A History of the World from the Earliest Records to the Present Time: From the creation of the world to the accession of Philip of MacedonWalton and Maberly, 1865 |
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... Croesus as viewed by Herodotus - His real history - Astyages the last king of Media - Reign of Astyages - Peaceful state of Western Asia - Origin of the Persian race - Description of the country - The Persian language - Religion of the ...
... Croesus as viewed by Herodotus - His real history - Astyages the last king of Media - Reign of Astyages - Peaceful state of Western Asia - Origin of the Persian race - Description of the country - The Persian language - Religion of the ...
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... Croesus 120,000 Egyptians , who , after the bravest resistance , were received to an honourable capitu- lation , and settled in Larissa and Cyllene . The loss of this army would go far to account for the ease with which Egypt was over ...
... Croesus 120,000 Egyptians , who , after the bravest resistance , were received to an honourable capitu- lation , and settled in Larissa and Cyllene . The loss of this army would go far to account for the ease with which Egypt was over ...
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... Croesus of Lydia , who tried the knowledge of the Greek oracles about trifles before he would risk his own fortune on their advice . The internal prosperity of his reign is attested by the evidences of wealth and luxury in the monuments ...
... Croesus of Lydia , who tried the knowledge of the Greek oracles about trifles before he would risk his own fortune on their advice . The internal prosperity of his reign is attested by the evidences of wealth and luxury in the monuments ...
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... Croesus ; and , whether through fear , or because the old Median alliance seemed less binding with the new dynasty ... Croesus across the Halys , and the energy of Cyrus . Croesus was defeated and shut up in Sardis , the city was taken ...
... Croesus ; and , whether through fear , or because the old Median alliance seemed less binding with the new dynasty ... Croesus across the Halys , and the energy of Cyrus . Croesus was defeated and shut up in Sardis , the city was taken ...
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... CROESUS AS VIEWED BY HERODOTUS- HIS REAL HISTORY - ASTYAGES THE LAST KING OF MEDIA - REIGN OF ASTYAGES - PEACEFUL STATE OF WESTERN ASIA - ORIGIN OF THE PERSIAN RACE - DESCRIPTION OF THE COUNTRY- THE PERSIAN LANGUAGE - RELIGION OF THE ...
... CROESUS AS VIEWED BY HERODOTUS- HIS REAL HISTORY - ASTYAGES THE LAST KING OF MEDIA - REIGN OF ASTYAGES - PEACEFUL STATE OF WESTERN ASIA - ORIGIN OF THE PERSIAN RACE - DESCRIPTION OF THE COUNTRY- THE PERSIAN LANGUAGE - RELIGION OF THE ...
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Página 146 - But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive.
Página 34 - These are the families of the sons of Noah, after their generations, in their nations: and by these were the nations divided in the earth after the flood.
Página 426 - Persians' grave, I could not deem myself a slave. A king sate on the rocky brow Which looks o'er sea-born Salamis ; And ships, by thousands, lay below, And men in nations ; — all were his ! He counted them at break of day — And when the sun set, where were they ? And where are they, and where art thou, My country?
Página 142 - Tunes her nocturnal note: thus with the year Seasons return, but not to me returns Day, or the sweet approach of even or morn, Or sight of vernal bloom, or summer's rose, Or flocks, or herds, or human face divine; But cloud instead, and ever-during dark Surrounds me, from the cheerful ways of men Cut off, and for the book of knowledge fair Presented with a universal blank Of nature's works to me expunged and rased, And wisdom at one entrance quite shut out.
Página 297 - I will send him against an hypocritical nation, and against the people of my wrath will I give him a charge, to take the spoil, and to take the prey, and to tread them down like the mire of the streets.
Página 161 - And the LORD gave them rest round about, according to all that he sware unto their fathers: and there stood not a man of all their enemies before them: the LORD delivered all their enemies into their hand.
Página 174 - Her temple on the offensive mountain, built By that uxorious king, whose heart though large, Beguiled by fair idolatresses, fell To idols foul. Thammuz came next behind, Whose annual wound in Lebanon allured The Syrian damsels to lament his fate In amorous ditties all a summer's day, While smooth Adonis from his native rock...
Página 263 - And high permission of all-ruling heaven Left him at large to his own dark designs, That with reiterated crimes he might Heap on himself damnation, while he sought...
Página 50 - These are the sons of Shem, after their families, after their tongues, in their lands, after their nations.
Página 244 - Then I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and, behold, there stood before the river a ram which had two horns: and the two horns were high; but one was higher than the other, and the higher came up last.