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atarne_n zena_n raise_v by_o philip._n the_o king_n of_o egypt_n abdicate_v his_o kingdom_n and_o fly_n to_o aethiopia_n 499_o chap._n 10._o philip_n take_v olynthus_n and_o other_o city_n in_o the_o hellespont_n the_o athenian_n jealous_a of_o philip_n and_o instigate_v by_o demosthenes_n philip_n policy_n the_o value_n of_o the_o riches_n take_v out_o of_o the_o temple_n at_o delphos_n dionysius_n send_v present_v to_o delphos_n and_o be_v take_v by_o the_o athenian_n his_o letter_n to_o the_o athenian_n the_o temple_n burn_v the_o end_n of_o the_o phocian_n war._n the_o punishment_n decree_v by_o the_o amphâ—tyons_n against_o the_o phocian_o the_o misery_n of_o the_o sacrileger_n timoleon_n send_v to_o syracuse_n 502_o chap._n 11._o timoleon_n expedition_n into_o sicily_n the_o carthaginian_n army_n in_o sicily_n dionysius_n return_v to_o syracuse_n be_v beat_v by_o hircelas_n hircelas_n gain_v syracuse_n timoleon_n escape_n from_o rhegium_n timoleon_n rout_v hircelas_n and_o gain_v syracuse_n philip_n invade_v the_o illyrian_n dionysius_n expel_v timoleon_n make_v good_a law_n philip_n invade_v thrace_n 508_o chap._n 12._o the_o act_n of_o timoleon_n in_o sicily_n the_o preparation_n of_o the_o carthaginian_n against_o timoleon_n the_o remarkable_a siege_n of_o perinthus_n by_o philip._n pexodorus_fw-la expel_v his_o brother_n adam_n from_o the_o principality_n in_o cana._n byzantium_n sudden_o besiege_v by_o philip._n 510_o chap._n 13._o the_o athenian_n aid_n byzantium_n philip_n raise_v his_o siege_n the_o carthaginian_n transport_v force_n into_o sicily_n the_o remarkable_a victory_n of_o timoleon_n over_o the_o carthaginian_n the_o act_n of_o timoleon_n in_o sicily_n the_o work_n of_o hiero_n in_o sicily_n 512_o chap._n 14._o elata_fw-la take_v by_o philip_n great_a consternation_n in_o athens_n for_o fear_n of_o philip._n the_o boetian_o join_v with_o the_o athenian_n through_o the_o solicitation_n of_o demosthenes_n python_n a_o famous_a orator_n the_o battle_n at_o cheronea_n between_o philip_n and_o the_o athenian_n lycides_n the_o athenian_a general_n put_v to_o death_n philip_n rebuke_v by_o demades_n make_v general_n of_o greece_n timoleon_n die_v 515_o chap._n 15._o philip_n consult_v the_o oracle_n at_o delphos_n philip_n marry_v his_o daughter_n cleopatra_n to_o the_o king_n of_o epirus_n encourage_v to_o the_o persian_a war_n by_o neoptolemus_n his_o verse_n philip_n pride_n his_o murder_n the_o cause_n of_o it_o and_o how_o it_o be_v do_v and_o by_o who_o 517_o book_n xvii_o chap_n 1._o conspiracy_n of_o the_o city_n against_o alexander_n the_o athenian_n send_v ambassador_n to_o alexander_n to_o beg_v pardon_n he_o be_v make_v general_n by_o the_o amphictyon_n attalus_n kill_v by_o alexander_n command_n the_o wickedness_n of_o of_o bagoas_n darius_n commend_v raise_v forces_n a_o description_n of_o mount_n ida._n alexander_n invade_v the_o illyrian_n and_o other_o thebes_n besiege_v by_o alexander_n and_o raze_v the_o misery_n of_o thebes_n prodigy_n alexander_n demand_v demosthenes_n and_o other_o to_o be_v deliver_v up_o to_o he_o by_o the_o athenian_n their_o answer_n he_o return_v into_o macedonia_n and_o feast_n his_o soldier_n 521_o chap._n 2._o alexander_n land_n his_o army_n in_o asia_n the_o battle_n at_o granicum_fw-la the_o force_n of_o the_o persian_n and_o of_o alexander_n alexander_n kill_v spithrodates_n near_o be_v kill_v by_o rosaces_n miletus_n besiege_v and_o take_v ada_z queen_n of_o caria_n meet_v alexander_n halicarnassus_n besiege_a take_a and_o sack_v the_o strange_a act_n of_o the_o macedonian_n 528_o chap._n 3._o mytelene_n take_v by_o memnon_n darius_n his_o general_n his_o success_n he_o die_v charidemus_n the_o athenian_a unjust_o put_v to_o death_n by_o darius_n alexander_n fall_v sick_a recover_v by_o philippus_n alexander_n seize_v alexander_n of_o lyncestas_n upon_o his_o mother_n letter_n alexander_n take_v issus_n the_o memorable_a battle_n at_o issus_n where_o the_o mother_n wife_n two_o daughter_n and_o son_n of_o darius_n be_v take_v alexander_n noble_a carriage_n towards_o they_o darius_n his_o letter_n and_o offer_v to_o alexander_n darius_n prepare_v another_o army_n 533_o chap._n 4._o alexander_n march_v towards_o egypt_n besieges_n tyre_n prodigy_n at_o tyre_n the_o tyrian_n bound_v apollo_n with_o golden_a chain_n the_o invention_n of_o the_o tyrian_n to_o defend_v themselves_o the_o advancement_n of_o ballomynus_n a_o poor_a man_n to_o be_v king_n of_o tyre_n the_o act_n of_o agis_n and_o amyntas_n amyntas_n kill_v and_o all_o his_o soldier_n alexander_n take_v gaza_n by_o storm_n present_v by_o the_o grecian_n 538_o chap._n 5_o alexander_n make_v a_o journey_n to_o the_o temple_n of_o jupiter_n hammon_n he_o be_v present_v by_o the_o cyrenean_n the_o description_n of_o the_o place_n about_o the_o temple_n the_o wonderful_a property_n of_o the_o fountain_n solis_n the_o building_n of_o alexandria_n alexander_n answer_n to_o darius_n his_o ambassador_n alexander_n pass_v over_o the_o river_n tigris_n with_o great_a hazard_n the_o preparation_n on_o both_o side_n for_o battle_n the_o persian_n rout_v at_o that_o famous_a battle_n at_o arbela_n 542_o chap._n 6._o the_o grecian_n conspire_v to_o revolt_n memnon_n rebel_v in_o thrace_n antipater_n march_v against_o he_o the_o lacedaemonian_n raise_v a_o army_n be_v rout_v by_o antipater_n and_o agis_n their_o king_n kill_v 547_o chap._n 7._o alexander_n come_v to_o babylon_n the_o wealth_n find_v there_o view_v his_o troop_n at_o sitacana_n enter_v susa_n the_o riches_n there_o thence_o go_v in_o the_o country_n of_o the_o uxians_n march_n towards_o persepolis_n a_o company_n of_o maim_a greek_n meet_v alexander_n his_o bounty_n to_o they_o he_o take_v persepolis_n give_v it_o up_o to_o the_o plunder_n of_o the_o soldier_n the_o riches_n of_o the_o citadel_n of_o persepolis_n alexander_n his_o feast_n at_o persepolis_n persepolis_n burn_v at_o the_o instigation_n of_o thais_n darius_n murder_v 548_o chap._n 8._o bessus_n stir_v up_o the_o bactrian_n alexander_n discharge_v the_o greek_a auxiliary_n with_o reward_n the_o river_n stidoetes_n he_o enter_v hyrcania_n its_o richness_n enter_v the_o mardis_n country_n loses_n his_o brave_a horse_n but_o be_v restore_v thalestris_n the_o amazon_n queen_n meet_v he_o he_o fall_v into_o the_o effeminacy_n of_o the_o persian_n enter_v drangina_n a_o plot_n against_o alexander_n philotas_n and_o other_o put_v to_o death_n march_n against_o the_o arimispi_n subdue_v arachosia_n 552_o chap._n 9_o alexander_n march_v against_o the_o paromisades_n his_o troublesome_a march._n come_v to_o mount_n caucasus_n a_o battle_n in_o area_n by_o alexander_n officer_n against_o satibarzanes_n who_o be_v kill_v in_o a_o single_a combat_n by_o erigyus_n bessus_n bring_v to_o alexander_n his_o punishment_n alexander_n kill_v some_o barbarian_n unexpected_o after_o they_o have_v surrender_v their_o city_n he_o march_v to_o the_o river_n indus_n mophis_n his_o remarkable_a delivery_n up_o of_o himself_o and_o his_o army_n 556_o chap_n 10._o alexander_n overcome_v porus._n how_o ape_n be_v take_v strange_a serpent_n for_o venom_n large_a tree_n march_n against_o the_o andrastians_n catheri_n and_o against_o sopithe_n the_o custom_n of_o they_o under_o sopithes_n indian_a dog_n entertain_v by_o phigeus_n the_o macedonian_n refuse_v to_o march_v against_o the_o gandaride_n alexander_n leave_v monument_n behind_o he_o at_o the_o river_n hyphasis_n nicaea_n build_v and_o bucephalis_n the_o ibori_n present_v alexander_n rout_n the_o agalasians_n in_o danger_n in_o the_o river_n indus_n by_o whirlpool_n march_n against_o the_o oxidracan_o and_o mallian_n the_o king_n leap_v off_o the_o wall_n into_o the_o town_n a_o duel_n between_o coragus_n and_o dioxippus_n the_o sambestae_n submit_v to_o alexander_n and_o the_o sodrans_n and_o mastanians_n subdue_v musicanus_n porticanus_n and_o sambus_n poison_a weapon_n the_o king_n dream_n come_v into_o the_o main_a ocean_n come_v into_o gedrosia_n the_o savage_n of_o the_o people_n his_o army_n near_o perish_v in_o gedrosia_n come_v into_o carmania_n punish_v the_o