The Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World: From Marathon to WaterlooHarper & Brothers, 1851 - Всего страниц: 364 |
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... invaders , had pointed out Mara- thon as the best place for a landing , for this very reason . Prob- ably Hippias ... invader and domestic tyrant , a faction existed in Athens , as at Eretria , who were willing to purchase a party ...
... invaders , had pointed out Mara- thon as the best place for a landing , for this very reason . Prob- ably Hippias ... invader and domestic tyrant , a faction existed in Athens , as at Eretria , who were willing to purchase a party ...
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... invader , Eurystheus . These traditions were not mere cloudy myths or idle fictions , but matters of im- plicit earnest faith to the men of that day , and many a fervent prayer arose from the Athenian ranks to the heroic spirits who ...
... invader , Eurystheus . These traditions were not mere cloudy myths or idle fictions , but matters of im- plicit earnest faith to the men of that day , and many a fervent prayer arose from the Athenian ranks to the heroic spirits who ...
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... invaders were now hastily launch- ing their galleys , and seeking to embark and fly . Flushed with * Ἐμαχόμεσθ ' αὐτοῖσι , θῦμον ὀξίνην πεπωκότες , Στὰς ἀνὴρ παρ ̓ ἄνδρ ' , ὑπ ̓ ὀργῆς τὴν χελύνην ἐσθίων · ' Yπò dè tāv toževμátwv ovk ýv ...
... invaders were now hastily launch- ing their galleys , and seeking to embark and fly . Flushed with * Ἐμαχόμεσθ ' αὐτοῖσι , θῦμον ὀξίνην πεπωκότες , Στὰς ἀνὴρ παρ ̓ ἄνδρ ' , ὑπ ̓ ὀργῆς τὴν χελύνην ἐσθίων · ' Yπò dè tāv toževμátwv ovk ýv ...
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... invaders , and then , praising the Athenians and what they had done , they returned to Lacedæmon . The number of the Persian dead was 6400 ; of the Athenians , 192. The number of the Plateans who fell is not mentioned ; but , as they ...
... invaders , and then , praising the Athenians and what they had done , they returned to Lacedæmon . The number of the Persian dead was 6400 ; of the Athenians , 192. The number of the Plateans who fell is not mentioned ; but , as they ...
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... invader of others . In her , as in other republics of old and of modern times , the same energy that had inspired the most heroic efforts in defense of the national independence , soon learned to employ itself in daring and un ...
... invader of others . In her , as in other republics of old and of modern times , the same energy that had inspired the most heroic efforts in defense of the national independence , soon learned to employ itself in daring and un ...
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