A Popular Cyclopedia of History, Ancient and Modern, Forming a Copious Historical Dictionary of Celebrated Institutions, Persons, Places, and Things: With Notices of the Present State of the Principal Cities, Countries, and Kingdoms of the Known World: to which is Added, a Chronological View of Memorable Events ...Case, Tiffany & Burnham, 1841 - 717 страница |
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... Romans in consequence of their hostility to that formidable people in the Mithridatic war . The fertility of the country induced them to engage actively in agricultural avocations . The name Eolic is applied to a dialect of the Greek ...
... Romans in consequence of their hostility to that formidable people in the Mithridatic war . The fertility of the country induced them to engage actively in agricultural avocations . The name Eolic is applied to a dialect of the Greek ...
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... Romans , they rendered themselves formidable , and were no less so when they for- sook the former for the Macedonians . They were conquered by Fulvius . In war , their fine cavalry was famed for the fierce impetus of its attacks ...
... Romans , they rendered themselves formidable , and were no less so when they for- sook the former for the Macedonians . They were conquered by Fulvius . In war , their fine cavalry was famed for the fierce impetus of its attacks ...
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... Romans in their superior hardihood and energy . This is not the place to describe in detail the events of the Punic wars . The Romans were ultimately victorious , and , above all others of their leaders , Scipio acquired the greatest ...
... Romans in their superior hardihood and energy . This is not the place to describe in detail the events of the Punic wars . The Romans were ultimately victorious , and , above all others of their leaders , Scipio acquired the greatest ...
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... Romans , whose weakness he discovered and profited by . When he first threatened Rome , his forbearance was pur- chased by a ransom of 5000 pounds of gold , 30,000 pounds of silver , 4000 garments of silk , 3000 pieces of fine scarlet ...
... Romans , whose weakness he discovered and profited by . When he first threatened Rome , his forbearance was pur- chased by a ransom of 5000 pounds of gold , 30,000 pounds of silver , 4000 garments of silk , 3000 pieces of fine scarlet ...
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... Romans instituted festivals . Several fabu- lous explanations of the origin of these celebra- tions have been given , but the most probable is the least remarkable ; viz . that Anna was an industrious old lady of Boville , and her apoth ...
... Romans instituted festivals . Several fabu- lous explanations of the origin of these celebra- tions have been given , but the most probable is the least remarkable ; viz . that Anna was an industrious old lady of Boville , and her apoth ...
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