The Student's Manual of Ancient History: Containing the Political History, Geographical Position, and Social State of the Principal Nations of AntiquityLongman, Green, Longman, Roberts & Green, 1864 - 549 pages |
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Achæans Africa Alexander ancient Antig'onus Antiochus appears army Asia Minor Assyrian Athenians Athens Bab'ylon Babylonians battle became Cæsar called Carthage Carthaginians caste celebrated chariots civil coast colonies command commercial conqueror conquest Constantine consul Cy'rus Daríus defeated Demétrius desert east Egypt Egyptian emperor empire enemy engaged erected Ethiopians Euphrátes favour fled fleet forced frontiers Gaul Grecian Greece Greeks Han'nibal honour inhabitants intrusted invaded island Israel Israelites Italy Jerusalem Jews Judah king kingdom kingdom of Judah land Lord Macedon Macedonian marched Medes Meroë monarch mountains murdered nation Nile northern peace Peloponnésus Persian Persian empire Philistines Phoenicians plunder possessed prætorian priests prince prophet provinces PTOL Ptolemy punished put to death reign restored revolt rival river Romans Rome ruins sacred satraps Seleúcus senate sent Sicily siege slain soldiers soon Spartans subdued Syria temple Thebes Thessaly Thrace throne tion took tribes usurper victory walls western
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Page 123 - For he sacrificed unto the gods of Damascus which smote him ; and he said, Because the gods of the kings of Syria help them, therefore will I sacrifice to them, that they may help me : but they were the ruin of him, and of all Israel.
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