Epitome of Ancient, Mediaeval and Modern HistoryHoughton, Mifflin, 1883 - 618 pages |
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... brother of Ahaziah , Joram ( 851-843 ) , and put to death Jezebel and seventy sons and grandsons of Ahab . Jehu ( 843-815 ) destroyed the temple of Baal and put to death the priests of that god . Decline of Israel's power , which was ...
... brother of Ahaziah , Joram ( 851-843 ) , and put to death Jezebel and seventy sons and grandsons of Ahab . Jehu ( 843-815 ) destroyed the temple of Baal and put to death the priests of that god . Decline of Israel's power , which was ...
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... brother had revolted , conquered the Kingdom of Elam , and received tribute from Lydia . Erection of magnificent palaces . Foundation of a library at Nineveh . Highest development of Assyrian art . About 640 ( 650 ) . Revolt of the ...
... brother had revolted , conquered the Kingdom of Elam , and received tribute from Lydia . Erection of magnificent palaces . Foundation of a library at Nineveh . Highest development of Assyrian art . About 640 ( 650 ) . Revolt of the ...
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... brother of Cambyses , 522. Bardija ( Gr . Zuépdis ) , who had been murdered at Cambyses ' command . After a short reign the usurper was put to death by the princes of the seven Persian tribes , the most influential of whom , 521-485 ...
... brother of Cambyses , 522. Bardija ( Gr . Zuépdis ) , who had been murdered at Cambyses ' command . After a short reign the usurper was put to death by the princes of the seven Persian tribes , the most influential of whom , 521-485 ...
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... brother , Sogdianus , who after six and a half months , was murdered by his brother Ochus , who reigned under the name 424-405 . Darius II . , Nothus . He was under the influence of his wife Parysatis . Third revolt of the Egyptians ...
... brother , Sogdianus , who after six and a half months , was murdered by his brother Ochus , who reigned under the name 424-405 . Darius II . , Nothus . He was under the influence of his wife Parysatis . Third revolt of the Egyptians ...
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... brother Phoebus Apollo , with the sun ; Aphrodite , goddess of sensual love , prob- ably introduced from the East ; Hestia , goddess of fire , especially of the hearth - fire ; Demeter , " earth - mother , " presiding over agriculture ...
... brother Phoebus Apollo , with the sun ; Aphrodite , goddess of sensual love , prob- ably introduced from the East ; Hestia , goddess of fire , especially of the hearth - fire ; Demeter , " earth - mother , " presiding over agriculture ...
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