bormcial_a goremours_n nearchus_n return_n island_n cover_v at_o high-tide_n the_o strange_a death_n of_o calanus_n alexander_n marry_v statira_n harpalus_n his_o luxury_n he_o seize_v with_o his_o own_o hand_n they_o that_o mutiny_v 561_o chap._n 11._o alexander_n mix_v twenty_o thousand_o persian_a darter_n with_o his_o army-marche_n from_o susa_n bagistames_n breed_v abundance_n of_o horse_n hephestion_n die_v at_o ecbatana_n the_o lamian_a war._n he_o invade_v the_o cosscans_n march_n towards_o babylon_n the_o caldean_a astrologer_n dissuade_v he_o from_o come_v thither_o he_o enter_v babylon_n 569_o chap._n 12._o ambassador_n come_v to_o alexander_n from_o all_o part_n he_o bury_v hephestion_n with_o great_a state_n the_o prodigy_n before_o alexander_n death_n his_o death_n darius_n his_o mother_n starve_v herself_o 570_o book_n xviii_o chap._n 1._o quarrel_n about_o a_o successor_n to_o alexander_n aridaus_fw-la make_v king_n the_o province_n divide_v among_o the_o chief_a commander_n matter_n contain_v in_o alexander_n note-book_n
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14_o r._n 19_o all_o live_a creature_n first_o there_o 3_o r._n 3_o one_o sea_n 86_o r._n 101_o other_o matter_n of_o egypt_n 12_o 13_o 22_o 36_o 40_o 41_o etc._n etc._n r._n 17_o 42_o 43_o 51_o 61_o divide_v into_o three_o part_n for_o the_o priest_n king_n and_z soldiers_z 38_o r._n 46_o three_o other_o class_n 39_o r._n 47_o their_o god_n most_o ancient_a 3_o r._n 7_o many_o colony_n from_o hence_o as_o babylonian_n argive_n colchian_o jew_n and_o athenian_n 13_o r._n 17_o the_o number_n of_o their_o judge_n and_o salary_n 39_o r._n 48_o their_o king_n etc._n etc._n p._n 36_o r._n 43_o 45_o 46._o their_o burial_n 38_o r._n 57_o 58_o aeolus_n 164_o r._n 188_o the_o entertainer_n of_o ulysses_n 179_o r._n 202_o aequinoctial_a under_o the_o aequinox_n the_o most_o temperate_a air_n and_o the_o state_n of_o the_o day_n and_o shadow_n 82_o r._n 97_o air_n airy_a body_n see_v in_o some_o part_n of_o africa_n 109_o r._n 128_o aesculapius_n his_o original_a 166_o r._n 189_o accuse_v by_o pluto_n ibid._n r._n ibid._n age_n a_o age_n account_v 30_o year_n with_o the_o grecian_n 81_o r._n 96_o aethiopian_n boast_v they_o be_v the_o first_o man_n p._n 85_o r._n 100_o religious_a 86_o r._n ibid._n aetna_n vomit_n fire_n 138._o r._n 159_o africa_n where_o till_v and_o where_o desert_n p._n 108_o r._n 138_o free_a from_o wild_a beast_n by_o hercules_n p._n 136_o r._n 157_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o african_a palmtree_n 81_o r._n 95_o alexandria_n build_v by_o alexander_n the_o great_a p._n 26_o r._n 32_o 33_o amalthea_n amalthea_n horn_n in_o africa_n p._n 145_o r._n 141_o in_o aetolia_n what_o 120_o r._n 168_o amazon_n of_o africa_n 110_o r._n 129_o their_o seat_n arm_n etc._n etc._n 111_o 112_o r._n 130_o the_o scythian_a amazon_n 76_o r._n 90_o their_o war_n with_o hercules_n p._n 77_o 135_o r._n 91_o 156_o their_o irruption_n into_o attica_n and_o overthrow_n by_o theseus_n 141_o r._n 163_o ammon_n king_n of_o lybia_n the_o husband_n of_o rhea_n 120_o r._n 141_o overcome_v by_o saturn_n 122_o r._n 142_o amphiraus_n general_n of_o the_o argive_n at_o thebes_n a_o conjurer_n betray_v by_o his_o wife_n and_o revenge_v by_o his_o son_n 163_o r._n 186_o 188_o apis_n consecrate_a to_o osiris_n 9_o r._n 13_o it_o be_v worship_n 44_o 45_o r._n 54_o 55_o apollo_n the_o son_n of_o jupiter_n r._n 9_o find_v out_o the_o laurel_n 7_o r._n 10_o his_o several_a name_n 211_o r._n 237_o his_o good_a act_n 209_o r._n 255_o he_o contest_v with_o marsyas_n and_o his_o cruelty_n towards_o he_o 114_o 115_o r._n 134_o apries_n king_n of_o egypt_n 35_o r._n 42_o strangle_v ibid._n aquaduct_n a_o stately_a aquaduct_n make_v by_o semiramis_n at_o ecbatana_n 58_o 32_o arabia_n its_o description_n situation_n people_n etc._n etc._n p._n 78_o r._n 29_o 92_o the_o happy_a its_o fruitfulness_n spice_n etc._n etc._n p._n 79_o r._n 93_o the_o tree_n as_o cedar_n juniper_n etc._n etc._n ibid._n gold_n pure_a cattle_n wild_a beast_n precious_a stone_n 80_o r._n 94_o a_o