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... Macedonia . Birth of Alexander the Great . The Romans masters of all Italy . Mausolus , king of Caria . Philip declared generalissimo of the Greeks against the Persians . Alexander ascends the throne of Macedon on the death of his ...
... Macedonia . Birth of Alexander the Great . The Romans masters of all Italy . Mausolus , king of Caria . Philip declared generalissimo of the Greeks against the Persians . Alexander ascends the throne of Macedon on the death of his ...
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... Macedonians , and the conquest of the Romans , as related in his prophecies . Soon afterwards he died , being , as is supposed , eighty - five years of age . EXERCISES.- What was the duration of the empire of the Medes and Persians ...
... Macedonians , and the conquest of the Romans , as related in his prophecies . Soon afterwards he died , being , as is supposed , eighty - five years of age . EXERCISES.- What was the duration of the empire of the Medes and Persians ...
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... , part of Thrace and Macedonia . It must be remembered , however , that in this vast extent of country there were several nations which were only tributary , not , properly speaking , subject HISTORY OF THE PERSIANS AND MEDES . 141.
... , part of Thrace and Macedonia . It must be remembered , however , that in this vast extent of country there were several nations which were only tributary , not , properly speaking , subject HISTORY OF THE PERSIANS AND MEDES . 141.
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... lands , and spoiling their temples . " After which he begged the king of Macedonia , ( if indeed he was their friend , ) to refrain from making such proposals to them ; as they could only 168 HISTORY OF THE PERSIANS AND MEDES .
... lands , and spoiling their temples . " After which he begged the king of Macedonia , ( if indeed he was their friend , ) to refrain from making such proposals to them ; as they could only 168 HISTORY OF THE PERSIANS AND MEDES .
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... Macedonians , a people partly of Grecian and partly of barbarian origin , who spoke the language , but were strangers to the lux- uries and refinements of Greece . Their form of ... Macedonian throne , 172 HISTORY OF THE PERSIANS AND MEDES .
... Macedonians , a people partly of Grecian and partly of barbarian origin , who spoke the language , but were strangers to the lux- uries and refinements of Greece . Their form of ... Macedonian throne , 172 HISTORY OF THE PERSIANS AND MEDES .
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accordingly Agathocles Alexander Alexander's Amasis ambassadors ancient Antiochus Antipater appointed Aristagoras arms army arrived Artaxerxes Artyphius Asia Assyrian Astyages Athenians Athens Babylon Babylonians battle became besieged brother Cambyses Carthage Carthaginians caused cavalry CHAPTER commanded conduct conquer conquest Croesus Cyaxares Cyrus Darius death declared defeated dominions Egypt Egyptians empire enemy engage EXERCISES father fleet forces gave Give some account Gobryas gods Grecian Greece Greeks Hamilcar Hannibal honor horse hundred immediately inhabitants Jerusalem Jews Judea Jugurtha killed king of Egypt king of Persia king's kingdom Lydia Macedonian magnificent marched Mardonius Masinissa master Medes Nabuchodonoser nations obliged occasion Ochus officers palace Parysatis Perdiccas Persian empire Persians Philip possession Price priest prince provinces Ptolemy punish reign resolved revolted Romans Rome Scipio Scripture senate sent Sicily siege Smerdis soldiers soon succeeded success Syria temple thither thousand throne took troops Tyre victory whole Xerxes
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Página 81 - ... the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will.
Página 126 - Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia, The Lord God of heaven hath given me all the kingdoms of the earth ; and he hath charged me to build him an house at Jerusalem, which is in Judah.
Página 126 - Now IN the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the Lord stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia...
Página 82 - I blessed the Most High, and I praise'd and honoured him that liveth for ever, whose dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom is from generation to generation : and all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing : and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth ; and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou...
Página 119 - 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 82 - All this came upon the king Nebuchadnezzar. At the end of twelve months he walked in the palace of the kingdom of Babylon. The king spake, and said, Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power, and for the honour of my majesty...
Página 82 - But when his heart was lifted up, and his mind hardened in pride, he was deposed from his kingly throne, and they took his glory from him; and he was driven from the sons of men; and his heart was made like the beasts, and his dwelling was with the wild asses: they fed him with grass like oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven ; till he knew that the Most High God ruled in the kingdom of men, and that he appointeth over it whomsoever he will.
Página 126 - Who is there among you of all his people ? his God be with him, and let him go up to Jerusalem, which is in Judah, and build the house of the Lord God of Israel, (he is the God,) which is in Jerusalem. And whosoever remaineth in any place where he sojourneth, let the men of his place help him with silver, and with gold, and with goods, and with beasts, besides the freewill offering for the house of God that is in Jerusalem.
Página 119 - 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 concubines, 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: then was the part of...
Página 81 - The leave* were fair, and the fruit much ; and in it was meat for all : the beasts of the field had shadow under it, and the fowls of the heaven dwelt in the boughs thereof ; and all flesh was fed of it.