The history of the CarthaginiansBrown & Peters, 1829 |
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... arms ; or , lastly , that , if favour was to prevail over justice , they then entreated the Romans to specify , once for all , which of the Carthaginian lands they were desirous should be given up to Masinissa , that they , by this ...
... arms ; or , lastly , that , if favour was to prevail over justice , they then entreated the Romans to specify , once for all , which of the Carthaginian lands they were desirous should be given up to Masinissa , that they , by this ...
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... arms and all war - stores ; and was so haughty and confident on account of this force , that their hopes and ambition had no bounds . It is farther said , that , after he had ended his speech , he threw , out of the lappet by two forked ...
... arms and all war - stores ; and was so haughty and confident on account of this force , that their hopes and ambition had no bounds . It is farther said , that , after he had ended his speech , he threw , out of the lappet by two forked ...
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... arms in the attack of that city . The Romans now hesitated no longer , but formally proclaimed war . M. Manilius , and L. Mar- cius Censorinus , the two consuls , were desired to set out as soon as possible . They had secret orders from ...
... arms in the attack of that city . The Romans now hesitated no longer , but formally proclaimed war . M. Manilius , and L. Mar- cius Censorinus , the two consuls , were desired to set out as soon as possible . They had secret orders from ...
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... arms ; could not be prevailed upon to part with them till they were forced away , which was more grievous and afflicting than if their hearts had been torn out of their breasts . The hosta- ges being arrived in Sicily , were carried ...
... arms ; could not be prevailed upon to part with them till they were forced away , which was more grievous and afflicting than if their hearts had been torn out of their breasts . The hosta- ges being arrived in Sicily , were carried ...
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... arms . This they consented to , but besought him to reflect on the sad condition to which he was re- ducing them , at a time when Asdrubal , whose quarrel against them was owing to no other cause than their perfect submission to the ...
... arms . This they consented to , but besought him to reflect on the sad condition to which he was re- ducing them , at a time when Asdrubal , whose quarrel against them was owing to no other cause than their perfect submission to the ...
Términos y frases comunes
Æsop affairs afterwards amongst ancient Appian Aristagoras arms army Asia Assyrians Astyages Athenians Athens authority Babylon Babylonians battle body brother called Cambyses carried Carthage Carthaginians caused chariots citizens commanded courage Croesus Cyaxares Cyrop Cyrus Cyrus's Darius death Democedes desired Egypt Egyptians empire enemy enemy's expedition father favour forces gave give glory gods gold Grecians Greece Herod Herodotus honour horse Ibid inhabitants Jugurtha king king's kingdom Lacedæmonians laws liberty likewise lived Lycurgus magnificence manner Masinissa master means Medes nations never Nineveh obliged observed occasion officers palace Peloponnesus Persian empire Persians persons Pisistratus Plin Plut Plutarch Polybius prince provinces reason reign rendered riches river Romans Rome Sardis says Scipio Scripture Scythians senate sent siege Smerdis soldiers Solon soon Sparta speak subjects temple thing thou thought throne tion took troops victory walls whole Xenophon
Pasajes populares
Página 64 - ... the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will.
Página 142 - I beheld, and the same horn made war with the saints, and prevailed against them ; until the Ancient of days came, and judgment was given to the saints of the Most High ; and the time came that the saints possessed the kingdom.
Página 123 - THUS saith the Lord to his anointed, to Cyrus, Whose right hand I have holden, To subdue nations before him ; And I will loose the loins of kings, To open before him the two leaved gates; And the gates shall not be shut...
Página 123 - I will go before thee, and make the crooked places straight : I will break in pieces the gates of brass, and cut in sunder the bars of iron : and I will give thee the treasures of darkness, and hidden riches of secret places, that thou mayest know that I, the Lord, which call thee by thy name, am the God of Israel. For Jacob my servant's sake, and Israel mine elect, I have even called thee by thy name : I have surnamed thee, though thou hast not known me.
Página 63 - Hew the tree down, and destroy it; yet leave the stump of the roots thereof in the earth, even with a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field; and let it be wet with the dew of heaven, and let his portion be with the beasts of the field, till seven times pass over him...
Página 128 - This is the interpretation of the thing: MENE; God hath numbered thy kingdom, and finished it. TEKEL; Thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting. PERES; Thy kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and Persians.
Página 61 - Therefore thus saith the LORD concerning Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah ; They shall not lament for him, saying, Ah my brother ! or, Ah sister ! they shall not lament for him, saying, Ah lord ! or, Ah his glory ! He shall be buried with the burial of an ass, drawn and cast forth beyond the gates of Jerusalem.
Página 122 - O daughter of Babylon, who art to be destroyed; Happy shall he be that rewardeth thee as thou hast served us. Happy shall he be that taketh and dasheth thy little ones against the stones.
Página 128 - Belshazzar, hast not humbled thine heart, though thou knewest all this ; but hast lifted up thyself against the Lord of Heaven, and they have brought the vessels of his house before thee, and thou, and thy lords, thy wives, and thy concuhines, have drunk wine in them ; and thou hast praised the gods of silver, and gold, of brass, iron, wood, and stone, which see not, nor hear, nor know : and the God in whose hand thy breath is, and whose are all thy ways, hast thou not glorified...
Página 122 - For the stars of heaven and the constellations thereof shall not give their light; the sun shall be darkened in his going forth, and the moon shall not cause her light to shine.