description_n of_o both_o shore_n in_o the_o red-sea_n 102_o etc._n etc._n r._n 120_o 122_o 124_o arbaces_n the_o mede_n his_o conspiracy_n against_o sardanapalus_n 66_o 67_o r._n 78_o 80_o argive_n their_o war_n with_o the_o theban_n 163_o r._n 186_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o seven_o captain_n at_o thebes_n ibid._n argonaut_n the_o expedition_n of_o the_o argonaut_n 148_o etc._n etc._n r._n 178_o 181_o 160_o explanation_n of_o the_o fable_n 151_o r._n 174_o ariadna_n ariadna_n crown_n in_o the_o heaven_n 160_o r._n 184_o art_n one_o man_n use_v several_a trade_n not_o allow_v in_o egypt_n 39_o r._n 46_o asphaltes_n the_o lake_n asphaltes_n and_o its_o brimstone_n or_o pitch_n 78_o r._n 92_o assyrian_n their_o king_n do_v not_o suffer_v themselves_o to_o be_v open_o see_v 64_o r._n 76_o they_o send_v aid_n to_o the_o trojan_n under_o memnon_n 65_o r._n 77_o astrology_n the_o egyptian_n excellent_a astrologer_n 26_o 36_o r._n 32_o 44_o so_o the_o chaldaean_n 70_o r._n 83_o atlas_n hercules_n 141_o r._n 163_o hyperion_n 141_o r._n 131_o the_o heliadae_n in_o rhodes_n 200_o r._n 227_o astyages_n the_o last_o king_n of_o the_o mede_n overcome_v by_o cyrus_n 72_o r._n 85_o atalanta_n belove_v by_o meleager_n entrap_v by_o the_o thestiadae_n 145_o r._n 167_o athens_n how_o their_o commonwealth_n be_v divide_v 13_o r._n 17_o atlantides_n their_o country_n in_o africa_n 115_o r._n 137_o the_o name_n of_o the_o atlantides_n and_o their_o offspring_n ibid._n atlas_n his_o kingdom_n and_o chief_a study_n 115_o r._n 125_o why_o he_o be_v say_v to_o carry_v the_o heaven_n upon_o his_o shoulder_n ibid._n avernus_n a_o description_n of_o the_o lake_n avernus_n 138_o r._n 159_o amber_n where_o it_o be_v produce_v 185_o 186_o r._n 209_o b._n babylon_n build_v by_o semiramis_n 57_o r._n 80_o its_o wall_n tower_n lake_n passage_n under_o water_n hang_v garden_n 57_o r._n 69_o bacchus_n how_o many_o there_o be_v 116_o to_o 119_o r._n 137_o 148_o his_o act_n 120_o to_o 122_o r._n ibid._n 141_o etc._n etc._n the_o indian_a bacchus_n the_o most_o ancient_a 126_o 127_o r._n 147_o why_o he_o be_v of_o a_o double_a shape_n 129_o r._n 149_o the_o natural_a meaning_n of_o bacchus_n 117_o r._n 147_o bactra_n 55_o 56_o r._n 66_o besiege_a by_o ninus_n 57_o r._n 67_o baleares_n a_o description_n of_o the_o baliary_a island_n 183_o r._n 206_o balm_n the_o place_n and_o usefulness_n 79_o r._n 93_o bard_n ancient_a poet_n among_o the_o gaul_n 189_o r._n 213_o belus_n his_o temple_n 58_o r._n 69_o his_o statue_n ibid._n r._n 70_o beast_n worship_v in_o egypt_n 43_o 44_o r._n 52_o 54_o brimstone_n how_o it_o rise_v up_o in_o the_o lake_n asphaltes_n 79_o r._n 93_o the_o plenty_n of_o it_o about_o babylon_n 59_o r._n
paradise_n in_o india_n 121_o r._n 141_o parent_n the_o honour_n give_v to_o dead_a parent_n in_o egypt_n 48_o r._n 58_o pasiphae_n the_o wife_n of_o minos_n 160_o her_o carnal_a knowledge_n of_o a_o bull_n 169_o r._n 183_o 193_o patricide_n 162_o r._n 628_o 185_o how_o patricide_n be_v punish_v 40_o r._n 49_o pelias_n king_n of_o colchos_n his_o strange_a death_n by_o his_o own_o daughter_n through_o the_o witchcraft_n of_o medea_n 154_o 155_o r._n 177_o 178_o penthesilea_n the_o amazon_n queen_n assist_v the_o trojan_n 77_o r._n 91_o perjury_n the_o punishment_n of_o perjury_n 40_o r._n 49_o persian_n the_o persian_n record_v their_o antiquity_n in_o roll_n of_o parchment_n or_o skin_n 71_o r._n 83_o plague_n a_o great_a plague_n in_o rhodes_n and_o the_o cause_n 213_o r._n 239_o phaeton_n the_o story_n of_o phaeton_n 186_o r._n 210_o phineus_n a_o prince_n in_o thrace_n his_o cruelty_n towards_o his_o two_o son_n 149_o r._n 170_o phaenician_n bring_v letter_n into_o greece_n 209_o r._n 235_o eminent_a for_o get_v of_o wealth_n 191_o r._n 211_o their_o colony_n 184_o r._n 208_o pirithous_n the_o history_n of_o pirithous_n the_o rape_n of_o helen_n 161_o 162_o r._n 184_o 185_o pillar_n hercules_n pillar_n 135_o 136_o r._n 157_o pityusa_n island_n describe_v r._n 106_o pleyade_n their_o name_n 115_o r._n 135_o pluto_n his_o genealogy_n