerxes Asia assembly Athe Athenians Athens attack Attica Barbarians battle besieged carried caused Cimon citizens command conduct contravallation Corcyra courage Cyrus Darius death declared decree desired Diod employed endeavoured enemy engage enterprize Ephori expence favour fleet forces gallies gave Gelon give glory greatest Grecians Greece Greeks Herod honour hundred inhabitants island king king's Lacedæmon Lacedæmonians land liberty Longim Lysander manner Mardonius master ment merit Mnemon nians Nicias Nothus obliged occasion opinion passed Pausanias Peloponnesus Pericles Persians person Plut Plutarch present prince publick reign republick resolved rest sail Salamin says SECT sent shewed ships Sicily side siege soldiers soon Sparta succour surprized Syracusans Syracuse temple Themist Themistocles things thither thought thousand Thucyd tion Tissaphernes treaty troops utmost valour vessels victory wall whilst whole Xenoph Xerxes