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the_o pile_n before_o it_o be_v kindle_v she_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n dispose_v of_o herself_o towards_o her_o husband_n body_n discover_v not_o by_o any_o screek_o or_o otherwise_o that_o she_o be_v at_o all_o daunt_v at_o the_o noise_n of_o the_o crackle_n flame_n so_o that_o the_o spectator_n be_v affect_v some_o with_o pity_n and_o other_o with_o admiration_n and_o extraordinary_a commendation_n of_o her_o resolution_n however_o there_o be_v some_o who_o condemn_v this_o law_n as_o cruel_a and_o inhuman_a after_o the_o funeral_n be_v over_o eumenes_n march_v from_o patetacine_n to_o gabiene_n which_o be_v 314._o eumenes_n march_v to_o gabiene_n ant._n ch._n 314._o yet_o untouched_a be_v in_o a_o condition_n to_o supply_v the_o army_n with_o all_o thing_n necessary_a which_o be_v distant_a from_o antigonus_n his_o army_n go_v through_o the_o country_n inhabit_v five_o and_o twenty_o day_n journey_n but_o pass_v through_o the_o desert_n where_o there_o be_v no_o water_n it_o be_v but_o nine_o day_n journey_n be_v thus_o far_o distant_a one_o from_o another_o he_o there_o winter_v and_o so_o give_v his_o army_n time_n to_o refresh_v themselves_o as_o for_o the_o affair_n of_o europe_n cassander_n while_o he_o lie_v at_o the_o siege_n of_o tegea_n hear_v of_o macedonia_n cassander_n march_v into_o macedonia_n the_o return_n of_o olympias_n into_o macedonia_n and_o of_o the_o death_n of_o eurydice_n and_o king_n philip_n and_o what_o be_v do_v to_o the_o sepulchre_n of_o jollas_n his_o brother_n agree_v with_o the_o taegean_n and_o march_v with_o his_o army_n into_o macedonia_n leave_v his_o confederates_n in_o great_a trouble_n and_o perplexity_n for_o alexander_n the_o son_n of_o polysperchon_n be_v then_o enter_v peloponnesus_n and_o ready_a 690._o p._n 690._o to_o set_v upon_o the_o city_n with_o a_o great_a army_n and_o the_o aetolian_n to_o ingratiate_v themselves_o with_o olympias_n and_o polsyperchon_n seize_v upon_o the_o straight_a pass_n at_o pylas_n and_o block_v up_o the_o passage_n to_o stop_v cassander_n in_o his_o march_n but_o he_o perceive_v that_o it_o be_v very_o difficult_a for_o he_o to_o force_v his_o way_n through_o those_o narrow_a strait_n by_o the_o help_n of_o some_o ship_n and_o several_a boat_n out_o of_o eubea_n and_o locris_n pass_v over_o into_o thessaly_n and_o hear_v that_o polysperchon_n lie_v with_o his_o army_n in_o perrhabea_n he_o order_v away_o callas_n his_o general_n with_o some_o force_n to_o fight_v he_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n dinias_n be_v send_v away_o to_o secure_v the_o perrhabea_n the_o straits_n of_o perrhabea_n strait_n possess_v himself_o of_o those_o pass_n before_o the_o force_n of_o olympias_n can_v reach_v they_o as_o soon_o as_o olympias_n hear_v that_o cassander_n be_v enter_v macedonia_n with_o a_o great_a army_n she_o create_v aristonous_n general_n and_o command_v he_o to_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 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arabian_n 78_o 105_o r._n 92_o 130_o thief_n never_o conquer_a ibid._n naxus_n the_o history_n of_o naxus_n 198_o 199_o r._n 184_o 224_o 225_o nemean_a a_o description_n of_o the_o nemean_a lion_n his_o place_n death_n etc._n etc._n 132_o r._n 153_o neptune_n his_o invention_n good_a deed_n why_o account_v god_n of_o the_o sea_n 207_o r._n 233_o nile_n the_o island_n in_o it_o 15_o r._n 19_o 20_o the_o cattract_v mouth_n ibid._n beast_n fish_n etc._n etc._n 16_o 17_o r._n 20_o 21_o flow_v its_o decrease_v be_v observe_v and_o the_o different_a opinion_n of_o the_o inundation_n of_o nile_n 18_o etc._n etc._n r._n 23_o etc._n etc._n ninus_n king_n of_o assyria_n his_o act_n 54_o 55_o 56_o r._n 64_o 65_o 66_o his_o death_n and_o sepulchre_n 57_o r._n 67_o nineveh_n built_n 55_o r._n 65_o it_o be_v shape_n compass_n etc._n etc._n ibid._n it_o be_v siege_n