invention_n 211_o r._n 237_o why_o call_v the_o god_n of_o the_o dead_a 207_o r._n 233_o punishment_n of_o various_a crime_n in_o egypt_n 40_o r._n 49_o polynices_n his_o war_n with_o his_o brother_n 163_o r._n 186_o pontus_n or_o the_o pontic_a sea_n once_o but_o a_o lake_n 197_o r._n 213_o of_o its_o breach_n 148_o r._n 170_o priamus_n king_n of_o troy_n 168_o r._n 192_o place_v in_o the_o kingdom_n by_o hercules_n 152_o r._n 175_o priapus_n what_o 129_o r._n 149_o promotheus_n the_o explication_n of_o the_o fable_n of_o his_o steal_n of_o fire_n 205_o r._n 231_o his_o eagle_n what_o r._n 11_o lose_v from_o his_o chain_n by_o hercules_n 135_o r._n 155_o proserpina_n her_o rape_n 176_o 177_o r._n 199_o place_n in_o sicily_n dedicate_v to_o she_o 177_o r._n 290_o proteus_n king_n of_o egypt_n 32_o r._n 39_o why_o he_o be_v say_v to_o have_v several_a shape_v ibid._n pyramid_n the_o pyramid_n of_o chemmis_n one_o of_o the_o seven_o wonder_n of_o the_o world_n 32_o r._n 39_o mountain_n like_o pyramid_n 106_o pythagoras_n what_o be_v learn_v from_o egypt_n 51_o r._n 62_o his_o opinion_n of_o the_o metempsychosis_n among_o the_o gaul_n 187_o 188_o r._n 212_o r._n religion_n the_o neglect_v of_o religion_n punish_v the_o calydonian_a boar_n 145_o r._n 167_o remphis_n the_o egyptian_a king_n exceed_v covetous_a 32_o r._n 39_o rhadamanthus_n his_o justice_n act_n son_n 211_o r._n 228_o his_o parent_n 211_o r._n 237_o the_o lawmaker_n in_o crete_n 160_o r._n 183_o rhinoceros_n 99_o r._n 117_o his_o fight_n with_o a_o elephant_n ibid._n rhodes_n divide_v into_o three_o part_n 158_o r._n 182_o the_o great_a deluge_n there_o 200_o r._n 226_o why_o so_o call_v ibid._n rome_n take_v by_o the_o gaul_n 189_o r._n 214_o build_v by_o romulus_n 137_o r._n 159_o s._n sabaean_a arabian_n 107_o r._n 125_o the_o king_n riches_n etc._n etc._n 107_o 108_o r._n 126_o samothracia_n the_o name_n inhabitant_n deluge_n mystery_n temple_n etc._n etc._n 197_o 198_o r._n 200_o 223_o sand_n mountain_n of_o sand_n 106_o r._n 124_o the_o sandy_a desert_n of_o arabia_n 81_o r._n 96_o sardanapalus_n his_o effeminacy_n luxury_n deposition_n death_n 65_o etc._n etc._n r._n 78_o 79_o 81_o saturn_n king_n of_o egypt_n 5_o r._n 9_o saturn_n one_o of_o the_o titan_n 204_o 205_o r._n 231_o kill_v his_o child_n 207_o r._n 233_o overcome_v by_o bacchus_n 122_o r._n 143_o saturn_n the_o brother_n of_o atlas_n 116_o r._n 136_o his_o impiety_n etc._n etc._n ibid._n the_o golden_a age_n of_o saturn_n r._n 23_o satyr_n the_o companion_n of_o bacchus_n 129_o r._n 149_o of_o osiris_n r._n 11_o why_o they_o be_v worship_v 45_o r._n 55_o scorpion_n where_o they_o abound_v 97_o 91_o r._n 114_o semele_n her_o adultery_n with_o jupiter_n and_o how_o she_o be_v consume_v 117_o 118_o r._n 137_o 138_o semiramis_n her_o history_n 55_o 56_o r._n 65_o 66_o her_o journey_n into_o bactria_n r._n 67_o build_v babylon_n 57_o r._n 68_o her_o expedition_n into_o india_n and_o other_o action_n 60_o etc._n etc._n r._n 73_o etc._n etc._n serbon_n the_o lake_n of_o serbon_n very_o dangerous_a 14_o r._n 18_o serpent_n vast_a serpent_n in_o ethiopia_n 100_o 101_o r._n 118_o destroy_v elephant_n 89_o 102_o r._n 104_o the_o great_a serpent_n take_v and_o bring_v to_o alexandria_n 101_o r._n 119_o how_o take_v feed_v and_o make_v tame_a ibid._n serpent_n infest_a khodes_n 201_o r._n 227_o sesostris_n king_n of_o egypt_n 27_o 28_o r._n 30_o 31_o travel_n through_o the_o world_n his_o famous_a act_n 29_o 30_o r._n 34_o 35_o etc._n etc._n sesostris_n the_o second_o how_o cure_v of_o his_o blindness_n 31_o r._n 38_o sicily_n its_o ancient_a name_n 176_o r._n 199_o it_o be_v circuit_n prince_n etc._n etc._n 178_o 179_o r._n 202_o once_o a_o peninsula_n 173_o r._n 197_o silla_n a_o wonderful_a river_n 73_o silenus_n the_o first_o king_n of_o nysa_n 122_o r._n 143_o tutor_n of_o bacchus_n 128_o r._n 148_o sun_n in_o what_o shape_v it_o rise_v among_o the_o arabian_n 108_o r._n 127_o it_o be_v circuit_n and_o course_n 51_o r._n 62_o india_n direct_o subject_a to_o the_o tropic_a of_o capricorn_n 72_o r._n 85_o spectra_n in_o the_o