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his_o cart_n and_o wagon_n wherein_o he_o have_v bring_v a_o infinite_a quantity_n of_o provision_n 308._o ant._n ch._n 308._o and_o range_v afterward_o his_o army_n in_o the_o field_n after_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o scythian_a king_n he_o lead_v the_o main_a battle_n himself_o he_o have_v not_o in_o his_o army_n above_o margin_n above_o a_o thousand_o in_o the_o margin_n two_o thousand_o greek_n and_o as_o many_o thracian_n all_o the_o rest_n be_v scythian_n which_o come_v to_o assist_v he_o to_o the_o number_n of_o twenty_o thousand_o and_o no_o less_o than_o ten_o thousand_o horse_n eumelus_n be_v assist_v by_o ariophames_n king_n of_o thrace_n with_o twenty_o thousand_o horse_n and_o two_o and_o twenty_o thousand_o foot_n between_o these_o force_n a_o bloody_a battle_n be_v fight_v wherein_o satyrus_n who_o have_v with_o he_o a_o choice_a party_n of_o brave_a horse_n encounter_v first_o with_o ariopharnes_fw-mi in_o a_o skirmish_n of_o horse_n who_o likewise_o command_v the_o middle_a battle_n opposite_a to_o satyrus_n many_o fall_v on_o both_o side_n at_o length_n he_o force_v his_o way_n through_o and_o put_v the_o barbarian_a king_n to_o flight_n and_o be_v the_o first_o in_o the_o pursuit_n put_v every_o man_n to_o the_o sword_n that_o be_v in_o his_o way_n but_o when_o he_o hear_v that_o his_o brother_n eumelus_n in_o the_o right_a wing_n have_v rout_v the_o mercenary_n he_o leave_v off_o the_o pursuit_n and_o make_v up_o to_o the_o succour_n of_o those_o that_o flee_v and_o regain_v the_o day_n and_o utter_o break_v and_o rout_v the_o whole_a army_n put_v they_o all_o to_o flight_n so_o that_o he_o give_v a_o clear_a testimony_n that_o he_o just_o deserve_v to_o wear_v the_o crown_n as_o well_o upon_o the_o account_n of_o his_o valour_n as_o upon_o the_o privilege_n of_o his_o birth_n ariopharne_n and_o eumelus_n thus_o beat_v flee_v into_o the_o 308._o the_o ariopharne_v his_o palace_n p._n 744._o ant._n ch._n 308._o king_n palace_n which_o be_v environ_v with_o the_o river_n thasis_n of_o a_o exceed_a depth_n so_o that_o the_o place_n be_v of_o difficult_a approach_n it_o be_v surround_v likewise_o with_o steep_a rock_n and_o thick_a wood_n into_o which_o there_o be_v only_o two_o entrance_n make_v by_o art_n one_o lead_v straight_o to_o the_o palace_n defend_v with_o high_a tower_n and_o bulwark_n the_o other_o on_o the_o other_o side_n be_v make_v in_o the_o fen_n guard_v with_o fort_n and_o tower_n of_o timber_n raise_v upon_o pillar_n over_o the_o water_n the_o place_n be_v very_o strong_a satyrus_n first_o waste_v the_o enemy_n country_n and_o burn_v their_o town_n whence_o he_o carry_v a_o vast_a number_n of_o prisoner_n and_o abundance_n of_o spoil_n afterward_o he_o attempt_v to_o force_v his_o way_n through_o the_o pass_n but_o lose_v many_o of_o his_o man_n at_o the_o bulwark_n and_o tower_n he_o be_v force_v 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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171_o go_v to_o corinth_n cast_v of_o medea_n and_o marry_v glauce_n 145_o 146_o r._n 179_o his_o death_n ibid._n iberian_o their_o gold_n mine_n 191_o r._n 162_o ibis_n the_o usefulness_n of_o this_o bird_n 45_o r._n 55_o ichneumenon_n the_o enemy_n of_o the_o crocodile_n 17_o r._n 22_o 55_o ichthyophagi_n not_o affect_v with_o any_o thing_n 91_o r._n 108_o the_o manner_n of_o their_o burial_n 93_o r._n 109_o jehovah_n call_v jao_n 49_o r._n 59_o indian_n their_o seven_o tribe_n 74_o 75_o r._n 88_o 89_o their_o war_n with_o semiramis_n 62_o 63_o r._n 47_o india_n the_o description_n 72_o 73_o r._n 85_o 87_o indus_n river_n 73_o jocasta_n the_o act_n of_o jocasta_n r._n 202_o the_o mother_n of_o oedipus_n 162_o r._n 185_o jolaus_n one_o of_o the_o thespidae_n bring_v a_o colony_n into_o sardinia_n 142_o r._n 163_o 164_o iris_n or_o ireland_n a_o island_n of_o britain_n a_o fierce_a people_n 189_o r._n 213_o isis_n the_o same_o with_o ceres_n 6_o r._n 9_o jew_n a_o colony_n of_o egypt_n 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root_v out_o by_o the_o garyndanean_n 105_o r._n 123_o marsyas_n his_o contest_v with_o apollo_n in_o music_n his_o death_n 114_o 115_o r._n 134_o mars_n his_o invention_n and_o act_n 209_o r._n 235_o medea_n assist_v the_o argonaut_n with_o her_o advice_n and_o make_v a_o agreement_n with_o jason_n 151_o 152_o r._n 173_o 174_o her_o wonderful_a witcheraft_n in_o the_o palace_n of_o pelias_n 153_o 154_o r._n 176_o 177_o forsake_a by_o jason_n and_o cruel_a revenge_n upon_o she_o own_o child_n 156_o r._n 179_o media_n a_o catalogue_n of_o the_o king_n 71_o r._n 84_o meleager_n his_o sad_a destiny_n 145_o r._n 167_o malta_n island_n its_o description_n 181_o r._n 204_o menas_n the_o first_o king_n of_o egypt_n how_o preserve_v by_o a_o crocodile_n 46_o r._n 56_o mercury_n the_o egyptian_a mercury_n his_o invention_n of_o art_n eloquence_n music_n etc._n etc._n 6_o 23_o r._n 10_o 28_o conductor_n of_o soul_n 50_o r._n 60_o meroes_n island_n in_o nile_n their_o description_n r._n 19_o 20_o minerva_n the_o place_n of_o her_o birth_n 208_o r._n 214_o her_o invention_n 209_o r._n 235_o minos_n the_o first_o son_n of_o jupiter_n 160_o r._n 183_o the_o second_o of_o lycasta_n ibid._n his_o city_n law_n etc._n etc._n 211_o r._n 237_o his_o death_n in_o sicily_n 170_o r._n 194_o minotaur_n kill_v by_o theseus_n 160_o r._n 183_o how_o bear_v 169_o r._n 193_o money_n the_o punishment_n of_o those_o that_o counterfeit_a money_n in_o egypt_n 41_o r._n 50_o moses_n the_o first_o that_o put_v law_n in_o writing_n 49_o r._n 59_o his_o praise_n ibid._n mouse_n breed_v in_o egypt_n out_o of_o the_o mud_n or_o slime_n 2_o r._n 1_o muse_n accompany_v bacchus_n 127_o 128_o r._n 148_o and_o osiris_n 8_o r._n 10_o why_o virgin_n 130_o r._n 150_o their_o name_n ibid._n r._n 235_o miris_fw-la king_n of_o egypt_n his_o lake_n 26_o 27_o r._n 33_o 34_o his_o pyramid_n and_o sepulchre_n in_o the_o lake_n 27_o r._n 33_o myrrh_n a_o description_n of_o myrrh_n 194_o r._n 220_o n._n nabathean_a 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
