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and_o many_o faint_a rather_o with_o fear_n than_o through_o weariness_n fall_v down_o upon_o the_o ground_n although_o the_o fierceness_n of_o the_o cold_a have_v freeze_v the_o hail_n other_o lean_v themselves_o to_o the_o body_n of_o tree_n which_o be_v to_o many_o both_o a_o support_n and_o defence_n neither_o be_v they_o deceive_v in_o choose_v out_o a_o place_n to_o die_v in_o when_o their_o natural_a heat_n overcome_v by_o the_o cold_a leave_v they_o immovable_a but_o it_o be_v a_o grateful_a sloth_n to_o they_o that_o be_v tire_v out_o neither_o do_v they_o count_v it_o irksome_a to_o find_v rest_n by_o death_n for_o the_o cold_a be_v not_o only_o vehement_a but_o also_o not_o likely_a to_o abate_v and_o the_o dark_a shade_n of_o the_o wood_n beside_o the_o storm_n which_o be_v as_o the_o night_n suppress_v and_o keep_v out_o the_o light_n that_o common_a comfort_n and_o refreshment_n the_o king_n only_o be_v patient_a under_o this_o sad_a misforttune_n and_o walk_v round_o his_o camp_n and_o bring_v together_o the_o disperse_a and_o lift_v up_o they_o that_o be_v down_o show_v they_o the_o smoke_n that_o come_v from_o chimney_n afar_o off_o advise_v every_o one_o to_o take_v the_o high_a refuge_n neither_o do_v any_o thing_n conduce_v more_o to_o their_o safety_n than_o to_o see_v the_o king_n who_o have_v take_v more_o pain_n than_o they_o yet_o most_o unwearied_a of_o any_o and_o therefore_o be_v ashamed_a to_o leave_v he_o but_o necessity_n more_o forcible_a than_o reason_n in_o their_o distress_n find_v out_o a_o remedy_n for_o the_o cold_a for_o hew_v down_o the_o tree_n with_o their_o axe_n they_o set_v the_o heap_n of_o wood_n up_o and_o down_o on_o fire_n so_o that_o you_o will_v have_v think_v all_o the_o wood_n have_v be_v on_o a_o â—lame_n and_o scarce_o any_o place_n leave_v for_o the_o army_n to_o lodge_v this_o heat_n present_o enliven_v their_o benumb_v limb_n and_o by_o degree_n their_o spirit_n which_o the_o cold_a have_v even_o close_v up_o begin_v free_o to_o pass_v some_o be_v entertain_v in_o the_o house_n of_o the_o barbarian_n which_o hide_v from_o they_o in_o the_o late_a wood_n but_o now_o their_o necessity_n have_v discover_v other_o lodge_v in_o their_o tent_n which_o though_o wet_a yet_o be_v more_o tolerable_a the_o fury_n of_o the_o storm_n be_v something_o abate_v this_o unhappy_a accident_n sweep_v away_o a_o thousand_o soldier_n and_o other_o mean_a etc._n mean_a scullion_n horse-boy_n etc._n etc._n attendant_n upon_o the_o camp_n it_o be_v report_v that_o some_o be_v find_v stand_v at_o the_o side_n of_o the_o tree_n and_o seem_v not_o only_o as_o if_o they_o have_v be_v alive_a but_o as_o if_o they_o have_v be_v discourse_v one_o with_o another_o in_o the_o same_o posture_n as_o they_o be_v in_o when_o they_o die_v 11._o how_o alexander_n fall_v in_o love_n with_o roxana_n marry_v she_o and_o induce_v many_o
702._o l._n 38._o r._n colophonian_n p._n 782._o l._n 3._o r._n tryphon_n '_o s_o name_n p._n ibid._n legate_n 34._o r._n saturninus_n p._n 784._o line_n 31._o r._n too_o little_a to_o be_v p._n 785._o l._n 40._o r._n join_v with_o they_o p._n 786._o l._n 45._o add_v above_o p._n 790._o l._n 34._o add_v the._n p._n 794._o l._n 5._o r._n which_o be_v p._n 796._o l._n 21._o deal_n the_o second_o his_o the_o content_n of_o the_o first_o five_o book_n of_o diodorus_n the_o sicilian_a book_n i._n chap._n 1._o of_o the_o first_o generation_n of_o men._n how_o the_o world_n first_o begin_v mens_fw-la first_o manner_n of_o life_n and_o who_o be_v the_o first_o men._n first_o man_n in_o egypt_n who_o be_v the_o most_o ancient_a god_n of_o egypt_n of_o their_o demigod_n sol_fw-it saturn_n rhea_n jupiter_n juno_n vulcan_n reign_v in_o egypt_n of_o osiris_n and_o isis_n the_o act_n of_o osiris_n and_o isis_n hermes_n his_o invention_n osiris_n prepare_v for_o his_o expedition_n through_o the_o world_n and_o to_o that_o end_n raise_v a_o great_a army_n page_n 1_o chap._n 2._o the_o continuation_n of_o osiris_n his_o expedition_n through_o ethiopia_n all_o arabia_n india_n and_o europe_n bury_v by_o isis_n and_o mercury_n how_o he_o be_v kill_v his_o death_n revenge_v by_o isis_n and_o orus_n two_o bull_n apis_n and_o mnevis_n worship_v in_o egypt_n place_n discuss_v where_o osiris_n and_o isis_n be_v bury_v story_n of_o the_o egyptian_a priest_n their_o tear_n lunar_a tear_n giant_n law_n about_o marriage_n osiris_n and_o isis_n their_o pillar_n and_o inscription_n colony_n out_o of_o egypt_n 7_o chap._n 3._o the_o description_n of_o egypt_n of_o the_o lake_n of_o serbon_n the_o nature_n of_o the_o river_n nile_n the_o cataract_n the_o mouth_n of_o nile_n the_o fruit_n of_o egypt_n the_o beast_n crecodile_n etc._n etc._n several_a opinion_n concern_v the_o inundation_n of_o nile_n 14_o chap._n 4._o the_o first_o way_n of_o live_v of_o the_o egyptian_n god_n and_o demigod_n their_o reign_n in_o egypt_n the_o ancient_a king_n of_o egypt_n moenis_n etc._n etc._n their_o several_a work_n thebes_n build_v by_o busitis_fw-la the_o stately_a sepulcher_n obelisk_n and_o temple_n there_o a_o description_n of_o osymanduas_n his_o sepulchre_n memphis_n build_v by_o uchoreus_fw-la moeris_n his_o lake_n sesostris_n or_o sesoosis_n his_o famous_a expedition_n and_o great_a work_n 22_o chap._n 5._o the_o act_n of_o sesostris_n the_o second_o of_o ammosis_n actisan_n mendes_n proteus_n or_o cetes_n remphis_n chemmis_n the_o great_a pyramid_n build_v by_o he_o cephres_n mycerinus_n bocchoris_n sabach_n the_o reign_n of_o twelve_o king_n in_o egypt_n psammeticus_fw-la saites_n one_o of_o the_o king_n gain_v the_o whole_a two_o hundred_o thousand_o of_o his_o army_n forsake_v he_o and_o settle_v thmeselve_n in_o ethiopia_n apries_n succeed_v long_o after_o amasis_n rebel_n and_o next_o succeed_v and_o apries_n be_v strangle_v by_o the_o people_n amasis_n the_o last_o king_n to_o the_o time_n of_o the_o conquest_n of_o egypt_n by_o cambyses_n 31_o chap._n 6._o the_o custom_n of_o the_o egyptian_n of_o their_o king_n as_o their_o hourly_a employment_n sacrifice_n diet_n etc._n etc._n burial_n division_n of_o egypt_n their_o trade_n in_o egypt_n court_n of_o justice_n their_o law-proceeding_n the_o several_a law_n of_o egypt_n beast_n and_o bird_n adore_v as_o god_n in_o egypt_n as_o lion_n wolf_n cat_n the_o bird_n ibis_n kite_n etc._n etc._n cost_v in_o their_o burial_n of_o these_o creature_n reason_n give_v of_o this_o adoration_n 36_o chap._n 7._o why_o the_o crocodile_n be_v worship_v some_o sort_n of_o herb_n and_o root_n not_o eat_v why_o other_o creature_n be_v worship_v the_o manner_n of_o their_o burial_n the_o lawmaker_n in_o egypt_n learned_a man_n of_o greece_n make_v journey_n into_o egypt_n as_o orpheus_n homer_n plato_n solon_n pythagoras_n etc._n etc._n several_a proof_n of_o this_o as_o their_o religious_a rite_n fable_n etc._n etc._n in_o greece_n of_o egyptian_a extraction_n the_o exquisite_a art_n of_o the_o stone-carver_n in_o egypt_n page_n 46_o book_n ii_o chap._n 1._o ninus_n the_o first_o king_n of_o assyria_n his_o act_n invade_v babylonia_n media_n and_o overruns_a several_a other_o country_n nineveh_n build_v by_o he_o the_o description_n of_o it_o marry_v semiramis_n her_o descent_n derceta_n the_o philistine_n dagon_n his_o expedition_n against_o bactria_n he_o die_v semitamis_n build_v babylon_n and_o several_a strange_a work_n there_o as_o a_o passage_n under_o water_n jupiter_n temple_n etc._n etc._n hang_v garden_n in_o babylon_n a_o vast_a stone_n cut_v out_o the_o strange_a property_n of_o a_o morass_n her_o several_a expedition_n the_o wonderful_a lake_n in_o ethiopia_n their_o burial_n there_o semiramis_n expedition_n into_o india_n her_o mock-elephant_n her_o expedition_n prove_v fruitless_a she_o surrender_v her_o kingdom_n to_o ninyas_n her_o son_n her_o end_n 53_o chap._n 2._o ninyas_n succeed_v semiramis_n his_o close_a and_o slothful_a manner_n of_o life_n the_o reign_n of_o sardanapalus_n his_o luxury_n and_o effeminacy_n his_o epitaph_n depose_v by_o arbaces_n the_o mede_n and_o the_o assyrian_a empire_n overturn_v nineveh_n raze_v 64_o chap._n 3._o of_o the_o ancient_a chaldean_n and_o their_o philosophy_n the_o planet_n and_o their_o course_n the_o empire_n of_o the_o mede_n and_o their_o king_n a_o description_n of_o india_n the_o ancient_a manner_n and_o custom_n of_o the_o people_n their_o law_n tribe_n description_n of_o scythia_n of_o the_o amazon_n of_o the_o hyperborean_n 69_o chap._n 4._o a_o description_n of_o atabia_n the_o desert_n happy_a etc._n etc._n metal_n precious_a stone_n beast_n etc._n etc._n ad_fw-la scription_n of_o taprobana_n in_o the_o southern_a ocean_n now_o call_v ceylon_n or_o zeilan_n the_o strange_a thing_n there_o how_o discover_v by_o jambulus_n 78_o book_n iii_o chap._n 1._o of_o the_o ethiopian_n their_o letter_n law_n arm_n religion_n funeral_n the_o description_n of_o several_a part_n of_o the_o country_n manner_n of_o make_v of_o gold_n of_o the_o icthyophage_n their_o several_a sort_n and_o way_n of_o live_v 85_o chap._n 2._o chelonophage_n the_o manner_n of_o take_v sea-tortoise_n the_o cetivore_n or_o whale-eater_n the_o seacoast_n over-against_o babylon_n their_o manner_n of_o take_v of_o fish_n the_o rizophage_n or_o root-eater_n those_o call_v spermaphage_n and_o hylophage_n hylogones_n or_o hunter_n their_o take_n of_o wild_a beast_n the_o elephant-fighter_n how_o they_o be_v take_v the_o simo_n struthophage_n acridophage_n or_o locust_n eater_n their_o miserable_a death_n cynomolge_v the_o country_n of_o the_o troglodyte_n wild_a beast_n the_o terrible_a wild_a bull_n serpent_n that_o great_a one_o bring_v alive_a to_o alexandria_n 94_o chap._n 3._o a_o description_n of_o the_o coast_n and_o country_n on_o both_o side_n the_o arabian_a gulf_n or_o red_a sea_n the_o perfume_v of_o arabia_n the_o happy_a the_o fortunate_a island_n a_o description_n of_o part_n of_o lybia_n the_o spectra_n near_o the_o syrtes_n 102_o chap._n 4._o of_o the_o amazon_n of_o africa_n their_o act_n root_v out_o by_o hercules_n and_o the_o gorgonians_n by_o perseus_n the_o atlantides_n and_o the_o god_n among_o they_o the_o original_a of_o the_o titane_n the_o act_n of_o basilea_n or_o cybele_n say_v to_o be_v bear_v in_o phrygia_n the_o original_a of_o atlas_n and_o saturn_n a_o long_a account_n give_v of_o bacchus_n and_o the_o several_a bacchuse_v there_o be_v the_o description_n of_o the_o grota_n in_o nysa_n where_o he_o be_v bring_v up_o the_o building_n of_o the_o temple_n of_o hammon_n by_o he_o the_o several_a herculese_n the_o monster_n aegide_n and_o camp_n kill_v by_o minerva_n and_o bacchus_n page_n 110_o book_n iu._n chap._n 1._o what_o the_o grecian_n say_v further_o of_o bacchus_n the_o story_n of_o priapus_n of_o hermophroditus_n of_o the_o muse_n the_o birth_n of_o hercules_n and_o his_o twelve_o labour_n enjoin_v he_o by_o euristeus_n his_o wander_a expedition_n through_o africa_n spain_n france_n italy_n sicily_n his_o set_n up_o two_o pillar_n at_o gades_n and_o his_o other_o act_n by_o the_o way_n the_o story_n of_o orpheus_n 127_o chap._n 2._o a_o account_n of_o atlas_n and_o his_o daughter_n call_v atlantides_n and_o hesperides_n amazon_n rout_v by_o theseus_n in_o attica_n the_o further_a act_n of_o hercules_n go_v against_o laomedon_n king_n of_o troy_n and_o other_o acts._n the_o story_n of_o meleager_n son_n of_o king_n oeneus_n amalthae_n horn._n hercules_n his_o further_a act_n his_o death_n by_o a_o poison_a shirt_n 141_o chap._n 3._o of_o the_o argonaut_n medea_n and_o the_o daughter_n of_o pileus_n how_o the_o argonaut_n gain_v the_o golden_a fleece_n the_o prank_n of_o medea_n the_o act_n of_o jason_n the_o cruelty_n of_o pelias_n towards_o jason_n kindred_n how_o he_o be_v kill_v by_o his_o daughter_n through_o medea_n charm_n medea_n burn_v the_o king_n of_o corinth_n palace_n