air_n among_o the_o lybian_o 109_o r._n 128_o the_o natural_a reason_n of_o they_o 110_o r._n 129_o sphinx_n 162_o spouse_n in_o the_o baliaries_n prostitute_v at_o the_o nuptial_a feast_n to_o all_o the_o guest_n 183_o r._n 207_o suatue_n 168_o r._n 192_o as_o if_o they_o be_v live_v man_n ibid._n stratagem_n mock-elephant_n make_v by_o semiramis_n 62_o r._n 73_o stymphalia_n the_o devour_a bird_n of_o stymphalick_a lake_n destroy_v by_o herculess_a 133_o r._n 154_o t._n tantalus_n his_o history_n in_o short_a 167_o r._n 191_o taprobana_n a_o description_n of_o the_o island_n and_o of_o the_o inhabitant_n and_o their_o manner_n 90_o 97_o 98_o 99_o r._n 81_o 82_o etc._n etc._n thebes_n in_o egypt_n build_v by_o osiris_n 6_o r._n 9_o theban_n in_o greece_n their_o war_n with_o the_o argive_n 162_o etc._n etc._n r._n 186_o 187._o theseus_n his_o original_a act_n wife_n etc._n etc._n 159_o etc._n etc._n r._n 182_o 183_o thespiadae_fw-la their_o original_a 142_o r._n 163_o drive_a out_o of_o sardinia_n settle_v about_o cuma_n 182_o r._n 206_o titan_n in_o africa_n 113_o r._n 133_o assist_v saturn_n 116_o r._n 136_o be_v root_v out_o by_o bacchus_n 123_o r._n 144_o the_o titan_n in_o crete_n their_o parent_n sister_n etc._n etc._n 204_o 205_o r._n 231_o troglodyte_n their_o manner_n 18_o 98_o 99_o 100_o r._n 115_o 117_o 120_o troy_n take_v by_o hercules_n 143_o 144_o r._n 165_o 166_o 175_o the_o pedigree_n of_o the_o king_n 167_o 168_o r._n 191_o typhon_n the_o giant_n in_o phrygia_n 127_o r._n 234_o tree_n how_o sinnis_n destroy_v man_n by_o bind_a tree_n together_o r._n 182_o they_o that_o sleep_n in_o tree_n 159_o r._n 183_o v._n uchoreus_fw-la king_n of_o egypt_n build_v memphis_n 26_o r._n 32_o 33_o venus_n the_o daughter_n of_o saturn_n 5_o r._n 9_o her_o office_n 208_o r._n 234_o her_o several_a name_n 211_o r._n 237_o her_o magnificent_a temple_n in_o sicily_n 172_o r._n 196_o vesuvius_n mount_v vesuvius_n in_o campania_n vomit_v fire_n 138_o r._n 159_o virgin_n a_o monstrous_a virgin_n in_o scythia_n 76_o r._n 89_o vulcan_n the_o inventor_n of_o fire_n 5_o r._n 8_o where_o he_o be_v worship_v 209_o r._n 235_o w._n write_v from_o the_o top_n of_o the_o leaf_n downward_o in_o tapribana_n 83_o r._n 98_o wine_n make_v of_o barley_n find_v out_o by_o osiris_n 8_o r._n 10_o x._o xerxes_n his_o innumerable_a army_n 56_o r._n 66_o y._n year_n a_o account_n of_o the_o egyptian_a year_n 26_o r._n 32_o the_o greek_n great_a year_n 78_o r._n 92_o the_o lunar_a year_n of_o 30_o day_n 12_o r._n 15_o the_o year_n of_o 4_o month_n ibid._n z._n zythus_n a_o drink_n of_o barley_n 127_o r._n 147_o a_o table_n of_o the_o principal_a matter_n in_o the_o last_o ten_o book_n of_o diodorus_n the_o sicilian_a contain_v his_o mythology_n note_v the_o first_o figure_n of_o this_o table_n refer_v to_o the_o page_n of_o this_o book_n and_o the_o last_o figure_n with_o r._n before_o they_o refer_v to_o the_o page_n of_o rhodomannus_n edition_n place_v in_o the_o margin_n of_o this_o book_n a._n a_o gathocles_n his_o butchery_n in_o sicily_n 687_o r._n 770_o abderite_n almost_o all_o cut_v off_o by_o the_o treballian_n 423_o r._n 476_o deliver_v by_o chabrias_n ibid._n acarnanians_n their_o
during_o these_o transaction_n the_o roman_n have_v great_a war_n and_o shed_v much_o blood_n among_o the_o volsian_o spurius_n cassius_n the_o year_n before_o consul_n be_v convict_v of_o treason_n for_o aspire_v to_o the_o supreme_a government_n be_v put_v to_o death_n and_o these_o be_v the_o thing_n do_v this_o year_n chap._n v._n the_o death_n and_o commendation_n of_o gelo_n king_n of_o syracuse_n and_o the_o rebuilding_n of_o athens_n by_o the_o policy_n of_o themistocles_n timosthenes_n be_v archon_n or_o chief_a magistrate_n at_o athens_n and_o cesus_n fabius_n and_o lucius_n aemilius_n mamerchus_fw-la roman_n consul_n there_o be_v a_o settle_a peace_n throughout_o all_o sicily_n for_o the_o strength_n of_o 476._o anno_fw-la mundi_fw-la 3472._o olymp._n 75._o 3._o ant._n chr._n 476._o the_o carthaginian_n be_v utter_o break_v and_o gelo_n govern_v the_o sicilian_n with_o that_o