History of the World from the Creation to the Fall of the Western Roman Empire, Volume 2Appleton, 1885 - History, Ancient |
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Achæan Africa Agathocles Alexander Alexander's alliance allies Alps ancient Antigonus Antiochus Antipater Apennines army Asia Athenians Athens attack battle called campaign Campania Carthage Carthaginians Cassander cavalry chief citizens coast colonies Comitia command conquest consul Curiæ Darius death decemvirs defeat Demetrius Demosthenes Egypt election empire enemy Etruria Etruscans Fabius fleet force formed garrison Gauls Greece Greek Hamilcar Hannibal Hasdrubal Hellenic hill History of Rome island Italian Italy king land Latin Latium latter league legend Lilybæum Lucanians Lysimachus Macedonian marched Masinissa Meanwhile mercenaries military Mommsen nations Numidian party patricians peace peninsula Persian phalanx Philip Phocion Phoenician plebeians political possession prætor province Ptolemy Punic Pyrrhus race republic river Roman Rome Sabine Samnites Samnium Scipio seems Senate sent shores Sicily siege slaves soldiers Spain Sparta success surrender Tarentum Tarquin temple territory Tiber tion treaty tribes tribunes Tyre Veientines victory whole
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Page 32 - And I saw him come close unto the ram, and he was moved with choler against him, and smote the ram, and brake his two horns : and there was no power in the ram to stand before him, but he cast him down to the ground, and stamped upon him: and there was none that could deliver the ram out of his hand.
Page 32 - And he came to the ram that had two horns, which I had seen standing before the river, and ran unto him in the fury of his power. And 1 saw him come close unto the ram, and he was moved with choler against him, and smote the ram, and brake his two horns ,- and there was no power in...
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Page 381 - First Moloch, horrid king besmeared with blood Of human sacrifice, and parents' tears, Though for the noise of drums and timbrels loud Their children's cries unheard, that passed through fire To his grim idol.
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