and_o he_o in_o it_o the_o miserable_a end_n of_o jason_n of_o the_o heraclidae_fw-la and_o their_o return_n to_o peloponnesus_n 148_o chap._n 4._o the_o act_n of_o theseus_n the_o minotaur_n in_o crete_n androgeos_n the_o son_n of_o minos_n murder_v by_o aegeus_n ariadna_n daughter_n of_o minos_n in_o love_n with_o theseus_n ariadna_n crown_n aegeus_n king_n of_o athens_n kill_v himself_o theseus_n his_o death_n the_o war_n of_o thebes_n by_o the_o seven_o captain_n the_o epigoni_n renew_v the_o war._n pedigree_n of_o the_o hero_n at_o troy_n of_o the_o centauri_n and_o lapithae_n the_o pedigree_n of_o aesculapius_n aeacus_n ajax_n pelops_n tantalus_n oenomeus_n dardanus_n his_o posterity_n to_o priam_n king_n of_o troy_n 159_o chap._n 5._o of_o daedalus_n and_o his_o work_n in_o crete_n sicily_n and_o elsewhere_o his_o flight_n into_o sicily_n minos_n invade_v sicily_n the_o manner_n of_o his_o death_n there_o the_o famous_a temple_n of_o the_o curetes_n or_o corybant_n in_o sicily_n build_v by_o the_o posterity_n of_o the_o cretan_n that_o come_v there_o with_o minos_n the_o pedigree_n of_o aristaeus_n his_o act_n his_o son_n actaeon_n of_o eryx_n venus_n her_o temple_n in_o eryx_n in_o sicily_n the_o fame_n of_o it_o of_o daphnis_n the_o shepherd_n a_o description_n of_o the_o herean_a mountain_n of_o orion_n of_o the_o straight_a of_o messina_n 168_o book_n v._o chap._n 1._o a_o description_n of_o sicily_n the_o aeolide_a island_n or_o lipari_n island_n of_o malta_n gaulus_n cercina_n corsica_n sardinia_n pityusa_n and_o the_o baleares_n 176_o chap._n 2._o of_o madera_n britain_n gallia_n celtiberia_n iberia_n and_o tyrrhenia_n and_o of_o the_o inhabitant_n and_o their_o law_n and_o custom_n 184_o chap._n 3._o of_o gredosia_n of_o the_o isle_n of_o the_o arabian_a sea_n of_o the_o holy_a island_n of_o panchaea_n of_o samothracia_n of_o naxus_n syme_n nausus_n calydna_n nisyrus_n carpathus_n of_o rhodes_n and_o of_o chersonesus_n 194_o chap._n 4._o of_o crete_n the_o first_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o idaei_n dactyli_n of_o jupiter_n saturn_n hyperion_n prometheus_n mnemosyne_n themis_n ceres_n neptune_n pallas_n jupiter_n race_n as_o the_o muse_n vulcan_n mars_n etc._n etc._n of_o the_o ancient_a hercules_n britomartis_n pluto_n rhadamanthus_n his_o justice_n of_o lesbos_n deucalion_n flood_n of_o the_o bless_a island_n of_o tenedos_n and_o the_o cyclades_n 204_o the_o content_n of_o the_o last_o ten_o book_n of_o diodorus_n the_o sicilian_a book_n xi_o chap._n 1._o of_o xerxes_n his_o expedition_n into_o greece_n and_o the_o fight_n at_o thermopyle_n and_o sea-fight_n at_o salamis_n page_n 215_o chap._n 2._o how_o the_o carthaginian_n invade_v sicily_n and_o be_v rout_v by_o gelon_n and_o the_o time_n of_o pindar_n the_o poet._n 226_o chap._n 3._o the_o victory_n of_o the_o greek_n over_o mardonius_n at_o platea_n 230_o chap._n 4._o of_o the_o fight_n with_o the_o persian_n by_o the_o grecian_n at_o mycale_n in_o jonia_n herodotus_n end_v with_o this_o fight_n and_o take_v of_o sestos_n 233_o chap._n 5._o the_o death_n and_o commendation_n of_o gelo_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 235_o chap._n 6._o the_o enlarge_n of_o the_o haven_n at_o athens_n by_o themistocles_n the_o treason_n of_o pausanias_n and_o the_o justice_n of_o aristides_n 237_o chap._n 7._o hiero_n king_n of_o sicily_n prepare_v to_o besiege_v agrigentum_n discover_v the_o treason_n of_o they_o of_o himera_n to_o thero_n their_o prince_n expel_v the_o catanean_n and_o naxian_o 240_o chap_n 8._o the_o lacedaemonian_n quarrel_n with_o the_o athenian_n for_o the_o dominion_n of_o the_o sea_n 241_o chap._n 9_o hiero_n break_v the_o power_n of_o the_o hetruscan_o by_o sea_n 242_o chap_n 10._o the_o war_n between_o the_o tarrentines_n and_o the_o japigians_n ibid._n chap._n 11._o the_o death_n of_o thero_n prince_n of_o agrigentum_n and_o the_o tyranny_n of_o his_o son_n thrasydeus_n who_o abdicate_v the_o government_n and_o kill_v himself_o three_o hundred_o of_o the_o family_n of_o the_o fabii_n slay_v at_o one_o time_n 243_o chap._n 12._o the_o malice_n of_o the_o lacedaemonian_n against_o themistocles_n and_o his_o banishment_n his_o praise_n 244_o chap._n 13._o cymon_n the_o athenian_a general_n gain_v many_o place_n for_o the_o athenian_n rout_n the_o persian_n by_o a_o stratagem_n at_o eury_n medentum_fw-la 247_o chap._n 14._o a_o great_a earthquake_n in_o sparta_n the_o war_n upon_o they_o by_o the_o helots_n and_o mycenian_o 248_o chap._n 15._o the_o war_n between_o the_o argive_n and_o the_o mycenian_o 249_o chap._n 16._o the_o death_n of_o hiero._n 250_o chap._n 17._o thrasybulus_n king_n of_o syracuse_n depose_v by_o force_n of_o arm_n for_o his_o tyranny_n 250_o chap._n 18._o the_o murder_n of_o xerxes_n by_o artabanus_n 251_o chap._n 19_o the_o war_n between_o the_o athenian_n and_o aegineau_n 252_o chap_n 20._o the_o egyptian_n revolt_n from_o the_o persian_n new_a trouble_n in_o sicily_n ibid._n chap._n 21._o persian_n expedition_n into_o egypt_n war_n in_o sicily_n 254_o chap._n 22._o the_o war_n between_o the_o epidaurian_o and_o athenian_n page_n 255_o chap._n 23._o the_o war_n between_o the_o corinthian_n and_o megarean_o 256_o chap._n 24._o the_o war_n between_o the_o athenian_n and_o boetian_o 257_o chap._n 25._o the_o athenian_n invade_v the_o spartan_n by_o tolmides_n 258_o chap._n 26._o the_o war_n in_o sicily_n between_o the_o aegestine_n and_o the_o lilybeans_n the_o custom_n of_o write_v upon_o a_o olive_n leaf_n the_o name_n of_o such_o as_o be_v to_o be_v banish_v in_o sicily_n call_v petalism_n 259_o chap._n 27._o pericles_n make_v a_o inroad_n into_o peloponnesus_n besiege_a sicyon_n phaylus_fw-la in_o sicily_n make_v admiral_n against_o the_o tyrrhenian_a pirate_n be_v corrupt_v and_o banish_v the_o original_a of_o the_o palici_n and_o the_o story_n of_o the_o temple_n and_o wonder_n of_o the_o crater_n in_o sicily_n 260_o chap._n 28._o the_o contest_v between_o deucetius_n and_o the_o agrigentines_n his_o strange_a submission_n to_o the_o syracusian_n who_o send_v he_o to_o corinth_n with_o promise_n to_o supply_v he_o with_o necessary_n 262_o book_n xii_o chap._n 1._o cymon_n the_o athenian_a admiral_n his_o expedition_z into_o cyprus_n peace_n conclude_v between_o the_o persian_n and_o athenian_n cymon_n die_v in_o cyprus_n 264_o chap._n 2._o megarian_o revolt_v from_o the_o athenian_n and_o be_v beat_v the_o athenian_n revolt_v at_o cheronea_n by_o the_o beotian_o many_o city_n revolt_v peace_n conclude_v 265_o chap._n 3._o the_o war_n between_o the_o agrigentines_n and_o syracusian_n in_o sicily_n the_o war_n between_o they_o of_o crotona_n and_o the_o siberite_n sibaris_fw-la raze_v the_o building_n of_o thurium_n charondas_n his_o good_a law_n in_o thurium_n his_o remarkable_a death_n the_o law_n of_o zaleuchus_n of_o locris_n 266_o chap._n 4._o of_o the_o decemviri_fw-la in_o rome_n choose_v to_o make_v law_n war_n between_o the_o thurian_o and_o tarentines_n a_o sad_a story_n of_o the_o daughter_n of_o one_o lucius_n virginius_n in_o rome_n which_o cause_v a_o disturbance_n and_o great_a sedition_n law_n of_o the_o twelve_o table_n peace_n all_o over_o the_o world_n 272_o chap._n 5._o war_n between_o the_o samian_o and_o melesians_n a_o sedition_n in_o samos_n which_o revolt_v from_o the_o athenian_n war_n in_o sicily_n by_o the_o syracusian_n against_o the_o trinacrians_n 273_o chap._n 6._o corinthian_a war_n against_o corcyra_n potidea_n revolt_v from_o the_o athenian_n quarrel_n in_o thurium_n meton_n year_n heraclea_n in_o italy_n build_v potidea_n besiege_v by_o phormio_n 275_o chap._n 7._o of_o the_o peloponnesian_a war._n potidea_n revolt_v besiege_v by_o the_o athenian_n and_o be_v surrender_v upon_o article_n nicias_n make_v the_o athenian_a admiral_n gorgia_n a_o excellent_a orator_n send_v from_o leontine_n in_o sicily_n to_o athens_n a_o peace_n conclude_v after_o the_o war_n have_v continue_v ten_o year_n 278_o chap._n 8._o continuation_n of_o the_o peloponnesian_n war._n war_n by_o the_o roman_n against_o the_o fidinates_n for_o put_v their_o ambassador_n to_o death_n quarrel_n between_o the_o aegistines_n and_o the_o selinuntine_n in_o sicily_n expedition_z of_o the_o athenian_n against_o sicily_n under_o nicias_n be_v the_o 16_o year_n of_o the_o peloponnesian_n war._n 293_o book_n xiii_o chap._n 1._o the_o athenian_a fleet_n equip_v out_o for_o sicily_n alcibiades_n accuse_v fly_n be_v condemn_v go_v to_o sparta_n out_o of_o italy_n syracusian_n send_v for_o aid_n to_o lacedaemon_n gylippus_n be_v send_v to_o they_o battle_n at_o syracuse_n 300_o chap._n 2._o the_o lacedaemonian_n invade_v attica_n fight_v at_o sea_n between_o the_o syracusian_n and_o athenian_n eurimedon_n and_o demosthenes_n arrive_v in_o sicily_n a_o plague_n in_o the_o athenian_a camp_n another_o fight_n between_o the_o syracusian_n and_o athenian_n the_o latter_a rout_v at_o sea_n the_o athenian_n ruin_v in_o sicily_n nicholaus_fw-la his_fw-la long_a oration_n gylippus_n