justice_n and_o equity_n that_o the_o law_n flourish_v in_o every_o city_n and_o plenty_n every_o where_o abound_v the_o syracusian_n make_v a_o law_n against_o extravagant_a pomp_n of_o funeral_n pomp._n law_n in_o syracuse_n against_o funeral_n pomp._n and_o not_o only_o take_v away_o those_o usual_a vast_a expense_n upon_o the_o dead_a but_o forbid_v all_o manner_n of_o curiosity_n upon_o that_o account_n gelo_n will_v in_o all_o thing_n to_o confirm_v what_o the_o people_n agree_v upon_o confirm_v this_o new_a law_n by_o his_o own_o example_n for_o fall_v sick_a and_o lie_v upon_o his_o deathbed_n he_o give_v up_o the_o kingdom_n to_o heir_n his_o elder_a brother_n and_o command_v that_o the_o law_n shall_v be_v strict_o keep_v in_o reference_n to_o his_o funeral_n after_o his_o death_n his_o successor_n in_o bury_v of_o he_o observe_v his_o command_n his_o body_n be_v lay_v in_o his_o wife_n inheritance_n within_o the_o nine_o tower_n as_o they_o be_v call_v place_n of_o great_a and_o sumptuous_a workmanship_n the_o whole_a city_n accompany_v the_o body_n to_o the_o place_n which_o be_v about_o mile_n about_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d five_o and_o twenty_o mile_n two_o funeral_n gelo_n funeral_n hundred_o stage_n distant_a and_o the_o citizen_n erect_v a_o stately_a monument_n over_o he_o and_o command_v he_o shall_v for_o ever_o after_o be_v honour_v with_o the_o honour_n due_a to_o the_o ancient_a hero_n this_o monument_n be_v in_o aftertime_n destroy_v by_o the_o carthagian_o in_o their_o war_n against_o the_o syracusian_n and_o the_o place_n call_v the_o nine_o tower_n through_o envy_n be_v demolish_v by_o agathocles_n but_o yet_o neither_o 476._o ante_fw-la chr._n 476._o the_o hatred_n of_o the_o carthaginian_n nor_o the_o envy_n of_o agathocles_n well_o the_o commendation_n of_o gelo_n and_o they_o that_o rule_v well_o nor_o the_o force_n nor_o fraud_n of_o any_o other_o person_n be_v able_a to_o eclipse_v the_o glory_n of_o gelo._n for_o history_n have_v just_o preserve_v his_o fame_n and_o will_v for_o ever_o hand_n it_o down_o to_o posterity_n for_o as_o it_o be_v just_a and_o tend_v much_o to_o correct_v the_o irregularity_n of_o humane_a conversation_n to_o fix_v a_o brand_n and_o mark_v of_o disgrace_n upon_o those_o that_o have_v use_v their_o power_n wicked_o and_o mischievous_o so_o on_o the_o other_o hand_n it_o be_v as_o just_a to_o perpetuate_v the_o memory_n of_o those_o who_o have_v rule_v just_o and_o honourable_o to_o the_o good_a of_o other_o for_o this_o will_v be_v a_o inducement_n to_o man_n to_o behave_v themselves_o so_o as_o to_o merit_v commendation_n from_o those_o that_o come_v after_o they_o gelo_n reign_v only_o six_o year_n hiero_n his_o brother_n and_o heir_n eleven_o year_n and_o eight_o month_n after_o the_o victory_n at_o platea_n the_o athenian_n bring_v back_o their_o wife_n and_o child_n wall_n the_o athenian_n repair_v their_o wall_n from_o troezen_n and_o salamis_n to_o athens_n and_o forthwith_o set_v upon_o the_o repair_v of_o their_o wall_n and_o spare_v neither_o cost_n nor_o pain_n in_o that_o nor_o in_o any_o other_o thing_n necessary_a for_o their_o defence_n but_o the_o lacedaemonian_n consider_v that_o the_o athenian_n have_v much_o advance_v their_o reputation_n by_o their_o strength_n at_o sea_n fear_v lest_o they_o shall_v grow_v too_o strong_a determine_v to_o forbid_v the_o build_n of_o their_o athens_n the_o lacedaemonian_n endeavour_v to_o hinder_v the_o build_n of_o the_o wall_n of_o athens_n wall_n and_o therefore_o send_v ambassador_n with_o all_o speed_n to_o athens_n to_o let_v they_o know_v that_o it_o be_v not_o for_o the_o common_a good_a and_o interest_n of_o greece_n that_o athens_n shall_v be_v wall_v for_o if_o xerxes_n shall_v make_v upon_o they_o a_o second_o invasion_n with_o fresh_a and_o great_a force_n if_o he_o shall_v gain_v city_n out_o of_o peloponesus_fw-la ready_z wall_v he_o may_v from_o thence_o as_o out_o of_o fort_n and_o castle_n make_v sudden_a incursion_n upon_o they_o and_o thereby_o with_o ease_n subdue_v the_o grecian_n