The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Grecians, and Macedonians, Volume 6W. Tegg and Company, 1851 |
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abandoned Achæans Achradina affairs afterwards Alexander Alexander Bala Alexandria ambassadors amongst Antiochus Antiq Antony Appian Archelaus Archimedes Ariarathes Ariobarzanes Aristobulus Armenia arms army arrived Asia Attalus battle besieged brother Cæsar camp Cappadocia carried Carthaginians caused Cleopatra command consul Crassus crown death declared decree defeated defence Demetrius dominions Egypt empire endeavoured enemy Epicydes Eumenes father favour friends gave Greece Grypus head Hiero honour horse Hyrcanus Jerusalem Jews Judæa Justin killed king of Syria king's kingdom Lathyrus liberty Lucullus Macedonia manner Marcellus marched master Mithridates Murena obliged occasion Parthians passed Paulus Æmilius peace Perseus person Philometor Physcon Plut Polyb Polybius Pompey Pontus possession prætor present prince prisoner province Ptolemy received reign retired Romans Rome senate sent Sicily side siege soldiers soon Sylla Syracusans Syracuse Syria taken thing thither thought throne Tigranes took treated troops Tryphon valour victory whilst whole
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Page 173 - The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, Nor a lawgiver from between his feet, Until Shiloh come ; And unto him shall the gathering of the people be.
Page 137 - In that day shall there be an altar to the LORD in the midst of the land of Egypt, and a pillar at the border thereof to the LORD.
Page 22 - So David took the spear and the cruse of water from Saul's bolster ; and they gat them away, and no man saw it, nor knew it, neither awaked : for they were all asleep ; because a deep sleep from the Lord was fallen upon them.
Page 137 - In that day shall five cities in the land of Egypt speak the language of Canaan, and swear to the Lord of Hosts ; one shall be called The city of destruction.
Page 137 - And it shall be for a sign and for a witness unto the LORD of hosts in the land of Egypt: for they shall cry unto the LORD because of the oppressors, and he shall send them a saviour, and a great one, and he shall deliver them.
Page 187 - And they lost most of their horses, by advancing furiously against the enemy's pikes. They had now no resource, but to retire to their infantry, and to carry off young Crassus, who was much wounded. But happening to see a hill of sand by the way, they retired to it ; and having placed their horses in the middle, they locked their shields together all round, imagining that would prove the best defence against the barbarians.
Page 197 - Beneficia eo usque laeta sunt dum videntur exsolvi posse; ubi multum antevenere, pro gratia odium redditur.
Page 137 - And the LORD shall be known to Egypt, and the Egyptians shall know the LORD in that day, and shall do sacrifice and oblation ; yea, they shall vow a vow unto the LORD, and perform it.
Page 255 - tis thine alone, with awful sway, To rule mankind, and make the world obey. Disposing peace and war thy own majestic way; To tame the proud, the fetter'd slave to free: These are imperial arts, and worthy thee.
Page 303 - Caesar had only 250 ships, and 80,000 foot, with as many horse as Antony. But all his troops were chosen men, and on board his fleet were none but experienced seamen. His vessels were not so large as Antony's, but then they were much lighter and fitter for service.