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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... thither , which marching all night , arrived there at the break of day , and pos- sessed themselves of that advantageous post . The Greeks were soon apprised of this misfor- tune ; and Leonidas seeing , that it was now impos- sible to ...
... thither , which marching all night , arrived there at the break of day , and pos- sessed themselves of that advantageous post . The Greeks were soon apprised of this misfor- tune ; and Leonidas seeing , that it was now impos- sible to ...
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... thither for that purpose , it served rather to discover his own littleness of soul , than to conceal the number of the slain . m Herod . 1. viii . c . 24 , 25 . * Pari animo Lacedæmonii in Thermopylis occiderunt , in quos Si- monides ...
... thither for that purpose , it served rather to discover his own littleness of soul , than to conceal the number of the slain . m Herod . 1. viii . c . 24 , 25 . * Pari animo Lacedæmonii in Thermopylis occiderunt , in quos Si- monides ...
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... thither with a great train of eunuchs , women , drums and trumpets . The inhabitants ran in throngs to see that . religious ceremony ; and in the mean time Artemisa's troops took possession of the place . Polyæn . Stratag . 1. viii . c ...
... thither with a great train of eunuchs , women , drums and trumpets . The inhabitants ran in throngs to see that . religious ceremony ; and in the mean time Artemisa's troops took possession of the place . Polyæn . Stratag . 1. viii . c ...
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... thither under the command of Pausanias king of Sparta , and of Aristides general of the Athenians . The Persian army , according to the account of Herodotus , consisted of three hun- dred thousand , or , according to that of Diodorus ...
... thither under the command of Pausanias king of Sparta , and of Aristides general of the Athenians . The Persian army , according to the account of Herodotus , consisted of three hun- dred thousand , or , according to that of Diodorus ...
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... thither , and attacked them in their entrench . ment ; but this they did poorly and weakly , like people that were not much accustomed to sieges , and to attack walls . The Athenian troops , having ad- vice of this , left off pursuing ...
... thither , and attacked them in their entrench . ment ; but this they did poorly and weakly , like people that were not much accustomed to sieges , and to attack walls . The Athenian troops , having ad- vice of this , left off pursuing ...
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