but_o when_o the_o ambassador_n be_v not_o much_o regard_v they_o imperious_o command_v the_o carpenter_n and_o smith_n to_o 263._o p._n 263._o cease_v from_o the_o work_n whereupon_o the_o athenian_n not_o know_v what_o to_o resolve_v athens_n themistocles_n his_o stratagem_n to_o build_v the_o wall_n of_o athens_n upon_o themistocles_n who_o be_v then_o in_o great_a favour_n and_o authority_n advise_v they_o that_o they_o shall_v not_o at_o present_a make_v any_o noise_n or_o stir_v about_o the_o matter_n for_o if_o they_o shall_v contend_v the_o lacedaemonian_n will_v easy_o hinder_v they_o in_o the_o work_n by_o make_v a_o inroad_n upon_o they_o with_o the_o force_n of_o peloponesus_fw-la but_o he_o intimate_v to_o the_o senate_n private_o that_o he_o with_o such_o other_o as_o they_o shall_v appoint_v will_v go_v as_o ambassador_n to_o the_o lacedaemonian_n and_o there_o argue_v the_o case_n with_o they_o concern_v the_o fortification_n of_o the_o city_n and_o he_o give_v in_o charge_n to_o the_o magistrate_n that_o if_o any_o ambassador_n come_v from_o lacedaemon_n they_o shall_v detain_v they_o till_o his_o return_n from_o thence_o and_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n they_o shall_v with_o the_o assistance_n of_o the_o whole_a city_n go_v on_o with_o the_o work_n and_o that_o be_v the_o very_a way_n he_o tell_v they_o to_o effect_v their_o design_n the_o athenian_n all_o approve_v of_o his_o advice_n and_o themistocles_n with_o those_o join_v in_o embassy_n with_o he_o set_v forth_o for_o sparta_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n the_o people_n of_o athens_n set_v upon_o the_o work_n with_o might_n and_o main_a spare_v neither_o house_n nor_o sepulchre_n for_o material_n woman_n and_o child_n stranger_n and_o servant_n be_v all_o employ_v and_o none_o permit_v to_o be_v idle_a the_o work_n go_v on_o beyond_o expectation_n and_o through_o the_o multitude_n of_o hand_n and_o diligence_n of_o those_o employ_v advance_v to_o admiration_n which_o be_v noise_v abroad_o the_o lacedaemonian_n be_v very_o hot_a with_o themistocles_n concern_v the_o fortify_v of_o the_o city_n but_o he_o deny_v all_o and_o wish_v they_o not_o rash_o to_o believe_v every_o little_a story_n spread_v abroad_o but_o rather_o to_o send_v some_o faithful_a messenger_n who_o may_v bring_v they_o a_o certain_a account_n of_o the_o truth_n how_o matter_n go_v and_o for_o further_a assurance_n he_o deliver_v up_o himself_o and_o his_o associate_n as_o hostage_n to_o the_o spartan_n the_o lacedaemonian_n at_o present_a pacify_v and_o persuade_v by_o what_o themistocles_n 476._o ante_fw-la chr._n 476._o have_v say_v take_v he_o and_o his_o associate_n into_o custody_n and_o forthwith_o send_v some_o of_o the_o chief_a of_o the_o citizen_n to_o athens_n to_o make_v strict_a inquiry_n and_o observation_n how_o affair_n be_v in_o the_o mean_a time_n the_o athenian_n in_o a_o short_a space_n advance_v their_o wall_n to_o their_o just_a height_n the_o spartan_a ambassador_n as_o soon_o as_o they_o enter_v into_o athens_n be_v very_o turbulent_a and_o sharp_o threaten_v the_o athenian_n for_o what_o they_o have_v do_v they_o commit_v they_o all_o to_o prison_n declare_v they_o shall_v not_o be_v set_v at_o liberty_n till_o themistocles_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o their_o ambassador_n be_v send_v home_o by_o this_o trick_n the_o laconian_n be_v delude_v be_v force_v to_o redeem_v their_o own_o ambassador_n by_o the_o discharge_n of_o the_o athenian_n and_o this_o policy_n of_o themistocles_n in_o procure_v the_o wall_v of_o the_o city_n both_o with_o effectual_a speed_n and_o safety_n purchase_v the_o great_a love_n and_o honour_n of_o the_o citizen_n whilst_o these_o thing_n be_v act_v in_o greece_n the_o roman_n make_v war_n upon_o the_o tuscan_n and_o get_v a_o great_a victory_n with_o the_o slaughter_n of_o many_o of_o their_o enemy_n and_o afterward_o take_v tusculum_n by_o storm_n and_o reduce_v the_o city_n of_o the_o esculanean_n chap._n vi_o the_o 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