r._n 444_o 490_o 521_o his_o praise_n 516_o r._n 555_o issus_n the_o battle_n at_o issus_n by_o alexander_n m._n with_o the_o persian_n 535_o r._n 579_o judge_n in_o persia_n be_v flay_v alive_a 411_o 412_o r._n 462_o 463_o l._n lacedaemon_n the_o earthquake_n at_o sparta_n 244_o r._n 270_o take_v athens_n 353_o r._n 389_o their_o quarrel_n with_o the_o elean_n 365_o r._n 404_o assist_v cyrus_n against_o his_o brother_n ib._n 367_o r._n 405_o 407_o lose_v their_o dominion_n at_o sea_n 394_o r._n 441_o overcome_v by_o the_o athenian_n in_o a_o sea-fight_n at_o naxus_n 422_o r._n 475_o their_o war_n with_o the_o argive_n 493_o r._n 528_o lamia_n the_o story_n of_o lamia_n 674_o r._n 754_o lamia_n the_o beginning_n and_o cause_n of_o the_o lamian_a war_n 490_o 576_o r._n 525_o 631_o law_n law_n of_o charondas_n 267_o r._n 295_o of_o zeleucus_n 269_o r._n 298_o of_o diocles_n the_o syracusian_a and_o his_o tragical_a end_n 314_o r._n 347_o of_o the_o twelve_o table_n of_o rome_n 271_o 272_o r._n 300_o 301_o confirm_v by_o the_o death_n of_o the_o legislator_n 270_o 314_o r._n 290_o 347_o leonides_n the_o spartan_a general_n at_o thermopyle_n 217_o r._n 244_o his_o heroic_a death_n there_o 220_o r._n 247_o leosthines_n the_o athenian_a general_n in_o the_o lamian_a war_n 569_o r._n 621_o overcome_v antipater_n 579_o r._n 634_o his_o death_n and_o praise_v ibid._n lesbians_n subdue_v by_o the_o athenian_n 286_o r._n 315_o libanus_n a_o description_n of_o mount_n libanus_n 367_o r._n 407_o long_a life_n of_o democritus_n 362_o r._n 401_o lucanian_o their_o war_n with_o the_o thurian_o and_o remarkable_a victory_n 400_o r._n 448_o with_o dionysius_n the_o young_a 479_o r._n 512_o with_o the_o tarentines_n 701_o r._n 787_o lycaonia_n the_o situation_n 576_o r._n 630_o lydia_n the_o province_n of_o meleager_n 574_o r._n 628_o the_o situation_n 576_o r._n 630_o lysander_n the_o spartan_a general_n against_o the_o athenian_n 333_o r._n 368_o his_o victory_n over_o the_o athenian_n at_o aegos_n potamos_n 352_o r._n 388_o his_o death_n 393_o r._n 439_o lysimachus_n one_o of_o alexander_n m._n his_o commander_n thrace_n his_o province_n 574_o r._n 628_o relieve_v the_o rhodian_o with_o provision_n r._n 782_o assist_v cassander_n 702_o r._n 788_o stoop_v to_o antigonus_n ibid._n lysimachia_n build_v 667_o r._n 746_o m._n macedonian_n the_o parricide_n among_o the_o macedonian_a king_n 477_o r._n 510_o rout_n the_o greek_n at_o charonea_n 516_o r._n 555_o mago_n the_o carthaginian_a general_n fight_v with_o dionysius_n and_o be_v kill_v 414_o r._n 465_o mantinean_n overcome_v by_o the_o lacedaemonian_n 295_o r._n 326_o the_o city_n mantinaea_n besiege_v and_o take_v by_o the_o spartan_n 411_o 413_o r._n 460_o 464_o the_o battle_n with_o the_o tagean_n describe_v 445_o r._n 502_o 503_o their_o war_n with_o the_o megalopolites_n 449_o r._n 507_o marathon_n the_o slaughter_n of_o the_o persian_n there_o r._n 242_o marmarensians_n be_v besiege_v burn_v their_o house_n parent_n and_o friend_n 532_o r._n 576_o megalopolis_n build_v 439_o r._n 495_o their_o war_n with_o the_o mantinean_n 449_o r._n 507_o with_o the_o spartan_n 495_o r._n 530_o megara_n the_o act_n of_o the_o megarean_o 231_o 256_o 265_o r._n 258_o 283_o 293_o their_o sedition_n r._n 478_o mentor_n the_o rhodian_a betray_v the_o sidonian_n 496_o r._n 532_o his_o other_o act_n 500_o etc._n etc._n r._n 536_o etc._n etc._n mesopotamia_n the_o province_n of_o arcesilas_n 574_o r._n 628_o the_o situation_n 576_o r._n 630_o messenian_n their_o war_n with_o the_o spartan_n 248_o r._n 274_o be_v rout_v out_o of_o greece_n by_o the_o spartan_n 374_o r._n 415_o their_o increase_n in_o sicily_n 392_o r._n 438_o the_o city_n messina_n in_o sicily_n sack_v by_o the_o carthaginian_n 382_o 383_o r._n 426_o 427_o repair_v by_o dionysius_n 392_o r._n 437_o they_o assist_v dion_n 481_o r._n 515_o the_o city_n gain_v by_o agathocles_n 652_o r._n 726_o messina_n in_o peloponnesus_n rebuilt_a 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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the_o spartan_n before_o their_o slaughter_n at_o leuctra_n 428_o 430_o r._n 482_o 484_o to_o the_o theban_n before_o the_o sack_n of_o their_o city_n 604_o r._n 566_o to_o timoleon_n before_o his_o expedition_n into_o sicily_n 508_o r._n 545_o before_o his_o fight_n with_o the_o carthaginian_n 513_o r._n 551_o ptolemy_n alorite_n king_n of_o macedonia_n kill_v his_o brother_n and_o be_v kill_v by_o his_o brother_n 440_o 477_o r_o 497_o 550_o ptolomaeus_n lagus_n be_v cure_v by_o a_o divine_a power_n 567_o r._n 617_o governor_n of_o egypt_n 574_o r._n 628_o his_o stately_a preparation_n for_o the_o buy_n of_o alexander_n m._n 587_o r._n 643_o confirm_v in_o the_o government_n of_o egypt_n 590_o r._n 648_o subdue_v phoenicia_n 592_o r._n 650_o oppose_v antigonus_n in_o divers_a place_n his_o expedition_n into_o cyprus_n silicia_n and_o syria_n and_o his_o success_n 98_o r._n 115_o his_o battle_n and_o victory_n 646_o 647_o r._n 717_o 718_o his_o war_n with_o antigonus_n 664_o r._n 742_o his_o sea_n fight_v with_o demetrius_n at_o cyprus_n 678_o r._n 759_o be_v worsted_n and_o return_n into_o egypt_n 680_o r._n 761_o recover_v coelo-syria_n 704_o r._n 791_o pylae_n the_o gate_n or_o entry_n into_o cilicia_n 366_o r._n 406_o pyrrhus_n the_o famous_a enemy_n to_o the_o roman_n 623_o r._n 690_o pythagorean_n philosopher_n the_o master_n to_o epaminondas_n and_o philip_n king_n of_o macedon_n 478_o 510_o the_o last_o of_o his_o sect_n when_o they_o live_v 440_o r._n 497_o pythia_n why_o the_o priestesses_z were_z no_o long_o virgin_n 489_o r._n 524_o q._n quinda_n a_o strong_a castle_n where_o alexander_n m._n treasure_n be_v lay_v up_o and_o carry_v away_o by_o antigonus_n 633_o r._n 702_o quinquiremes_n or_o five_o oar_n on_o a_o bank_n when_o first_o use_v 376_o 377_o r._n 418_o 419_o r._n race_n a_o horse_n overrun_v by_o a_o man_n 362_o r._n 401_o region_n a_o pleasant_a and_o fruitful_a country_n in_o africa_n 659_o r._n 736_o religion_n zeleucus_n his_o law_n 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sacrifice_n a_o butcherly_a sacrifice_n of_o captive_n punish_v by_o god_n 684_o r._n 767_o sacrilege_n in_o divers_a manner_n punish_v by_o the_o god_n 504_o 505_o 506_o 490_o 494_o 698_o r._n 541_o 542_o 543_o 526_o 529_o 784_o cause_n a_o war_n 443_o r._n 500_o check_v by_o a_o earthquake_n 503_o r._n 540_o cast_v in_o the_o tooth_n of_o the_o athenian_n by_o a_o tyrant_n ibid._n salamis_n the_o sea-fight_n at_o salamis_n between_o the_o grecian_n and_o persian_n and_o the_o remarkable_a victory_n of_o the_o greek_n 224_o 225_o r._n 251_o 252_o saturn_n a_o boy_n offer_v up_o to_o he_o the_o idol_n at_o carthage_n 341_o 663_o r._n 377_o 740_o scione_n besiege_v and_o take_v by_o storm_n and_o most_o cruel_o deal_v with_o by_o the_o athenian_n 291_o 292_o 294_o r._n 322_o 323_o 325_o stytalisme_n
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