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... passage in the tenth book ( 9 §§ 3—6 ) the date of the com- 1 Tac ann XI 20 , 21 , Plin epp VII 27. It is argued that Tacitus would have mentioned his writings , had he been speaking of the present Curtius . But he seems not to have ...
... passage in the tenth book ( 9 §§ 3—6 ) the date of the com- 1 Tac ann XI 20 , 21 , Plin epp VII 27. It is argued that Tacitus would have mentioned his writings , had he been speaking of the present Curtius . But he seems not to have ...
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... passages which serve to make transition , but rather by the more effective scenes2 which he has set himself specially to pourtray . This view of his purpose suits well with the probable opinion that he followed 1 See the remarks of ...
... passages which serve to make transition , but rather by the more effective scenes2 which he has set himself specially to pourtray . This view of his purpose suits well with the probable opinion that he followed 1 See the remarks of ...
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... 9 § 4 gelidior etc , 12 § 14 Taxilen . Such as in the passage of the Hydaspes VIII 13 , and the adventure with the fleet in the Indus estuary IX 9 . nexion maintained by Roman writers between rhetoric and history1 - INTRODUCTION . II.
... 9 § 4 gelidior etc , 12 § 14 Taxilen . Such as in the passage of the Hydaspes VIII 13 , and the adventure with the fleet in the Indus estuary IX 9 . nexion maintained by Roman writers between rhetoric and history1 - INTRODUCTION . II.
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... passages of the elder Pliny , and generally ( both in the speeches and elsewhere ) of the earlier writings of Tacitus . His imitation of Livy is sufficiently transparent , and in common with most writers of his day he betrays frequently ...
... passages of the elder Pliny , and generally ( both in the speeches and elsewhere ) of the earlier writings of Tacitus . His imitation of Livy is sufficiently transparent , and in common with most writers of his day he betrays frequently ...
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... passage of his forces by sea and land . The hardships endured by the fleet under Nearchus in its voyage2 from the mouth of the Indus to the Persian Gulf , and the still greater sufferings of the land force under the king himself in ...
... passage of his forces by sea and land . The hardships endured by the fleet under Nearchus in its voyage2 from the mouth of the Indus to the Persian Gulf , and the still greater sufferings of the land force under the king himself in ...
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Alexander in India: A Portion of the History Quintus Curtius W. E. Heitland,T. E. Raven No preview available - 2019 |
Alexander in Indi: A Portion of the History of Quintus Curtius (1879) W. E. Heitland,T. E. Raven No preview available - 2008 |
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