by_o the_o roman_n polemon_n send_v by_o antigonus_n into_o greece_n to_o set_v the_o city_n at_o liberty_n the_o act_n of_o antigonus_n and_o cassander_n polemon_n act_n in_o greece_n for_o antigonus_n ptolemy_n go_v against_o cyrene_n and_o cyprus_n then_o against_o demetrius_n the_o battle_n with_o demetrius_n at_o gaza_n ptolemy_n take_v tyre_n the_o act_n of_o antigonus_n his_o commander_n in_o greece_n the_o epirot_n make_v alcetas_n king_n who_o be_v beat_v by_o lysiscus_n cassander_n general_n and_o he_o be_v beat_v again_o by_o the_o other_o cassander_n go_v against_o the_o apolloniat_n seleucus_n recover_v babylon_n with_o a_o small_a army_n demetrius_n rout_n cille_n ptolemy_n general_n ptolemy_n return_v to_o egypt_n first_o waste_v samaria_n gaza_n joppa_n etc._n etc._n athaneus_fw-la scent_n against_o the_o nabathean_o by_o antigonus_n the_o custom_n of_o the_o arabian_n athaneus_fw-la kill_v and_o most_o of_o his_o men._n demetrius_n send_v against_o they_o description_n of_o the_o asphaltes_n or_o lake_n of_o sodom_n demetrius_n send_v against_o seleucus_n in_o babylon_n the_o war_n between_o the_o roman_n and_o samnite_n in_o italy_n the_o act_n of_o agathocles_n in_o sicily_n 641_o chap._n 7._o cassander_n ptolemy_n and_o lysimachus_n make_v peace_n with_o antigonus_n cassander_n murder_v rhoxana_n and_o her_o son_n the_o governor_n take_v the_o style_n of_o king_n upon_o they_o the_o carthaginian_n raise_v force_n against_o agathocles_n four_o thousand_o geloan_n murder_v by_o agathocles_n the_o battle_n between_o agathocles_n and_o amilcar_n the_o carthaginian_a at_o himera_n agathocles_n rout_v several_a city_n revolt_v from_o agathocles_n 654_o book_n xx._n chap._n 1._o agathocles_n design_n to_o invade_v africa_n his_o cruelty_n pursue_v in_o his_o voyage_n a_o eclipse_n of_o the_o sun_n very_o great_a land_n in_o africa_n burn_v his_o ship_n his_o success_n in_o africa_n hanno_n and_o bomilcar_n make_v general_n in_o africa_n battle_n between_o they_o and_o agathocles_n who_o rout_v they_o kill_v hanno_n his_o stratagem_n by_o owl_n the_o cruel_a superstition_n of_o the_o carthaginian_n in_o sacrifice_v their_o child_n the_o action_n at_o syracuse_n action_n of_o agathocles_n in_o africa_n the_o act_n of_o cassander_n in_o macedonia_n polysperchon_n seek_v to_o restore_v hercules_n alexander_n son_n the_o miserable_a destruction_n of_o nichocles_n and_o his_o family_n in_o cyprus_n the_o war_n of_o parysidas_n his_o son_n king_n of_o the_o cimerean_a bosphorus_n the_o valour_n of_o satyrus_n one_o of_o his_o son_n his_o death_n the_o sad_a death_n of_o eumelus_n another_o son_n page_n 658_o chap._n 2._o the_o act_n of_o ptolemy_n in_o cilicia_n and_o elsewhere_o polysperchon_n murder_v hercules_n alexander_n son_n by_o instigation_n of_o cassander_n amilcar_n take_v and_o put_v to_o death_n by_o the_o syracusian_n his_o head_n send_v to_o agathocles_n in_o africa_n the_o thing_n do_v in_o sicily_n archagathus_n agathocles_n son_n kills_z lysiscus_n he_o and_o his_o son_n in_o great_a danger_n by_o the_o army_n affair_n of_o italy_n the_o work_n of_o appius_n claudius_n the_o appian_n way_n ptolemy_n come_v to_o corinth_n his_o act_n there_o cleopatra_n alexander_n sister_n kill_v by_o the_o governor_n of_o sardis_n the_o further_a act_n of_o agathocles_n in_o africa_n ophellas_n decoy_v and_o cut_v off_o by_o agathocles_n ophellas_n his_o troublesome_a march_n to_o agathocles_n lamia_n cruelty_n and_o story_n of_o she_o bomilcar_n seek_v to_o be_v prince_n of_o carthage_n but_o be_v put_v to_o death_n by_o the_o citizen_n agathocles_n send_v the_o spoil_n of_o the_o cyrenian_o to_o syracuse_n most_o lose_v in_o a_o storm_n affair_n in_o italy_n 668_o chap._n 3._o demetrius_n free_v all_o the_o grecian_a city_n take_v the_o pireum_n at_o athens_n demetrius_n phalerius_n fly_v to_o ptolemy_n honour_n give_v to_o demetrius_n in_o athens_n he_o sail_v to_o cyprus_n his_o act_n there_o besieges_n 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two_o and_o forty_o year_n at_o the_o same_o time_n die_v anaxilaus_n king_n of_o rhegium_n and_o zancle_v after_o he_o have_v govern_v eighteen_o year_n and_o micychus_n a_o faithful_a trustee_n be_v admit_v into_o the_o government_n upon_o condition_n that_o he_o shall_v restore_v all_o to_o the_o child_n of_o the_o decease_a king_n when_o they_o 267._o p._n 267._o come_v of_o age._n hiero_n king_n of_o syracuse_n after_o the_o death_n of_o gelo_n have_v a_o jealous_a eye_n towards_o syracuse_n hiero_n king_n of_o syracuse_n his_o brother_n polyzelus_n because_o of_o his_o great_a interest_n and_o esteem_n among_o the_o people_n and_o therefore_o contrive_v how_o to_o take_v he_o out_o of_o the_o way_n to_o which_o end_n he_o employ_v all_o mercenary_n and_o stranger_n about_o he_o for_o his_o guard_n judge_v that_o to_o be_v the_o sure_a way_n for_o the_o keep_a possession_n of_o the_o kingdom_n and_o when_o the_o greece_n the_o a_o people_n of_o sybaris_n in_o greece_n sybarite_n be_v besiege_v by_o the_o italy_n the_o a_o people_n of_o croton_n in_o italy_n crotonite_n and_o desire_a assistance_n from_o he_o he_o raise_v a_o great_a army_n and_o commit_v the_o charge_n of_o the_o war_n to_o polyzelus_n with_o a_o purpose_n that_o he_o may_v fall_v in_o the_o battle_n but_o polyzelus_n suspect_v the_o design_n refuse_v the_o command_n at_o which_o the_o king_n fall_v into_o a_o great_a rage_n against_o his_o brother_n who_o flee_v to_o thero_n king_n of_o agrigentum_n whereupon_o hiero_n make_v all_o preparation_n 474._o ante_fw-la chr._n 474._o and_o speed_n to_o besiege_v they_o both_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n thrasideus_n the_o son_n of_o thero_n be_v governor_n of_o himera_n by_o oppression_n thrasideus_n his_o oppression_n his_o harsh_a and_o severe_a government_n quite_o lose_v the_o heart_n of_o the_o people_n but_o they_o not_o dare_v to_o complain_v to_o his_o father_n not_o look_v upon_o he_o as_o a_o impartial_a judge_n send_v ambassador_n to_o hiero_n with_o great_a accusation_n against_o thrasideus_n and_o offer_n both_o to_o deliver_v up_o their_o city_n and_o to_o assist_v he_o against_o thero_n but_o hiero_n judge_v it_o better_o for_o his_o purpose_n to_o deal_v with_o thero_n in_o a_o calm_a and_o peaceable_a manner_n secret_o betray_v the_o himerian_o and_o their_o plot_n against_o he_o all_o thing_n be_v make_v apparent_a and_o plain_a thero_n be_v not_o only_o reconcile_v to_o hiero_n but_o likewise_o catanean_n the_o treason_n of_o the_o himerian_o discover_v by_o hiero_n hiero_n expel_v the_o catanean_n restore_v polyzelus_n to_o his_o brother_n be_v former_a love_n and_o favour_n and_o put_v to_o death_n many_o of_o the_o traitor_n of_o himera_n about_o the_o same_o time_n hiero_n expel_v the_o catanean_n and_o naxian_o from_o their_o own_o country_n and_o plant_v the_o city_n with_o new_a colony_n of_o five_o thousand_o man_n out_o of_o peloponesus_fw-la and_o as_o many_o from_o syracuse_n and_o call_v catana_n aetna_n and_o distribute_v not_o only_o the_o country_n of_o catana_n but_o many_o large_a tract_n adjoin_v by_o lot_n among_o the_o citizen_n which_o be_v ten_o thousand_o and_o this_o he_o do_v both_o to_o have_v succour_n at_o hand_n upon_o any_o press_v occasion_n and_o likewise_o that_o he_o may_v be_v honour_v after_o his_o death_n as_o the_o founder_n of_o so_o great_a a_o city_n wherein_o be_v contain_v ten_o thousand_o inhabitant_n the_o catanean_n and_o naxian_o he_o transplant_v into_o the_o city_n of_o the_o leontines_n command_v they_o to_o abide_v there_o in_o common_a freedom_n with_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o inhabitant_n thero_n in_o like_a manner_n consider_v how_o himera_n be_v in_o a_o great_a measure_n depopulate_v plant_v the_o dorean_o there_o and_o order_v that_o whosoever_o will_v shall_v be_v enrol_v citizen_n of_o that_o place_n these_o govern_v the_o commonwealth_n with_o great_a commendation_n for_o the_o space_n of_o fifty_o eight_o year_n not_o long_o after_o which_o time_n the_o carthaginian_n raze_v the_o city_n to_o the_o ground_n which_o have_v continue_v ruin_v and_o in_o its_o rubbish_n to_o this_o day_n chap._n viii_o the_o lacedaemonian_n quarrel_n with_o the_o athenian_n for_o the_o dominion_n of_o the_o sea_n when_o dromoclides_n be_v archon_n of_o athens_n and_o marcus_n fabius_n and_o caius_n manlius_n 473._o olymp._n 76._o 2._o anno_fw-la mund._o 3497._o ant._n chr._n 473._o consul_n of_o rome_n the_o lacedaemonian_n be_v high_o concern_v for_o their_o loss_n of_o the_o sovereignty_n of_o the_o sea_n and_o therefore_o be_v great_o exasperate_v against_o the_o grecian_n who_o have_v desert_v they_o they_o breathe_v out_o revenge_n with_o just_a indignation_n against_o they_o a_o general_n council_n therefore_o be_v call_v they_o advise_v together_o concern_v war_n to_o be_v proclaim_v against_o the_o athenian_n in_o order_n to_o the_o recovery_n of_o their_o dominion_n at_o sea_n and_o in_o several_a other_o assembly_n of_o the_o people_n most_o of_o they_o especial_o the_o young_a man_n be_v very_o hot_a and_o eager_a for_o the_o war_n vaunt_v every_o where_n how_o rich_a they_o shall_v be_v if_o they_o succeed_v in_o their_o design_n and_o how_o all_o will_v be_v encourage_v in_o the_o service_n of_o their_o country_n when_o every_o private_a family_n have_v have_v such_o advantage_n and_o occasion_n to_o enrich_v and_o advance_v themselves_o and_o they_o call_v to_o mind_v a_o old_a prophecy_n from_o the_o oracle_n which_o bid_v they_o 268._o p._n 268._o beware_v of_o have_v but_o a_o half_a empire_n which_o can_v signify_v nothing_o else_o as_o they_o allege_v but_o the_o present_a circumstance_n they_o be_v in_o for_o be_v there_o be_v two_o sovereignty_n the_o one_o at_o land_n and_o the_o other_o at_o sea_n if_o they_o lose_v the_o one_o they_o must_v needs_o be_v master_n but_o of_o a_o lame_a government_n the_o whole_a city_n almost_o be_v of_o the_o opinion_n for_o a_o war_n the_o matter_n be_v again_o refer_v to_o the_o senate_n suppose_v none_o will_v dare_v to_o contradict_v the_o general_a sense_n of_o the_o citizen_n but_o one_o of_o the_o senator_n of_o the_o family_n of_o hercules_n 473._o ant._n chr._n 473._o call_v hetaemaridas_n a_o man_n of_o great_a esteem_n among_o the_o citizen_n for_o his_o virtue_n advise_v quite_o otherwise_o and_o declare_v his_o opinion_n that_o they_o shall_v suffer_v the_o athenian_n quiet_o to_o enjoy_v the_o dominion_n of_o the_o sea_n for_o that_o it_o be_v not_o the_o custom_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n of_o sparta_n to_o contend_v about_o that_o sovereignty_n and_o urge_v many_o reason_n for_o the_o confirmation_n of_o his_o opinion_n which_o be_v not_o at_o first_o very_o grateful_a he_o at_o length_n prevail_v both_o with_o the_o senate_n and_o people_n to_o wave_v the_o war._n and_o so_o it_o be_v conclude_v according_a to_o his_o advice_n as_o most_o advantageous_a to_o desist_v the_o athenian_n at_o the_o first_o be_v in_o great_a fear_n of_o a_o bloody_a war_n with_o the_o spartan_n about_o this_o command_n at_o sea_n and_o therefore_o they_o build_v many_o galley_n for_o that_o purpose_n and_o provide_v a_o great_a mass_n of_o treasure_n and_o seek_v to_o gain_v all_o their_o neighbour_n and_o confederate_n with_o the_o great_a demonstration_n of_o kindness_n and_o courtesy_n imaginable_a but_o hear_v of_o what_o be_v resolve_v and_o determine_v by_o the_o lacedaemonian_n all_o fear_n of_o war_n be_v now_o vanish_v they_o whole_o bend_v their_o mind_n to_o advance_v the_o power_n and_o greatness_n of_o their_o city_n chap._n ix_o hiero_n break_v the_o power_n of_o the_o hetruscan_o by_o sea_n when_o acestoridas_n be_v archon_n of_o athens_n and_o cesus_n fabius_n and_o t._n virginius_n 472._o olymp._n 76._o 3._o an._n mu._n 3498._o ante_fw-la chr._n 472._o consul_n of_o rome_n at_o that_o time_n hiero_n king_n of_o syracuse_n at_o the_o request_n of_o the_o citizen_n of_o cuma_n in_o italy_n by_o their_o ambassador_n who_o be_v great_o annoy_v by_o the_o hetruscan_o send_v a_o considerable_a fleet_n to_o their_o assistance_n who_o join_v battle_n with_o the_o hetruscan_o of_o tyrenia_n in_o a_o sea-fight_n sink_v several_a of_o their_o ship_n and_o obtain_v a_o complete_a victory_n and_o so_o the_o power_n of_o the_o hetruscan_o be_v break_v they_o return_v to_o syracuse_n chap._n x._o the_o war_n between_o the_o tarentines_n and_o the_o japigians_n menon_n be_v archon_n of_o athens_n l._n aemilius_n mamercus_n and_o c._n cornelius_n lâ—ntulus_n consul_n of_o rome_n break_v out_o a_o war_n between_o the_o tarentines_n and_o the_o 471._o olymp._n 76._o 4._o ant._n ch._n 471._o japige_n concern_v the_o limit_n of_o their_o land_n at_o the_o first_o there_o be_v but_o little_a skirmish_n and_o take_v booty_n one_o from_o another_o but_o the_o enmity_n increase_v by_o degree_n and_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n slaughter_v be_v commit_v far_o and_o near_o on_o both_o
side_n at_o length_n it_o break_v out_o into_o open_a war._n the_o japige_n of_o their_o citizen_n and_o confederate_n bring_v into_o the_o field_n above_o twenty_o thousand_o men._n the_o tarentines_n understand_v the_o great_a preparation_n make_v against_o they_o both_o with_o their_o own_o citizen_n and_o confederate_n of_o rhegium_n likewise_o take_v the_o field_n a_o bloody_a battle_n be_v fight_v and_o after_o many_o kill_v on_o both_o side_n at_o length_n the_o japige_n become_v absolute_a victor_n and_o in_o the_o pursuit_n the_o tarentines_n be_v scatter_v and_o break_v into_o two_o party_n whereof_o one_o flee_v back_o towards_o tarentum_n the_o other_o be_v furious_o drive_v towards_o rhegium_n the_o japige_v likewise_o divide_v themselves_o into_o two_o party_n of_o which_o the_o one_o pursue_v close_o upon_o the_o back_n of_o the_o tarentines_n and_o in_o regard_n the_o distance_n of_o place_n be_v but_o very_o small_a there_o be_v a_o very_a great_a slaughter_n make_v the_o other_o party_n so_o hot_o pursue_v they_o of_o rhegium_n that_o they_o fall_v in_o pell-mell_o with_o they_o into_o the_o city_n and_o so_o take_v and_o possess_v it_o chap._n xi_o the_o death_n of_o thero_n prince_n of_o agrigentum_n and_o the_o tyranny_n of_o his_o son_n thrasydeus_n who_o abdicate_v the_o government_n and_o kill_v himself_o three_o hundred_o of_o the_o family_n of_o the_o fabii_n slay_v at_o one_o time_n the_o next_o year_n chares_n be_v archon_n at_o athens_n and_o at_o rome_n titus_n memius_n and_o 296._o p._n 296._o caius_n horatius_n be_v consul_n then_o be_v celebrate_v the_o olympian_a game_n at_o elis_n be_v the_o seventy_o seven_o olympiad_n 1._o an._n mund._o 3500._o olymp._n 77._o 1._o in_o which_o dancle_v of_o argos_n be_v victor_n about_o this_o 470._o ant._n chr._n 470._o time_n thero_n king_n of_o agrigentum_n die_v in_o the_o sixteenth_o year_n die_v thero_n king_n of_o agrigentum_n die_v of_o his_o reign_n and_o thrasydeus_n his_o son_n succeed_v thero_n govern_v with_o great_a moderation_n and_o justice_n and_o thero_n the_o commendation_n of_o thero_n therefore_o be_v great_o love_v and_o honour_v by_o his_o subject_n and_o at_o his_o death_n be_v reverence_v as_o a_o divine_a hero_n but_o his_o son_n even_o in_o his_o father_n life-time_n appear_v to_o be_v of_o a_o violent_a and_o bloody_a disposition_n and_o after_o his_o father_n death_n throw_v aside_o all_o restraint_n of_o the_o law_n he_o rule_v arbitrary_o and_o tyrannical_o for_o which_o cruelty_n thrasideus_n king_n of_o agrigentum_n his_o cruelty_n reason_n his_o subject_n combine_v against_o he_o as_o one_o not_o fit_a to_o be_v entrust_v with_o the_o government_n and_o perfect_o hate_v by_o all_o 470._o ant._n chr._n 470._o and_o therefore_o within_o a_o little_a time_n after_o he_o come_v to_o a_o end_n suitable_a to_o his_o desert_n for_o after_o the_o death_n of_o his_o father_n he_o raise_v a_o great_a army_n of_o mercenary_n and_o of_o his_o own_o subject_n of_o agrigentum_n and_o himera_n to_o the_o number_n of_o above_o twenty_o thousand_o horse_n and_o foot_n and_o with_o these_o go_v against_o the_o syracusian_n but_o hiero_n furnish_v with_o a_o considerable_a army_n syracusian_n the_o fight_n of_o the_o agregentine_n and_o syracusian_n waste_v the_o border_n of_o agrigentum_n and_o after_o join_v battle_n with_o the_o enemy_n in_o which_o most_o of_o the_o grecian_n on_o both_o side_n be_v draw_v up_o one_o against_o another_o be_v slay_v but_o the_o syracusian_n get_v the_o day_n with_o the_o loss_n of_o two_o thousand_o man_n of_o the_o other_o side_n be_v kill_v above_o four_o thousand_o thrasideus_n by_o this_o ill_a success_n perplex_v in_o his_o mind_n abdicate_v his_o government_n and_o flee_v to_o the_o megarian_o call_v miseans_n and_o be_v there_o condemn_v to_o dye_n slay_v himself_o the_o agrigentines_n after_o himself_o thrasideus_n abdicate_v the_o government_n and_o kill_v himself_o they_o have_v restore_v and_o settle_v their_o democratical_a government_n send_v a_o ambassador_n to_o hiero_n to_o strike_v up_o a_o peace_n at_o the_o same_o time_n in_o italy_n the_o roman_n have_v war_n with_o the_o veian_o and_o in_o a_o great_a battle_n at_o cremera_n be_v rout_v and_o among_o other_o three_o hundred_o of_o the_o fabii_n all_o of_o one_o family_n be_v slay_v every_o man._n and_o these_o be_v the_o affair_n and_o event_n of_o this_o year_n chap._n xii_o the_o malice_n of_o the_o lacedaemonian_n against_o themistocles_n and_o his_o banishment_n his_o praise_n the_o next_o year_n praxiergus_fw-la being_n archon_n of_o athens_n aulus_n virgilius_n tricostus_n â—â—9_n an._n mu._n 3500._o olymp._n 77._o 2._o ante_fw-la chr._n â—â—9_n and_o c._n servilius_n roman_a consul_n the_o elean_n who_o before_o live_v disperse_v in_o several_a little_a village_n now_o embody_v themselves_o into_o one_o city_n call_v elis._n the_o lacedaemonian_n observe_v how_o sparta_n be_v contemn_v and_o evil_a speak_v of_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o treachery_n of_o pausanias_n and_o how_o the_o name_n of_o athens_n grow_v famous_a for_o their_o loyalty_n and_o faithfulness_n one_o to_o another_o endeavour_v all_o they_o can_v to_o stain_v the_o athenian_n with_o the_o same_o blot_n of_o ignominy_n and_o therefore_o for_o as_o much_o as_o themistocles_n be_v a_o man_n of_o great_a repute_n and_o esteem_v among_o the_o athenian_n they_o accuse_v he_o of_o treason_n as_o if_o he_o consult_v with_o pausanias_n how_o accuse_v themistocles_n accuse_v to_o betray_v greece_n to_o xerxes_n and_o the_o more_o to_o provoke_v the_o enemy_n of_o themistocles_n and_o to_o stir_v they_o up_o to_o accuse_v he_o they_o make_v use_n both_o of_o bribe_n and_o false_a insinuation_n affirm_v that_o pausanias_n discover_v his_o treasonable_a design_n of_o betray_v greece_n unto_o themistocles_n and_o solicit_v he_o to_o join_v with_o he_o both_o in_o counsel_n and_o aid_v other_o way_n but_o though_o 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expel_v out_o of_o the_o city_n by_o pisistratus_n and_o the_o law_n be_v thus_o every_o citizen_n write_v the_o name_n of_o he_o in_o a_o shell_n who_o they_o ostracism_n the_o law_n of_o ostracism_n most_o suspect_v to_o be_v in_o a_o capacity_n by_o reason_n of_o his_o power_n and_o interest_n to_o overturn_v the_o popular_a government_n and_o he_o who_o name_n be_v write_v in_o most_o of_o the_o shell_n be_v forthwith_o banish_v for_o the_o space_n of_o five_o year_n and_o this_o law_n be_v use_v at_o athens_n not_o so_o much_o as_o a_o punishment_n for_o any_o particular_a 469._o ant._n chr._n 469._o offence_n as_o to_o humble_v the_o spirit_n of_o proud_a and_o aspire_a man_n and_o by_o their_o banishment_n to_o reduce_v they_o to_o more_o moderation_n and_o submission_n themistocles_n thus_o banish_v from_o his_o country_n go_v to_o argos_n which_o when_o know_v by_o the_o lacedaemonian_n suppose_v now_o they_o have_v a_o fair_a opportunity_n to_o ruin_v he_o they_o send_v 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cruelty_n but_o now_o be_v subdue_v they_o seek_v to_o avoid_v the_o punishment_n in_o the_o most_o low_a and_o humble_a posture_n of_o distress_a suppliant_n what_o if_o they_o shall_v be_v answer_v that_o their_o covetousness_n and_o wicked_a ambition_n have_v hurl_v they_o into_o these_o calamity_n let_v they_o not_o therefore_o accuse_v fortune_n nor_o challenge_v to_o themselves_o the_o name_n of_o suppliant_n for_o this_o be_v only_o due_a to_o they_o who_o be_v fall_v into_o misfortune_n and_o yet_o have_v preserve_v their_o innocency_n and_o integrity_n but_o they_o who_o make_v it_o the_o 346._o p._n 346._o business_n of_o their_o life_n to_o act_v all_o manner_n of_o injustice_n shut_v up_o all_o the_o door_n and_o passage_n of_o mercy_n against_o themselves_o what_o be_v it_o that_o be_v most_o base_a which_o they_o will_v not_o devise_v what_o wickedness_n will_v they_o not_o commit_v it_o be_v
to_o the_o fame_n and_o glory_n of_o his_o country_n upon_o his_o death_n the_o peloponesian_o and_o their_o confederates_n all_o as_o one_o man_n flee_v with_o great_a consternation_n the_o athenian_n pursue_v they_o for_o a_o while_n but_o understand_v that_o pharnabazus_n be_v hasten_v after_o they_o with_o a_o great_a party_n of_o horse_n they_o return_v to_o their_o ship_n and_o have_v regain_v the_o *_o city_n they_o set_v up_o two_o trophy_n one_o for_o their_o victory_n cyzicum_fw-la †_o cyzicum_fw-la at_o sea_n near_o the_o island_n polydorus_n as_o it_o be_v call_v the_o other_o for_o that_o at_o land_n where_o the_o enemy_n first_o begin_v to_o fly_v the_o peloponesian_o who_o be_v leave_v to_o guard_v the_o city_n with_o those_o that_o escape_v out_o of_o the_o battle_n march_v away_o to_o pharnabazus_n his_o camp_n the_o athenian_n be_v now_o possess_v of_o all_o the_o ship_n and_o of_o a_o great_a number_n of_o prisoner_n be_v load_v with_o abundance_n of_o spoil_n the_o 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attica_n which_o be_v not_o so_o large_a you_o have_v but_o a_o part_n in_o tillage_n this_o war_n have_v bring_v over_o many_o confederate_n to_o the_o laconian_n on_o the_o contrary_a the_o athenian_n have_v lose_v as_o many_o as_o we_o have_v gain_v the_o rich_a king_n of_o the_o world_n maintain_v our_o army_n but_o you_o force_v the_o charge_n of_o the_o war_n from_o the_o poor_a of_o the_o nation_n our_o soldier_n therefore_o be_v so_o well_o pay_v fight_v cheerful_o but_o you_o be_v 407._o ant._n chr._n 407._o force_v every_o one_o to_o bear_v their_o own_o charge_n seek_v to_o avoid_v both_o the_o toil_n and_o the_o expense_n moreover_o when_o our_o fleet_n be_v out_o at_o sea_n we_o be_v more_o in_o want_n of_o ship_n than_o man_n but_o the_o great_a part_n of_o your_o man_n be_v in_o your_o ship_n and_o that_o which_o be_v most_o considerable_a although_o we_o be_v inferior_a to_o you_o at_o sea_n yet_o by_o the_o agreement_n of_o all_o we_o be_v your_o superior_n at_o land_n 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callippus_n but_o be_v disperse_v and_o worsted_n they_o flee_v to_o the_o leontines_n not_o long_o after_o hipparinus_n the_o brother_n of_o dionysius_n arrive_v with_o a_o navy_n at_o syracuse_n and_o fight_v with_o callipppus_n and_o beat_v he_o upon_o which_o he_o be_v drive_v out_o of_o the_o city_n and_o hipparinus_n recover_v his_o father_n kingdom_n and_o enjoy_v it_o two_o year_n chap._n viii_o phayllus_n continue_v the_o phocian_n war._n aryca_n raze_v phayllus_n die_v of_o a_o consumption_n war_n between_o the_o lacedaemonian_n and_o megapolitan_o chaeronea_n take_v by_o phalaecus_n war_n between_o the_o persian_n egyptian_n and_o phaenician_n salamis_n in_o cyprus_n besiege_v the_o cruelty_n of_o artaxerxes_n ochus_n towards_o the_o sidonian_n the_o calamity_n of_o sidon_n when_o aristodamus_n be_v archon_n at_o athens_n and_o caius_n sulpitius_n bear_v the_o consulship_n at_o rome_n the_o hundred_o and_o seven_o olympiad_n be_v celebrate_v wherein_o smicrinus_n phocian_o 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pherea_n after_o the_o death_n of_o onomarchus_n be_v destitute_a of_o succour_n deliver_v up_o phera_n into_o the_o hand_n of_o philip_n and_o though_o they_o be_v discharge_v upon_o their_o oath_n to_o be_v quiet_a yet_o they_o get_v together_o two_o thousand_o mercenary_n and_o go_v over_o to_o phayllus_n to_o assist_v the_o phocian_o and_o not_o a_o few_o of_o the_o small_a city_n assist_v they_o by_o their_o bountiful_a contribution_n of_o their_o money_n towards_o the_o soldier_n pay_n for_o gold_n feed_v and_o enkindle_n man_n covetousness_n from_o a_o prospect_n of_o gain_n push_v they_o forward_o to_o grasp_v at_o their_o own_o advantage_n upon_o these_o encouragement_n phayllus_n march_v with_o his_o army_n into_o boeotia_n but_o be_v overcome_v at_o orchomenon_n and_o lose_v many_o of_o his_o men._n afterward_o there_o be_v another_o battle_n at_o the_o river_n cephisus_n wherein_o the_o boeotian_o have_v the_o better_a and_o kill_v four_o hundred_o and_o take_v five_o 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against_o the_o locrian_o call_v epiâ—nemidii_n and_o assault_v and_o take_v by_o force_n some_o city_n but_o one_o call_v aryca_n he_o gain_v in_o the_o night_n by_o treachery_n but_o be_v present_o repulse_v and_o beat_v out_o with_o the_o loss_n of_o two_o hundred_o of_o his_o men._n afterward_o encamp_v at_o a_o town_n call_v abas_n the_o boeotian_o surprise_v the_o phocian_o in_o the_o night_n and_o kill_v a_o great_a number_n of_o they_o upon_o which_o success_n they_o be_v so_o encourage_v that_o they_o make_v incursion_n into_o the_o phocian_o territory_n and_o harrass_v and_o spoil_v the_o country_n round_o about_o heap_v together_o abundance_n of_o plunder_n but_o in_o their_o return_n come_v to_o relieve_v aryca_n which_o be_v then_o besiege_v phayllus_n sell_v sudden_o phayllus_n aryca_n raze_v by_o phayllus_n and_o unexpected_o upon_o they_o and_o rout_v they_o and_o then_o take_v the_o city_n by_o storm_n plunder_v it_o and_o raze_v it_o to_o the_o ground_n but_o at_o length_n he_o fall_v into_o a_o die_v a_o a_o consumption_n some_o say_v he_o be_v burn_v in_o the_o temple_n at_o abas_n phayllus_n die_v linger_a distemper_n and_o continue_v a_o long_a time_n and_o after_o great_a torment_n in_o his_o body_n as_o he_o just_o deserve_v he_o die_v leave_v phalecus_n the_o son_n of_o onomarchus_n incendiary_n of_o the_o sacred_a war_n to_o be_v general_n of_o the_o phocian_o who_o be_v as_o yet_o but_o a_o very_a raw_a youth_n he_o appoint_v mnaseas_n one_o of_o his_o friend_n to_o be_v his_o tutor_n and_o governor_n some_o time_n after_o the_o boeotian_o attack_v the_o phocian_o in_o the_o night_n and_o kill_v mnaseas_n the_o general_n and_o two_o hundred_o of_o his_o soldier_n not_o long_o after_o in_o a_o engagement_n between_o a_o party_n of_o horse_n at_o chaeronea_n phalecus_n be_v worsted_n lose_v many_o of_o his_o men._n during_o these_o transaction_n there_o be_v great_a commotion_n in_o peloponnesus_n upon_o these_o occasion_n 350._o war_n between_o the_o lacedaemonian_n and_o the_o
where_o the_o king_n be_v who_o receive_v he_o as_o his_o friend_n but_o order_v the_o hundred_o nobleman_n as_o author_n of_o the_o rebellion_n to_o be_v dart_v to_o death_n present_o after_o when_o five_o hundred_o more_o of_o the_o chief_a of_o the_o sidonian_n come_v to_o he_o 349._o ant._n ch._n 349._o with_o all_o the_o badge_n of_o submission_n imaginable_a he_o call_v tennes_n back_o and_o ask_v he_o whether_o he_o be_v able_a to_o deliver_v the_o city_n into_o his_o hand_n for_o he_o earnest_o desire_v to_o possess_v himself_o of_o the_o place_n upon_o any_o term_n whatsoever_o rather_o than_o upon_o treaty_n to_o the_o end_n that_o the_o utter_a ruin_n of_o the_o citizen_n may_v be_v a_o terror_n unto_o the_o rest_n when_o tennes_n assure_v he_o he_o be_v able_a to_o effect_v it_o the_o king_n be_v still_o implacable_a cause_v all_o the_o five_o hundred_n who_o carry_v olive-branch_n before_o they_o as_o suppliant_n for_o mercy_n and_o as_o token_n of_o submission_n to_o be_v shoot_v to_o death_n with_o dart_n afterward_o tennes_n ready_o persuade_v the_o egyptian_a mercenary_n to_o receive_v he_o and_o the_o king_n within_o the_o wall_n and_o so_o by_o this_o treacherous_a 21._o tennes_n the_o betrayer_n of_o sidon_n put_v to_o death_n by_o the_o king_n who_o make_v use_v of_o his_o treason_n sidon_n take_v it_o be_v miserable_a condition_n according_a to_o the_o prophecy_n of_o ezek._n 28._o 21._o contrivance_n sidon_n come_v again_o into_o the_o hauds_z of_o the_o persian_n then_o the_o king_n judge_v that_o tennes_n can_v do_v he_o no_o further_o service_n cause_v his_o throat_n to_o be_v cut_v likewise_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n the_o sidonian_n have_v burn_v all_o their_o ship_n before_o the_o king_n come_v lest_o any_o of_o the_o inhabitant_n consult_v their_o own_o particular_a safety_n shall_v get_v away_o by_o sea_n at_o length_n when_o the_o sidonian_n see_v that_o the_o enemy_n be_v enter_v and_o many_o thousand_o of_o man_n range_v here_o and_o 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ch._n 349._o govern_v two_o year_n idreius_n her_o brother_n succeed_v in_o the_o principality_n and_o reign_v seven_o year_n in_o italy_n the_o roman_n make_v a_o truce_n with_o the_o prenestine_n and_o enter_v into_o a_o league_n with_o the_o samnite_n and_o cut_v off_o the_o head_n of_o two_o hundred_o and_o sixty_o in_o the_o forum_n of_o those_o that_o side_v with_o the_o tarquin_n in_o sicily_n leptines_n and_o callipus_fw-la the_o syracusian_n be_v furnish_v with_o a_o considerable_a army_n besiege_v rhegium_n which_o be_v still_o hold_v by_o a_o garrison_n of_o dionysius_n the_o young_a and_o have_v force_v out_o the_o garrison_n they_o restore_v the_o rhegian_o to_o their_o 〈◊〉_d their_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d own_o ancient_a government_n chap._n ix_o evagoras_n behead_v in_o cyprus_n artaxerxes_n march_v against_o egypt_n and_o gain_v all_o egypt_n by_o the_o policy_n of_o mentor_n lose_a many_o of_o his_o man_n at_o the_o lake_n of_o sorbon_n mentor_n advance_v mentor_n stratagem_n to_o subdue_v hemias_n prince_n of_o aterne_n zena_n raze_v by_o philip._n the_o king_n of_o egypt_n abdicate_v his_o kingdom_n and_o fly_v to_o aethiopia_n afterward_o apollodorus_n be_v chief_a magistrate_n at_o athens_n and_o marcus_n valerius_n and_o 3598._o olymp._n 107._o 3._o ant._n ch._n 348._o an._n m._n 3598._o caius_n sulpitius_n roman_a consul_n all_o the_o city_n of_o cyprus_n surrender_v themselves_o to_o the_o persian_n except_v salamis_n which_o be_v then_o besiege_v by_o evagoras_n and_o phocian_n and_o which_o protogoras_n king_n of_o salamis_n stout_o defend_v in_o the_o mean_a time_n evagoras_n endeavour_v to_o regain_v the_o kingdom_n of_o his_o ancestor_n and_o contrive_v to_o be_v restore_v to_o his_o ancient_n right_o by_o the_o help_n of_o the_o persian_a king_n but_o be_v 348._o ant._n ch._n 348._o afterward_o accuse_v before_o artaxerxes_n who_o thereupon_o relieve_v protogoras_n he_o lay_v aside_o all_o hope_n of_o be_v restore_v and_o have_v afterward_o clear_v himself_o of_o all_o that_o be_v lay_v to_o his_o charge_n he_o be_v entrust_v with_o the_o government_n of_o a_o large_a province_n in_o asia_n which_o he_o so_o misgovern_a that_o he_o be_v force_v to_o fly_v again_o into_o cyprus_n where_o be_v seize_v he_o have_v his_o head_n strike_v off_o but_o protogoras_n voluntary_o submit_v himself_o to_o the_o persian_a king_n behead_v evagoras_n behead_v keep_v the_o kingdom_n of_o salamis_n without_o any_o rival_n for_o the_o time_n to_o come_v in_o the_o mean_a time_n the_o king_n of_o persia_n after_o the_o ruin_n of_o sidon_n be_v join_v with_o the_o egypt_n artaxerxes_n march_v against_o egypt_n force_n that_o come_v from_o argos_n thebes_n and_o the_o ancient_a city_n march_v with_o his_o whole_a army_n against_o egypt_n when_o he_o come_v to_o the_o sorbon_n the_o sorbon_n be_v the_o lake_n of_o sorbon_n great_a lough_n or_o lake_n through_o ignorance_n of_o the_o place_n he_o lose_v part_n of_o his_o 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wickedness_n he_o have_v no_o hope_n to_o keep_v what_o he_o have_v so_o wicked_o get_v but_o only_o by_o the_o help_n of_o such_o profane_a and_o impious_a fellow_n 13._o the_o cretan_n rig_v out_o seven_o ship_n for_o piracy_n and_o rob_v many_o passenger_n at_o pirate_n cretian_a pirate_n sea_n whereupon_o the_o merchant_n be_v altogether_o discourage_v the_o rhodian_o look_v upon_o it_o to_o belong_v to_o they_o to_o redress_v this_o mischief_n proclaim_v war_n against_o the_o cretan_n 14._o pleminius_n be_v leave_v governor_n of_o locris_n by_o scipio_n and_o be_v a_o pâ—ofligaâ—â—_n wretch_n he_o force_v open_v the_o treasury_n of_o proserpina_n and_o carry_v away_o all_o the_o sacred_a treasure_n temple_n pleminius_n rob_v proserpina_n temple_n the_o locrian_o enrage_v at_o the_o fact_n address_v themselves_o to_o the_o people_n of_o rome_n and_o entreat_v their_o relief_n according_a to_o their_o usual_a faith_n whereupon_o two_o military_a tribune_n seem_v much_o offend_v 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opportunity_n to_o cast_v dirt_n upon_o he_o accuse_v he_o as_o if_o he_o have_v be_v the_o adviser_n of_o pliminius_fw-la and_o that_o he_o have_v do_v all_o by_o his_o order_n and_o command_n whereupon_o by_o a_o decree_n of_o the_o senate_n two_o tribunes_z of_o the_o people_n and_o a_o aedilis_fw-la be_v send_v into_o sicily_n with_o order_n to_o bring_v scipio_n forthwith_o to_o rome_n if_o they_o find_v that_o the_o sacrilege_n be_v commit_v by_o his_o command_n or_o connivance_n but_o if_o they_o can_v not_o discover_v any_o such_o thing_n that_o then_o they_o shall_v suffer_v he_o to_o transport_v the_o force_n over_o into_o africa_n while_o they_o be_v upon_o their_o journey_n scipio_n send_v for_o pliminius_fw-la and_o cast_v he_o into_o goal_n and_o every_o day_n with_o great_a care_n and_o diligence_n exercise_v the_o soldier_n at_o which_o the_o tribune_n of_o
to_o he_o stand_v sport_v and_o jest_n with_o those_o that_o be_v merry_o dispose_v when_o it_o draw_v towards_o evening_n and_o most_o be_v go_v he_o be_v wrap_v up_o in_o linen_n and_o bring_v in_o by_o the_o antic_n and_o lay_v upon_o the_o ground_n and_o present_o after_o as_o if_o he_o be_v call_v he_o start_v up_o on_o a_o sudden_a naked_a and_o in_o a_o jocund_a humour_n dance_v in_o most_o ridiculous_a gesture_n with_o the_o mimic_n and_o stage-player_n insomuch_o as_o all_o be_v dash_v out_o of_o countenance_n through_o shame_n withdraw_v and_o leave_v the_o place_n every_o one_o indeed_o that_o come_v to_o the_o solemnity_n as_o often_o as_o they_o cast_v their_o eye_n upon_o the_o sumptuous_a furniture_n and_o the_o stately_a and_o magnificent_a order_n and_o disposal_n of_o the_o whole_a in_o the_o celebration_n of_o the_o sport_n and_o game_n admire_v both_o the_o king_n and_o the_o riches_n of_o his_o kingdom_n but_o when_o they_o look_v upon_o the_o king_n himself_o and_o his_o irregular_a action_n they_o scarce_o believe_v it_o be_v possible_a there_o can_v so_o many_o vice_n and_o virtue_n be_v find_v to_o concentre_v in_o one_o and_o the_o same_o person_n 69._o when_o the_o solemnity_n be_v end_v tiberius_n gracchus_n arrive_v as_o a_o ambassador_n send_v to_o inspect_v into_o the_o affair_n of_o syria_n who_o the_o king_n receive_v and_o entertain_v with_o so_o much_o 164._o ush_n an._n 438._o before_o ch._n 164._o kindness_n and_o civility_n that_o gracchus_n do_v not_o in_o the_o least_o suspect_v any_o ill_a design_n in_o the_o king_n nor_o discern_v that_o he_o take_v any_o thing_n amiss_o in_o relation_n to_o what_o be_v do_v in_o egypt_n but_o antiochus_n in_o truth_n be_v far_o from_o such_o a_o temper_n but_o be_v altogether_o a_o mortal_a enemy_n to_o the_o roman_n 70_o ptolemy_n be_v drive_v out_o of_o his_o kingdom_n and_o on_o his_o journey_n to_o rome_n by_o land_n it_o be_v make_v know_v to_o demetrius_n the_o son_n of_o seleucus_n who_o surprise_v with_o his_o misfortune_n give_v philometor_n ptolemy_n philometor_n a_o instance_n of_o his_o royal_a and_o generous_a disposition_n for_o forthwith_o attend_v with_o his_o servant_n and_o take_v with_o he_o a_o royal_a robe_n a_o diadem_n and_o a_o horse_n adorn_v with_o trappings_o of_o gold_n he_o go_v to_o meet_v ptolemy_n and_o come_v up_o to_o he_o at_o the_o *_o 26_o stone_n distant_a from_o the_o city_n who_o after_o he_o have_v courteous_o embrace_v he_o he_o advise_v to_o put_v furlong_n every_o stone_n be_v a_o mile_n two_o hundred_o furlong_n on_o the_o royal_a robe_n and_o to_o make_v use_n of_o the_o other_o ensign_n of_o royalty_n and_o so_o enter_v into_o the_o city_n as_o become_v the_o dignity_n of_o his_o person_n leave_v he_o shall_v be_v despise_v ptolemy_n be_v much_o take_v with_o he_o for_o his_o extraordinary_a kindness_n but_o be_v so_o far_o from_o accept_v what_o be_v offer_v that_o he_o entreat_v demetrius_n he_o may_v rather_o stop_v and_o take_v up_o his_o lodging_n at_o some_o small_a village_n in_o the_o way_n 71._o antipater_n have_v breathe_v out_o his_o last_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o these_o torment_n they_o bring_v antipater_n antipater_n asclepiades_n governor_n of_o the_o city_n cry_v out_o that_o timotheus_n be_v the_o contriver_n of_o the_o whole_a scene_n of_o this_o mischief_n and_o that_o it_o be_v through_o his_o persuasion_n that_o the_o young_a man_n so_o impious_o and_o unjust_o put_v his_o brother_n to_o death_n hereupon_o when_o all_o the_o great_a man_n and_o commander_n begin_v to_o smell_v out_o the_o whole_a design_n and_o contrivance_n and_o to_o commiserate_v the_o sad_a condition_n of_o those_o that_o suffer_v such_o cruel_a torment_n timotheus_n be_v in_o a_o great_a fright_n and_o loose_v the_o rest_n that_o be_v condemn_v from_o their_o torment_n and_o afterward_o put_v they_o private_o to_o death_n 72._o philopater_n surname_v ariarathes_n be_v now_o come_v to_o the_o crown_n after_o the_o death_n of_o thrace_n ariarathes_n king_n of_o thrace_n his_o father_n the_o first_o thing_n he_o do_v be_v the_o celebrate_v his_o father_n funeral_n in_o great_a pomp_n and_o state_n afterward_o caress_v his_o friend_n great_a officer_n and_o commander_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o subject_n he_o gain_v the_o good_a will_n of_o all_o sort_n 73._o when_o aemilius_n when_o a_o country_n in_o asia_n border_v upon_o the_o great_a armenia_n ush_n an._n 458._o before_o ch._n 161._o the_o death_n of_o paulus_n aemilius_n ariarathes_n have_v restore_v mithrobuzanes_n to_o his_o father_n kingdom_n artaxias_n armenia_n ariarathes_n mithrobuzanes_n one_o of_o the_o son_n of_o zadriade_n king_n of_o the_o lesser_a armenia_n king_n of_o armenia_n still_o infect_v with_o his_o old_a vice_n of_o covetousness_n send_v a_o ambassador_n to_o ariarathes_n to_o solicit_v he_o to_o join_v with_o he_o and_o kill_v one_o of_o the_o brother_n that_o be_v then_o in_o his_o hand_n and_o divide_v iberia_n divide_v iberia_n sophene_n between_o they_o but_o ariarathes_n great_o abhor_v such_o a_o piece_n of_o cruelty_n and_o treachery_n and_o smart_o rebuke_v the_o ambassador_n and_o write_v a_o letter_n to_o artaxias_n wherein_o he_o advise_v he_o to_o forbear_v such_o wicked_a practice_n which_o carriage_n of_o ariarathes_n much_o advance_v his_o fame_n and_o reputation_n and_o mithrobuzanes_n through_o the_o faithfulness_n and_o integrity_n of_o he_o to_o who_o he_o flee_v for_o shelter_n regain_v his_o father_n kingdom_n 74._o lucius_z aemilius_z who_o conquer_v perseus_n and_o be_v a_o consul_n and_o censor_n and_o the_o brave_a man_n of_o his_o age_n of_o all_o the_o roman_n die_v about_o this_o time_n who_o death_n when_o it_o be_v general_o know_v especial_o at_o the_o time_n of_o his_o funeral_n cause_v such_o a_o general_a sorrow_n and_o lamentation_n that_o not_o only_a artificer_n and_o other_o sort_n of_o common_a people_n flock_v together_o but_o the_o senate_n and_o all_o the_o magistrate_n of_o the_o city_n prepare_v every_o thing_n that_o be_v necessary_a for_o the_o grace_v of_o his_o funeral_n and_o all_o person_n of_o the_o free_a town_n and_o city_n border_v upon_o rome_n that_o can_v posible_o attend_v at_o the_o day_n come_v in_o flock_v together_o both_o to_o see_v and_o honour_v the_o solemnity_n 75._o such_o as_o aemilius_n be_v report_v for_o his_o wealth_n while_o he_o live_v such_o he_o appear_v to_o be_v when_o he_o be_v dead_a for_o though_o he_o be_v the_o only_a person_n in_o his_o time_n that_o enrich_v the_o treasury_n at_o rome_n with_o plenty_n of_o gold_n bring_v with_o he_o out_o of_o portion_n of_o portion_n spain_n and_o have_v the_o command_n of_o all_o the_o riches_n of_o macedonia_n and_o be_v clothe_v with_o absolute_a authority_n in_o all_o those_o place_n yet_o he_o be_v so_o far_o from_o convert_v any_o thing_n to_o his_o private_a use_n that_o when_o his_o two_o adopt_a son_n after_o his_o death_n 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hostage_n of_o they_o that_o be_v flee_v with_o most_o cruelty_n diegulis_fw-la kiâ—_n cruelty_n grievous_a torment_n many_o of_o who_o that_o be_v very_o young_a and_o of_o tender_a age_n he_o pull_v in_o piece_n limb_n from_o limb_n and_o of_o other_o he_o cut_v of_o their_o hand_n foot_n and_o head_n some_o he_o crucify_v and_o other_o he_o hang_v upon_o tree_n many_o woman_n likewise_o who_o be_v person_n of_o quality_n he_o stigmatise_v before_o they_o be_v put_v to_o death_n and_o prostitute_v they_o to_o the_o lust_n of_o every_o vile_a fellow_n in_o a_o most_o barbarous_a manner_n give_v up_o himself_o to_o all_o manner_n of_o filthiness_n which_o as_o it_o clear_o evidence_v his_o unparall'ld_a cruelty_n so_o it_o move_v many_o of_o the_o spectator_n who_o have_v but_o the_o least_o sense_n of_o humanity_n with_o pity_n and_o commiseration_n 106._o when_o pompey_n be_v prepare_v to_o besiege_v the_o city_n lagnus_n the_o numantine_n will_v pompey_n quintus_fw-la pompey_n to_o 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without_o any_o mutiny_n but_o remain_v unconquerable_a but_o after_o his_o death_n the_o force_n of_o the_o lusitanian_o in_o a_o short_a time_n after_o be_v break_v and_o disperse_v be_v deprive_v of_o such_o a_o general_n 109._o ptolemy_n for_o his_o cruelty_n murder_n filthy_a lust_n and_o deform_v body_n whence_o he_o be_v ptolemy_n ptolemy_n call_v physco_n be_v hate_v by_o all_o but_o hierax_n his_o general_n be_v a_o expert_a soldier_n and_o popular_a in_o all_o general_n assembly_n and_o a_o man_n of_o a_o great_a spirit_n take_v upon_o he_o the_o government_n for_o when_o ptolemy_n want_v money_n and_o the_o soldier_n for_o want_n of_o pay_n be_v ready_a to_o revolt_n to_o galaestes_n he_o put_v a_o stop_n to_o their_o mutiny_n by_o pay_v off_o their_o arrear_n out_o of_o his_o own_o purse_n 110._o the_o egyptian_n altogether_o contemn_v ptolemy_n when_o they_o see_v he_o so_o childish_a
body_n they_o can_v invent_v 15._o ptolemy_n physcon_n when_o he_o see_v his_o sister_n cleopatra_n be_v so_o great_a a_o enemy_n to_o he_o and_o 139._o ptolemy_n physco_n his_o barbarous_a cruelty_n justin_n c._n 8._o 39_o livy_n olymp._n 162._o 4._o ant._n ch._n 130._o val._n max._n lib._n 9_o c._n 2._o this_o of_o vales._n prag_n cite_v by_o ush_n an._n 494._o atheneus_n cite_v by_o ush_n ant._n ch._n 128._o hegelocus_n marsyas_n see_v ush_n an._n 495._o valesius_fw-la his_o fragment_n cite_v ant._n ch._n 139._o can_v not_o revenge_v himself_o otherwise_o upon_o she_o contrive_v a_o most_o notorious_a piece_n of_o villainy_n for_o that_o purpose_n for_o he_o imitate_v the_o cruelty_n of_o medea_n murder_v her_o son_n memphites_n beget_v by_o himself_o who_o be_v then_o in_o cyprus_n and_o a_o very_a young_a boy_n and_o not_o content_a with_o this_o he_o commit_v a_o far_o more_o wicked_a act_n for_o cut_v off_o the_o child_n limb_n he_o put_v they_o in_o a_o chest_n and_o deliver_v they_o to_o one_o of_o his_o guard_n to_o be_v convey_v to_o alexandria_n and_o whereas_o cleopatra_n birthday_n be_v then_o near_o at_o hand_n he_o command_v that_o in_o the_o night_n next_o before_o that_o day_n he_o shall_v set_v down_o the_o chest_n at_o the_o palace_n gate_n which_o be_v according_o execute_v cleopatra_n make_v great_a lamentation_n and_o all_o the_o people_n be_v in_o a_o great_a rage_n against_o ptolemy_n 16._o atheneus_n antiochus_n his_o general_n in_o a_o short_a time_n meet_v with_o a_o just_a and_o due_a reward_n for_o his_o insolence_n and_o abuse_n in_o all_o place_n wherever_o he_o quarter_v in_o his_o march_n for_o be_v the_o first_o that_o flee_v and_o forsake_v antiochus_n in_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o fight_n come_v to_o some_o of_o the_o town_n where_o he_o have_v abuse_v his_o quarter_n all_o shut_v their_o door_n upon_o he_o and_o every_o one_o refuse_v to_o help_v he_o either_o with_o meat_n or_o drink_n so_o that_o he_o wander_v up_o and_o down_o the_o country_n till_o at_o length_n he_o be_v famish_a to_o death_n 17._o hegelochus_n general_n of_o ptolemy_n physco_n send_v against_o marsyas_n the_o alexandrian_a general_n take_v he_o prisoner_n and_o cut_v off_o all_o his_o army_n when_o marsyas_n be_v bring_v before_o the_o king_n and_o all_o conclude_v that_o he_o will_v forthwith_o put_v he_o to_o some_o cruel_a death_n ptolemy_n pardon_v he_o beyond_o all_o man_n expectation_n for_o now_o he_o begin_v to_o repent_v of_o his_o former_a cruelty_n and_o endeavour_v to_o regain_v the_o people_n love_n and_o favour_n by_o act_n of_o clemency_n 18._o euemerus_n king_n of_o parthia_n bear_v in_o hyrcania_n exceed_v all_o other_o prince_n in_o cruelty_n euemerus_n euemerus_n omit_v no_o sort_n of_o torment_n he_o can_v invent_v for_o many_o of_o the_o babylonian_n upon_o slight_a ground_n with_o their_o whole_a family_n he_o make_v slave_n and_o send_v they_o into_o media_n to_o be_v sold._n he_o burn_v likewise_o to_o the_o ground_n the_o marketplace_n and_o some_o of_o the_o temple_n in_o babylon_n and_o raze_v the_o fair_a and_o most_o beautiful_a part_n of_o the_o city_n 19_o alexander_n surname_v zabina_n when_o those_o renown_a captain_n antipater_n ponius_fw-la and_o 124._o alexander_n zabina_n cite_a ush_n an._n 498._o ant._n ch._n 124._o aeropus_n sextius_n aeropus_n revolt_a from_o he_o to_o seleucus_n demetrius_n son_n of_o nicanor_n caius_n sextius_n revolt_a from_o he_o and_o seize_v upon_o laodicea_n he_o at_o length_n take_v the_o city_n however_o he_o generous_o spare_v they_o all_o for_o he_o be_v of_o a_o mild_a and_o gentle_a disposition_n and_o please_a temper_n and_o of_o a_o wonderful_a affability_n in_o his_o converse_n or_o discourse_n and_o be_v therefore_o great_o belove_v of_o every_o body_n 20._o when_o caius_n sextius_n have_v take_v the_o city_n of_o the_o gaul_n and_o sell_v the_o inhabitant_n for_o slave_n one_o crato_n who_o be_v lead_v in_o chain_n with_o the_o rest_n come_v up_o to_o the_o consul_n as_o he_o sit_v upon_o the_o tribunal_n and_o tell_v he_o he_o have_v ever_o be_v a_o friend_n to_o the_o roman_n and_o for_o that_o reason_n have_v suffer_v many_o injury_n and_o have_v undergo_v many_o stripe_n and_o scourge_n from_o his_o fellow_n citizen_n upon_o which_o sextius_n forthwith_o with_o all_o the_o demonstration_n of_o kindness_n as_o of_o a_o kinsman_n release_v he_o from_o his_o bond_n and_o restore_v he_o his_o good_n and_o for_o his_o good_a will_n to_o the_o roman_n give_v he_o power_n to_o set_v free_a 900_o of_o the_o citizen_n such_o as_o he_o himself_o think_v fit_a for_o the_o consul_n be_v more_o generous_a and_o bountiful_a to_o crato_fw-mi than_o he_o expect_v to_o the_o end_n the_o gaul_n may_v see_v how_o exact_o just_o the_o roman_n be_v both_o in_o their_o punishment_n and_o reward_n 21._o alexander_n not_o be_v very_o confident_a of_o the_o multitude_n both_o in_o regard_n of_o their_o rawness_n cite_v alexander_n ush_n an._n 498._o this_o cite_v in_o martial_a affair_n and_o their_o natural_a inconstancy_n and_o hanker_a after_o innovation_n will_v not_o adventure_v upon_o a_o pitch_a field_n but_o have_v get_v together_o as_o much_o money_n as_o he_o can_v out_o of_o the_o public_a treasury_n and_o pillage_v the_o temple_n resolve_v by_o night_n to_o steal_v away_o into_o greece_n but_o whilst_o he_o attempt_v by_o the_o help_n of_o some_o of_o his_o barbarian_n to_o plunder_v jupiter_n temple_n he_o be_v seize_v upon_o and_o himself_o and_o whole_a army_n have_v like_a to_o have_v be_v cut_v off_o but_o he_o soon_o escape_v out_o of_o their_o hand_n and_o make_v towards_o seleucia_n but_o the_o seleucians_n have_v hear_v beforehand_o the_o brute_n of_o his_o sacrilege_n shut_v their_o gate_n against_o he_o fail_v there_o of_o his_o purpose_n he_o go_v to_o pisidium_n and_o never_o after_o depart_v from_o the_o sea-coast_n 22._o after_o caius_n gracchus_n be_v kill_v by_o the_o hand_n of_o his_o own_o servant_n lucius_n gracchus_n lucius_n vitellius_n his_o treachery_n to_o his_o friend_n c._n gracchus_n vitellius_n who_o have_v be_v one_o of_o his_o particular_a friend_n be_v the_o first_o that_o get_v his_o body_n and_o be_v so_o far_o from_o be_v trouble_v at_o his_o death_n that_o he_o cut_v off_o his_o head_n and_o carry_v it_o to_o his_o own_o house_n thereby_o give_v a_o remarkable_a instance_n of_o his_o cruelty_n and_o covetousness_n for_o when_o lucius_n 3._o lucius_n vid._n plin._n nat._n hist_o lib._n 33._o c._n 3._o opinius_fw-la the_o consul_n by_o proclamation_n promise_v to_o reward_v he_o that_o shall_v bring_v to_o he_o gracchus_n his_o head_n with_o the_o weight_n of_o it_o in_o gold_n vitellius_n bore_v a_o hole_n in_o the_o neck_n and_o draw_v out_o the_o brain_n pour_v in_o melt_a lead_n in_o the_o room_n then_o he_o bring_v the_o head_n to_o opinius_fw-la and_o return_v with_o the_o promise_a reward_n but_o be_v afterward_o hate_v by_o all_o to_o the_o day_n of_o his_o death_n as_o a_o betrayer_n of_o his_o friend_n the_o flacci_fw-la be_v also_o all_o put_v to_o death_n 23._o in_o lybia_n the_o two_o king_n draw_v up_o their_o army_n one_o against_o another_o and_o jugurtha_n war._n jugurtha_n and_o adherbal_n two_o brother_n king_n at_o war._n rout_v the_o numidian_n in_o a_o great_a battle_n slay_v many_o of_o they_o whereupon_o adherbal_n his_o brother_n flee_v to_o cirta_n where_o be_v strait_o besiege_a he_o send_v ambassador_n to_o rome_n to_o entreat_v they_o not_o to_o suffer_v a_o king_n that_o be_v their_o friend_n and_o ally_n to_o be_v utter_o ruin_v whereupon_o the_o senate_n forthwith_o send_v messenger_n into_o numidia_n with_o order_n to_o jugurtha_n to_o raise_v his_o siege_n which_o he_o disregard_v they_o send_v another_o embassy_n vest_v with_o power_n and_o authority_n but_o that_o be_v as_o fruitless_a as_o the_o other_o and_o at_o length_n jugurtha_n strait_o block_v up_o the_o city_n round_o through_o 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principle_n he_o be_v not_o only_o a_o philosopher_n in_o word_n but_o in_o truth_n so_o that_o he_o inherit_v both_o the_o glory_n and_o virtue_n of_o his_o ancestor_n 25._o antiochus_n cyzicenus_n as_o soon_o as_o he_o get_v into_o possession_n of_o the_o kingdom_n apply_v himself_o 500_o antiochus_n cyzicenus_n cite_v by_o ush_n an._n 500_o to_o revel_v and_o luxury_n and_o course_n altogether_o unbeseeming_a king_n for_o be_v extreme_o addict_v to_o antic_n stage-player_n and_o all_o sort_n of_o juggler_n he_o learn_v their_o art_n with_o a_o great_a deal_n of_o vehemency_n he_o apply_v himself_o also_o to_o puppit-playing_a and_o place_v his_o chief_a delight_n in_o make_v the_o image_n of_o live_a creature_n in_o bulk_n five_o cubit_n cover_v over_o with_o gold_n and_o silver_n to_o move_v of_o themselves_o and_o other_o engine_n of_o that_o nature_n but_o as_o for_o warlike_a engine_n and_o testudoe_n call_v helepole_n who_o preparation_n and_o magnificence_n belong_v to_o 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at_o the_o public_a good_a and_o clear_v the_o court_n of_o all_o asilius_fw-la asilius_fw-la sycophant_n and_o false_a accuser_n and_o it_o be_v his_o chief_a care_n to_o relieve_v the_o poor_a man_n and_o those_o that_o be_v less_o able_a to_o help_v themselves_o for_o whereas_o the_o other_o praetor_n commit_v the_o care_n of_o orphan_n and_o widow_n that_o be_v destitute_a of_o friend_n to_o tutor_n and_o guardian_n that_o be_v stranger_n he_o look_v after_o they_o himself_o and_o decide_v their_o cause_n with_o all_o the_o care_n and_o diligence_n imaginable_a and_o be_v a_o great_a relief_n to_o the_o oppress_a and_o as_o long_o as_o he_o be_v governor_n of_o sicily_n continual_o use_v his_o utmost_a endeavour_n to_o suppress_v both_o private_a and_o public_a injury_n he_o at_o length_n settle_v the_o province_n in_o its_o former_a state_n of_o happiness_n and_o prosperity_n 10._o marcus_n livius_n drusus_n though_o he_o be_v very_o young_a yet_o be_v adorn_v with_o whatever_o 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411_o r._n 460_o kill_v by_o nieucoles_n 428_o r._n 482_o euboea_n subdue_v by_o xerxes_n 222_o r._n 249_o the_o intestine_a war_n 480_o r._n 513_o eumelus_n king_n of_o bosphoros_n his_o war_n with_o his_o brother_n for_o the_o kingdom_n 665_o r._n 743_o overcome_v his_o brother_n prytanis_n 667_o r._n 744_o kill_v by_o his_o horse_n run_v away_o with_o his_o chariot_n 667_o r._n 745_o eumenes_n governor_n of_o cappadocia_n 581_o r._n 635_o his_o expedition_n against_o antipater_n 587_o r._n 643_o his_o battle_n with_o craterus_n and_o neoptolemus_n and_o victory_n 587_o r._n 644_o be_v overcome_v by_o antigonus_n and_o besiege_v 591_o r._n 649_o his_o exercise_n of_o his_o horse_n in_o the_o siege_n 589_o r._n 649_o his_o various_a fortune_n 596_o r._n 655_o his_o other_o act_n 598_o etc._n etc._n r._n 653_o 659_o his_o danger_n at_o euphrates_n 604_o r._n 667_o his_o expedition_n against_o seleucus_n 612_o r._n 677_o his_o danger_n at_o tigris_n ibid._n his_o other_o act_n 613_o 614_o 616_o 617_o etc._n etc._n r._n 678_o 680_o 682_o 683_o etc._n etc._n his_o last_o battle_n with_o antigonus_n 625_o r._n 693_o deliver_v up_o to_o antigonus_n and_o put_v so_o death_n 626_o r._n 694_o euripides_n his_o death_n 351_o r._n 387_o eurydice_n the_o wife_n of_o archidaeus_n 590_o r._n 648_o hang_v herself_o 612_o r._n 676_o eloquence_n see_v gorgias_n f._n fabii_n three_o hundred_o of_o the_o family_n kill_v together_o in_o one_o battle_n 243_o r._n 269_o famine_n at_o athens_n in_o a_o siege_n 353_o r._n 389_o at_o rhegium_n 320_o r._n 353_o at_o pydna_n where_o olympias_n be_v besiege_v 629_o r._n 697_o feast_n by_o alexander_n m._n before_o his_o persian_a expedition_n 527_o r._n 570_o fountain_n at_o the_o temple_n of_o jupiter_n hammon_n of_o a_o wonderful_a nature_n 543_o r._n 589_o fortune_n hate_v the_o proud_a and_o cruel_a 308_o r._n 341_o the_o wonderful_a turn_v in_o eumenes_n 5â—6_n r._n 655_o in_o agathocles_n 662_o 670_o 678_o r._n 739_o 749_o 759_o in_o the_o carthaginian_n 662_o 668_o r._n 739_o 746_o of_o a_o gardener_n make_v a_o king_n 541_o r._n 587_o funeral_n the_o sumptuous_a funeral_n of_o hephestion_n 571_o r._n 623_o far_o more_o pompous_a of_o alexander_n m._n 586_o r._n 642_o burn_a with_o their_o dead_a husband_n in_o india_n 562_o r._n 610_o a_o contest_v between_o two_o wife_n which_o shall_v be_v burn_v with_o the_o dead_a husband_n 622_o r._n 689_o g._n gaul_n take_v rome_n 406_o r._n 455_o be_v almost_o all_o cut_v of_o by_o camillus_n 407_o r._n 456_o geloan_n they_o leave_v the_o city_n gela_n and_o go_v to_o syracuse_n 264_o r._n 292_o then_o to_o the_o leontines_n 358_o r._n 397_o gela_n besiege_v by_o the_o syracusian_n 609_o r._n 672_o the_o cruelty_n of_o agathocles_n at_o gela_n 655_o r._n 729_o gellias_n the_o agragentine_a his_o wealth_n hospitality_n beauty_n etc._n etc._n 340_o r._n 375_o his_o wine-cellar_n 341_o r._n 376_o his_o death_n 343_o r._n 379_o gelo_n overcome_v the_o carthaginian_n at_o himera_n 227_o r._n 253_o his_o praise_n ibid._n his_o victory_n and_o the_o death_n of_o leonidas_n fall_v out_o both_o on_o the_o same_o day_n 227_o r._n 255_o inrich_v sicily_n with_o the_o spoil_n of_o his_o enemy_n ibid._n his_o death_n burial_n etc._n etc._n 235_o 249_o r._n 262_o 276_o god_n god_n defend_v the_o greek_n against_o xerxes_n 222_o r._n 249_o his_o anger_n the_o cause_n of_o all_o public_a calamity_n as_o earthquake_n etc._n etc._n 428_o r._n 482_o his_o revenge_n of_o sacrilege_n 505_o 506_o 508_o r._n 542_o 543_o 545_o remark_n of_o divine_a providence_n 508_o 514_o r._n 545_o 553_o 769_o gorgias_n the_o leontine_n his_o eloquence_n and_o invent_v rhetoric_n 284_o r._n 313_o grecian_n their_o assembly_n and_o decree_n at_o the_o isthmus_n against_o the_o persian_n 216_o r._n 243_o their_o valour_n at_o thermopyle_n 219_o r._n 246_o the_o sea-fight_n and_o victory_n at_o artemesia_n over_o the_o persian_n 222_o r._n 249_o at_o salamis_n 223_o r._n 250_o their_o expedition_n against_o mardonis_n and_o their_o fight_n with_o he_o 231_o r._n 258_o the_o grecian_a auxiliary_n against_o artaxerxes_n for_o cyrus_n his_o brother_n be_v victor_n 368_o r._n 408_o the_o grecian_a captain_n that_o be_v prisoner_n all_o put_v to_o death_n 369_o r._n 410_o their_o troublesome_a passage_n out_o of_o persia_n back_n into_o their_o own_o country_n 370_o 371_o 471_o r._n 411_o 412_o 413_o the_o grecian_a city_n confederate_a against_o the_o lacedaemonian_n in_o the_o theban_a war_n 419_o r._n 471_o the_o grecian_n advise_v to_o peace_n among_o themselves_o by_o artaxerxes_n 438_o r._n 494_o peace_n after_o the_o battle_n at_o mantinaea_n 446_o r._n 504_o their_o war_n at_o lamia_n with_o antipater_n 496_o r._n 631_o gylippus_n his_o severe_a speech_n against_o the_o athenian_a prisoner_n in_o sicily_n see_v speech_n gold_n the_o sacred_a hunger_n of_o gold_n 492_o r._n 527_o rich_a mine_n at_o philippi_n 480_o r._n 514_o gulf_n a_o deep_a gulf_n cover_v with_o sand_n in_o egypt_n 498_o r._n 534_o h._n halicarnassus_n take_v by_o alexander_n m._n 531_o 532_o r._n 574_o 576_o hammon_n the_o temple_n of_o hammon_n 542_o 543_o r._n 588_o 589_o hannibal_n the_o carthaginian_a general_n against_o the_o syracusian_n 319_o r._n 352_o raze_v selinunt_fw-la 327_o r._n 361_o die_v of_o the_o plague_n 341_o r._n 377_o harpalas_n his_o luxury_n and_o rape_n 569_o r._n 619_o helepolis_n a_o engine_n of_o battery_n use_v by_o demetrius_n describe_v 677_o 694_o r._n 758_o 779_o helice_n and_o bura_n two_o city_n drown_v 428_o r._n 482_o hephestion_n die_v at_o ecbatana_n his_o funeral_n 623_o r._n 571_o hercules_n the_o ancient_a hercules_n his_o act_n 557_o 564_o r._n 607_o 613_o hermocrates_n his_o act_n in_o sicily_n 330_o r._n 364_o be_v slay_v ibid._n hicetas_n prince_n of_o syracuse_n eject_v by_o dionysius_n junior_n 508_o r._n 545_o overcome_v dionysius_n be_v rout_v by_o timoleon_n 509_o 511_o r._n 546_o 548_o hiero_n king_n of_o syracuse_n 235_o r._n 262_o his_o act_n 240_o 241_o 243_o r._n 267_o 268_o 269_o build_v catana_n 240_o r._n 267_o hilote_n their_o war_n with_o sparta_n 248_o 290_o r._n 274_o 320_o himera_n raze_v to_o the_o ground_n by_o hannibal_n 328_o r._n 362_o historian_n who_o be_v to_o be_v blame_v and_o who_o excusable_a 244_o r._n 380_o who_o end_n with_o the_o battle_n at_o mantinaea_n 446_o r._n 504_o unpleasant_a when_o break_v off_o with_o many_o speech_n 657_o r._n 733_o the_o profit_n of_o history_n 583_o r._n 639_o honey_n in_o colchis_n make_v man_n mad_a 371_o r._n 412_o horse_n how_o exercise_v by_o eumenes_n when_o he_o besiege_v in_o a_o strait_a place_n see_v exercise_n i._o japygians_n overcome_v the_o tarentines_n 241_o r._n 268_o jason_n the_o pherean_a his_o act_n 420_o 432_o 433_o r._n 472_o 487_o 488_o ida_n the_o mountain_n ida_n describe_v 524_o r._n 565_o the_o wonder_n there_o ibid._n illyrian_n overcome_v the_o macedonian_n 478_o r._n 510_o conquer_a by_o philip_n 479_o 486_o r._n 512_o 522_o imilco_n the_o carthaginian_a general_n in_o sicily_n his_o act_n 380_o 382_o 383_o r._n 423_o 426_o 427_o his_o sacrilege_n 385_o r._n 430_o lose_v his_o fleet_n army_n etc._n etc._n 391_o r._n 436_o his_o extreme_a misery_n in_o his_o own_o country_n ibid._n die_v for_o want_v ibid._n isaurians_fw-la burn_v themselves_o in_o pisidia_n 584._o 640_o india_n the_o description_n 576_o r._n 630_o by_o a_o law_n among_o the_o indian_n the_o wife_n burn_v themselves_o with_o their_o dead_a husband_n 622_o r._n 688_o inundation_n fearful_a inundation_n in_o peloponnesus_n 428_o r._n 482_o and_o in_o other_o part_n of_o greece_n 286_o r._n 316_o at_o rhodes_n 627_o r._n 695_o iphicrates_n the_o athenian_a general_n in_o egypt_n 425_o r._n 478_o his_o act_n in_o egypt_n 426_o r._n 479_o his_o other_o act_n 397_o 435_o 486_o
fume_n of_o lime_n b_o 38._o e_z 2._o 736_o d._n demetrius_n king_n of_o syria_n overcome_v alexander_n b_o 32._o e_z 1._o 724_o e._n enna_n take_v and_o plunder_v by_o the_o slave_n b_o 34._o e_z 2._o 727_o eunus_n the_o juggler_n and_o captain_n of_o the_o slave_n in_o sicily_n ibid._n h._n heraris_fw-la a_o young_a wife_n become_v a_o man_n b_o 32_o e_z 1._o 724_o hermaphrodite_n strange_a relation_n of_o hermaphrodite_n ibid._n i._o jerusalem_n the_o temple_n by_o antiochus_n epiphanes_n take_v by_o antiochus_n eupator_n b_o 34._o e_z 1._o 726_o jew_n hate_v of_o all_o a_o heathenish_a relation_n of_o their_o come_v out_o of_o egypt_n b_o 34._o e_z 1._o b_o 40._o e_z 1._o 726_o 736_o their_o law_n by_o moses_n ibid._n jugurtha_n king_n of_o numidia_n bring_v prisoner_n to_o rome_n b_o 36._o e_z 1._o 729_o m._n marsian_a war_n b_o 37._o e_z 1._o 734_o masinissa_n his_o srength_n and_o age_n b_o 32._o e_z 3._o 325_o megallis_n the_o wife_n of_o demophilus_n of_o enna_n throw_v down_o a_o rock_n by_o the_o woman_n slave_n for_o her_o former_a cruelty_n b_o 34._o e_z 2._o 327_o titus_n minutius_n buy_v a_o slave_n he_o fall_v in_o love_n with_o for_o a_o great_a sum_n of_o money_n and_o stir_v up_o the_o servile_a war_n in_o italy_n at_o length_n betray_v by_o his_o own_o man_n b_o 36._o e_z 1._o 729_o moses_n his_o act_n b_o 34._o e_z 1._o b_o 40._o e_z 1._o 726_o 736_o n._n nerva_n manage_n the_o war_n against_o the_o slave_n in_o sicily_n slothful_a b_o 36._o e_z 1._o 730_o p._n persius_n king_n of_o macedonia_n his_o extreme_a misery_n b_o 31._o e_z 2._o 722_o pompey_n his_o death_n b_o 37._o e_z 2._o 734_o prusias_n king_n of_o bythinia_n murder_v by_o his_o son_n b_o 32._o e_z 4._o 726_o r._n roman_n their_o superstition_n b_o 36._o e_z 2_o 733_o their_o statue_n of_o their_o ancestor_n b_o 31._o e_z 4._o 723_o their_o degeneracy_n from_o their_o former_a frugality_n b_o 37._o e_z 1._o 734_o s._n salvius_n a_o piper_n captain_n of_o the_o slave_n in_o sicily_n be_v make_v king_n and_o call_v tripho_n b_o 36._o e_z 1._o 731_o sicily_n it_o be_v lamentable_a condition_n in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o servile_a war_n b_o 36._o e_z 1._o 729_o sylla_n his_o war_n with_o marius_n his_o remarkable_a death_n b_o 37._o e_z 2._o 735_o t._n titinius_n betray_v the_o s_o 〈…〉_o s_o in_o sicily_n b_o 36_o e_z 1._o 731_o v._n varius_n captain_n of_o the_o slave_n in_o sicily_n b_o 36._o e_z 1._o ibid._n viriathus_n general_n of_o the_o lusitanian_o once_o a_o captain_n of_o thief_n his_o success_n against_o the_o roman_n b_o 32._o e_z 5._o 726_o w._n war_n the_o war_n of_o the_o slave_n among_o the_o roman_n b_o 34._o e_z 2._o 727_o and_o in_o attica_n ibid._n at_o nucera_n capua_n and_o by_o minutius_n b_o 36._o e_z 1._o 729_o the_o servile_a war_n in_o sicily_n under_o eunus_n varius_n salvius_n and_o athenio_n b_o 34._o e_z 2._o b_o 36._o e_z 1._o 727_o 729_o the_o fragment_n out_o of_o the_o history_n of_o diodorus_n the_o sicilian_a publish_a by_o h._n valesius_fw-la a._n actaeon_n pull_v in_o piece_n between_o those_o that_o strive_v for_o he_o see_v archias_n lib._n 6._o sect._n 15._o page_n 743_o agathocles_n kill_v with_o a_o thunderbolt_n l_o 6._o s_o 16._o ibid._n his_o revenge_n upon_o his_o soldier_n that_o kill_v his_o son_n l_o 2d_o s_o 2._o 748_o archias_n his_o vile_a love_n to_o actaeon_n a_o virtuous_a young_a boy_n l_o 6._o s_o 15._o 743_o astyages_n king_n of_o the_o mede_n his_o cruelty_n towards_o his_o subject_n l_o 6._o s_o 30._o 745_o adrastus_n by_o chance_n kill_v atys_n the_o son_n of_o croesus_n kill_v himself_o for_o it_o l_o 6._o s_o 32_o ibid._n atys_n see_v adrastus_n ibid._n aeneas_n his_o care_n of_o his_o father_n when_o troy_n be_v take_v l_o 6._o s_o 8._o 742_o aristogon_n his_o praise_n l_o 6._o s_o 46._o 747_o antigonus_n one_o a_o private_a man_n kill_v through_o his_o ambition_n l_o 21._o s_o 1._o 748_o apollodorus_n king_n of_o cassandria_n in_o macedonia_n his_o cruelty_n l_o 22._o s_o 5._o 750_o attilius_n regulus_n the_o roman_a general_n his_o misfortune_n at_o carthage_n rout_v by_o xanthippus_n l_o 23._o s_o 1._o 751_o antiochus_n the_o great_a his_o act_n l_o 26._o s_o 28_o to_o 33._o 757_o his_o strange_a familiarity_n with_o ordinary_a fellow_n l_o 26._o s_o 43._o 758_o epiphanes_n his_o foolish_a and_o light_a carriage_n at_o sport_n and_o in_o feast_n ibid._n s_o 67_o 68_o 69._o 761_o antiochus_n cyzienus_n addict_v to_o puppet-play_n &c._n &c._n hunt_v wild_a beast_n in_o the_o night_n l_o 34._o s_o 25._o 774_o arcadian_n slay_v the_o ambassador_n send_v to_o they_o from_o the_o marathenians_n l_o 26._o s_o 97._o 767_o arsase_n king_n of_o parthia_n his_o praise_n l_o 26._o s_o 107._o 769_o attalus_n his_o cruelty_n l_o 34._o s_o 9_o 771_o athenaeus_n antiochus_n general_n abusive_a in_o his_o quarter_n afterward_o be_v famish_a to_o death_n because_o none_o will_v relieve_v he_o by_o reason_n of_o his_o former_a abuse_n l_o 34._o s_o 16._o 722_o asellus_n 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34._o s_o 22._o 773_o draw_v out_o the_o brain_n and_o pour_v in_o lead_n to_o make_v it_o weigh_v heavy_a ibid._n caius_n marius_n one_o of_o the_o ambassador_n send_v to_o metellus_n despise_v by_o he_o but_o belove_v by_o the_o soldier_n l_o 34._o s_o 28._o 775_o caius_n domitius_n see_v pompaedius_n d._n dromichares_n king_n of_o thrace_n his_o kind_a usage_n of_o lysimachus_n and_o his_o son_n when_o he_o have_v they_o prisoner_n demetrius_z nicanor_z king_n of_o syria_n his_o cruelty_n l_o 26._o demetrius_n son_n of_o philip_n king_n of_o macedon_n murder_v by_o his_o father_n through_o the_o instigation_n of_o his_o brother_n perseus_n l_o 26._o s_o 39_o 758_o decius_n treacherous_o kill_v all_o the_o rheglan_n l_o 22._o s_o 1._o 750_o his_o end_n ibid._n diegulis_n king_n of_o thrace_n his_o cruelty_n l_o 26._o s_o 104_o 105._o 769_o e._n elean_n consecrate_a to_o jupiter_n by_o the_o policy_n of_o the_o lacedaemonian_n l_o 6._o s_o 12._o 742_o eucephus_n his_o treachery_n 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