and_o take_v by_o arbaces_n 66_o 67_o 68_o r._n 80_o ninyas_n the_o son_n of_o ninus_n 64_o r._n 67_o niobe_n her_o pride_n and_o 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verse_n 45_o r._n 28_o rite_n of_o bacchus_n bring_v into_o greece_n by_o he_o 50_o r._n 60_o osiris_n his_o expedition_n throughout_o the_o whole_a world_n and_o act_n 5_o 6_o 7_o 8_o r._n 9_o 10_o deify_v death_n burial_n and_o epitaph_n 9_o 12_o r._n 9_o 12_o p._n palestina_n 104_o 105_o r._n 123_o palm-tree_n a_o full_a description_n of_o the_o palm-tree_n in_o arabia_n and_o the_o province_n of_o babylon_n 81_o r._n 95_o palmetum_fw-la a_o pleasant_a place_n of_o palm_n and_o other_o delight_n in_o arabia_n 104_o 105_o r._n 123_o panchaian_n island_n their_o descriptian_a 195_o r._n 220_o 221_o genius_n and_o custom_n of_o the_o inhabitant_n 196_o paradise_n the_o earthly_a
581_o r._n 636_o parmenio_n his_o act_n in_o phrygia_n 540_o r._n 586_o suspect_v of_o treason_n and_o put_v to_o death_n 554_o r._n 604_o pausanias_n the_o lacedaemonian_a general_n at_o platea_n against_o mardonius_n 231_o r._n 258_o his_o treason_n against_o his_o country_n 237238_o r._n 264_o 265_o discover_v how_o and_o punish_v ibid._n pass_n difficult_a pass_n in_o thermopyle_n 219_o r._n 246_o in_o uxiana_n 549_o r._n 597_o in_o the_o rock_n aornus_n 557_o r._n 667_o peace_n peace_n all_o over_o the_o world_n 273_o r._n 301_o pelopidas_n the_o theban_a general_n 434_o r._n 489_o take_a by_o alexander_n prince_n of_o pherea_n 438_o r._n 494_o deliver_v 440_o r._n 496_o his_o act_n and_o death_n and_o praise_v 442_o r._n 499_o peloponnesus_n peloponnesus_n liable_a to_o earthquake_n 429_o r._n 483_o the_o peloponnesian_a war_n the_o cause_n renual_a etc._n etc._n 271_o 280_o 303_o r._n 300_o 308_o 325_o perdiccas_n one_o of_o alexander_n m._n commander_n 547_o r._n 592_o at_o arbela_n ibid._n divide_v the_o conquer_a province_n 574_o r._n 628_o his_o other_o act_n 575_o 576_o 581_o 583_o r._n 629_o 631_o 636_o 639_o the_o captain_n conspire_v against_o he_o 585_o r._n 641_o his_o expedition_n into_o egypt_n 588_o r._n 645_o pericles_n his_o act_n in_o peloponnesus_n 259_o 260_o r._n 286_o 287_o his_o other_o act_n 273_o 274_o r._n 301_o 302_o his_o arrear_n the_o public_a cause_n of_o the_o peloponesian_a war_n 277_o r._n 306_o his_o hot_a speech_n 273_o r._n 301_o his_o second_o expedition_n into_o peloponnesus_n 281_o r._n 310_o his_o death_n ibid._n persepolis_n take_v and_o burn_v by_o the_o instigation_n of_o a_o strumpet_n by_o alexander_n m_n 550_o r._n 599_o persia_n the_o province_n of_o peucestas_n 574_o r._n 628_o the_o description_n of_o a_o pleasant_a tract_n there_o 616_o r._n 682_o petalisme_n 259_o r._n 286_o phalaecus_n the_o general_n of_o the_o phocean_n 495_o r._n 530_o his_o sacrilegious_a covetousness_n 503_o r._n 540_o punish_v by_o 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spartan_n 256_o r._n 283_o with_o the_o boetian_o 393_o r._n 439_o with_o the_o theban_n 432_o r._n 487_o they_o spoil_v the_o temple_n at_o delphos_n 488_o 491_o r._n 523_o 526_o their_o fight_n with_o the_o theban_n 503_o r._n 539_o be_v burn_v in_o the_o temple_n 504_o r._n 541_o phocio_n the_o athenian_a general_n 496_o r._n 532_o the_o sentence_n upon_o he_o and_o his_o punishment_n 602_o r._n 663_o phoenicia_n the_o situation_n 576_o r._n 630_o phrygia_n the_o less_o the_o situation_n ibid._n the_o great_a ibid._n pindar_n when_o he_o flourish_v 200_o r._n 226_o pisidia_n the_o situation_n 576_o r._n 630_o plague_n grievous_a among_o the_o carthaginian_n 418_o r._n 469_o the_o first_o plague_n at_o athens_n 281_o r._n 310_o the_o second_o 286_o r._n 316_o and_o the_o cause_n ibid._n in_o the_o camp_n of_o hannibal_n in_o sicily_n for_o his_o impiety_n 341_o r._n 377_o in_o the_o camp_n of_o imilco_n and_o the_o cause_n 389_o r._n 434_o in_o africa_n 358_o r._n 397_o platean_n 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