The Genuine Works of Flavius Josephus: The Learned and Authentic Jewish Historian, and Celebrated Warrior ; to which are Prefixed, Three Dissertations, Volume 5David Huntington, 1815 |
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... thousand men undertook the carriage of those donations , out of fear of the ravages of the Parthians , to whom the Babylonians were then sub- ject . Now there were two men , Asineus and Anileus , of the city Neerda by birth , and ...
... thousand men undertook the carriage of those donations , out of fear of the ravages of the Parthians , to whom the Babylonians were then sub- ject . Now there were two men , Asineus and Anileus , of the city Neerda by birth , and ...
Page 38
... thousand men fell . Now Anileus , and all that stood firm about him , ran away as fast as they were able , into a wood , and afforded Mithri- dates the pleasure of having gained a great victory over them . But there now came in to ...
... thousand men fell . Now Anileus , and all that stood firm about him , ran away as fast as they were able , into a wood , and afforded Mithri- dates the pleasure of having gained a great victory over them . But there now came in to ...
Page 39
... thousand of them ; nay , the Jews were all des- troyed , excepting a few who escaped either by the com- passion which their friends or neighbours afforded them , in order to let them fly away . These retired to Ctesiphon , a Grecian ...
... thousand of them ; nay , the Jews were all des- troyed , excepting a few who escaped either by the com- passion which their friends or neighbours afforded them , in order to let them fly away . These retired to Ctesiphon , a Grecian ...
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... thousand mis- chiefs ; so many indeed in number as no former history re- lates . But Rome itself felt the most dismal effects of what he did , while he deemed that not to be any way more bo- nourable than the rest of the cities ; but he ...
... thousand mis- chiefs ; so many indeed in number as no former history re- lates . But Rome itself felt the most dismal effects of what he did , while he deemed that not to be any way more bo- nourable than the rest of the cities ; but he ...
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... thousand excuses for delaying to do it . But it seems probable to me , that Callistus only counter- feited this , in order to ingratiate himself with Claudius ; for , if Caius had been in earnest resolved to take off Claudi- us , he ...
... thousand excuses for delaying to do it . But it seems probable to me , that Callistus only counter- feited this , in order to ingratiate himself with Claudius ; for , if Caius had been in earnest resolved to take off Claudi- us , he ...
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