The House of Seleucus, Volum 2E. Arnold, 1902 |
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Pàgina 20
... battle , however , the barbarian mountaineers could do it little harm , and the light troops had secretly before dawn crept round and occupied strong posts in the enemy's rear . At the discovery of this the barbarians broke and fled ...
... battle , however , the barbarian mountaineers could do it little harm , and the light troops had secretly before dawn crept round and occupied strong posts in the enemy's rear . At the discovery of this the barbarians broke and fled ...
Pàgina 21
... battle on the Arius did more than anything else to make the reputation of Antiochus III for personal courage . The King himself headed the troop of horse which received the brunt of the leading Bactrian squadron , and fought in the ...
... battle on the Arius did more than anything else to make the reputation of Antiochus III for personal courage . The King himself headed the troop of horse which received the brunt of the leading Bactrian squadron , and fought in the ...
Pàgina 27
... battle of Raphia and undid the work of two campaigns . We observe that his is that energy which shows itself rather in bursts , when confronted by an obstacle , than in the deliberate and resolute provision of the means toward the end ...
... battle of Raphia and undid the work of two campaigns . We observe that his is that energy which shows itself rather in bursts , when confronted by an obstacle , than in the deliberate and resolute provision of the means toward the end ...
Pàgina 33
... battle of doubtful event followed - on the whole adverse to Philip . But a second sea - fight off Miletus between Philip and the Rhodians went in his favour . And the result was that Caria was left exposed to invasion . Miletus made ...
... battle of doubtful event followed - on the whole adverse to Philip . But a second sea - fight off Miletus between Philip and the Rhodians went in his favour . And the result was that Caria was left exposed to invasion . Miletus made ...
Pàgina 37
... battle we can gather only the two facts - that a son of Antiochus , bearing the same name , was present , and that the elephants ( of which Antiochus had brought back a fresh supply from India ) figured conspicuously . The result at any ...
... battle we can gather only the two facts - that a son of Antiochus , bearing the same name , was present , and that the elephants ( of which Antiochus had brought back a fresh supply from India ) figured conspicuously . The result at any ...
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Passatges populars
Pàgina 20 - Nelson, and the Naval Supremacy of England. By W. CLARK RUSSELL, author of "The Wreck of the Grosvenor,
Pàgina 29 - Thornton. A SPORTING TOUR THROUGH THE NORTHERN PARTS OF ENGLAND AND GREAT PART OF THE HIGHLANDS OF SCOTLAND. By Colonel T. THORNTON, of Thornville Royal, in Yorkshire. With the Original Illustrations by GARRARD, and other Illustrations and Coloured Plates by GE LODGE.
Pàgina 296 - The field all iron cast a gleaming brown : Nor wanted clouds of foot, nor, on each horn, Cuirassiers all in steel for standing fight, Chariots, or elephants indorsed with towers Of archers...
Pàgina 303 - But he that cometh against him shall do according to his own will, and none shall stand before him : and he shall stand in the glorious land, and in his hand shall be destruction.
Pàgina 298 - Wherefore all that heard the noise of their multitude, and the marching of the company, and the rattling of the harness, were moved: for the army was very great and mighty.
Pàgina 188 - Gentiles had defiled it : and they pulled down the altar, and laid up the stones in the mountain of the house in a convenient place, until there should come a prophet to give an answer concerning them.
Pàgina 160 - Moreover king Antiochus wrote to his whole kingdom that all should be one people, and every one should leave his laws; so all the heathen agreed according to the commandment of the king.
Pàgina 174 - The fourth beast shall be a fourth kingdom upon earth, which shall be diverse from all the kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces.