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... native of Thurii , acted very inhumanly . All who had opposed the Macedonians before the disaster which befel the Greeks in Thessaly , Archias handed over to Antipater for punishment . Now this was the end of Demosthenes ' excessive ...
... native of Thurii , acted very inhumanly . All who had opposed the Macedonians before the disaster which befel the Greeks in Thessaly , Archias handed over to Antipater for punishment . Now this was the end of Demosthenes ' excessive ...
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... native of Epirus , but on his mother's side one of the acidæ . And the subsequent alliance between Pyrrhus and Lysi- machus proves that if they did fight together there was no irreconcilable animosity between them . But perhaps Hie ...
... native of Epirus , but on his mother's side one of the acidæ . And the subsequent alliance between Pyrrhus and Lysi- machus proves that if they did fight together there was no irreconcilable animosity between them . But perhaps Hie ...
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... barbarians of that day , having been originally Tyrians and Phoenicians ) , with the natives of Epirus only , who even after the capture of Ilium were most of them unacquainted with the sea , and knew not the use BOOK 1. - ATTICA . 23.
... barbarians of that day , having been originally Tyrians and Phoenicians ) , with the natives of Epirus only , who even after the capture of Ilium were most of them unacquainted with the sea , and knew not the use BOOK 1. - ATTICA . 23.
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... natives of Termile , where Lycus went when he fled from Ægeus , are called Lycians from the same Lycus . And behind the Lyceum is the tomb of Nisus who was king of Megara and slain by Minos , and the Athenians brought his corpse here ...
... natives of Termile , where Lycus went when he fled from Ægeus , are called Lycians from the same Lycus . And behind the Lyceum is the tomb of Nisus who was king of Megara and slain by Minos , and the Athenians brought his corpse here ...
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... natives , but they were obliged on that occasion . These islands he said were called by the sailors Satyr - islands , the dwellers in them were red - haired , and had tails at their loins not much smaller than horses . When they ...
... natives , but they were obliged on that occasion . These islands he said were called by the sailors Satyr - islands , the dwellers in them were red - haired , and had tails at their loins not much smaller than horses . When they ...
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