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orator_n and_o captain_n p._n 158_o alexander_n in_o many_o battle_n have_v overthrow_v the_o persian_n do_v put_v upon_o they_o the_o yoke_n of_o servitude_n p._n 274_o alexander_n marry_v statyra_n the_o daughter_n of_o darius_n p._n 196_o alexander_n will_v be_v worship_v as_o a_o god_n and_o be_v call_v the_o son_n of_o jupiter_n hammon_n p._n 169_o alexander_n the_o great_a conspire_v against_o by_o alexander_n lyncestes_n p._n 161_o alexander_n the_o revenger_n of_o his_o father_n death_n p._n 153_o alexander_n determine_v to_o die_v of_o hunger_n p._n 188_o alexander_n give_v to_o wine_n and_o choler_n p._n 146_o alexander_n grievous_o wound_v p._n 195_o alexander_n his_o dangerous_a fever_n at_o the_o river_n cydnus_n p._n 171_o alexander_n dead_a body_n to_o be_v convey_v to_o hammon_n by_o his_o own_o command_n p._n 202_o alexander_n king_n of_o epirus_n be_v dis-invested_n by_o antigonus_n of_o his_o kingdom_n p._n 354_o alexander_n caesar_n p._n 586_o alexandria_n on_o tanais_n build_v by_o alexander_n the_o great_a p._n 140_o alexandria_n in_o egypt_n build_v by_o he_o p._n 169_o the_o original_a of_o the_o amazon_n p._n 30_o the_o come_n of_o their_o queen_n thalestris_n to_o alexander_n the_o great_a p._n 33_o amilco_n succeed_v hamilcar_n p._n 282_o amilco_n kill_v himself_o p._n 285_o amphitryo_n dedicate_v athens_n to_o minerva_n p._n 36_o the_o justice_n of_o anaxilaus_n p._n 75_o annabal_n make_v captain_n before_o he_o be_v at_o man_n estate_n p._n 372._o annibal_n sixteen_o year_n a_o conqueror_n in_o italy_n p._n 447_o annibal_n policy_n to_o avoid_v the_o envy_n and_o the_o danger_n that_o may_v attend_v his_o great_a wealth_n p._n 408._o annibals_n stratagem_n to_o overcome_v by_o serpent_n p._n 409_o annibal_n death_n by_o poison_n ibid._n annibalianus_n caesar_n p._n 590_o antigonus_n kill_v by_o sandrocottus_n p._n 243_o antigonus_n throw_v the_o diadem_n from_o he_o p._n 367_o antigonus_n war_n with_o perdiccas_n p._n 217_o antiochus_n kill_v by_o the_o parthian_n p._n 461_o 462_o antiochus_n overcome_v and_o slay_v in_o banishment_n p._n 362_o antiochus_n overcome_v by_o the_o roman_n p._n 401_o antiochus_n suspect_v hannibal_n p._n 392_o antiochus_n restore_v his_o son_n to_o africanus_n p._n 397_o antiochia_n build_v by_o seleucus_n p._n 242_o antipater_n kill_v his_o mother_n thessalonice_n p._n 245_o all_o the_o family_n of_o antipater_n extinguish_v p._n 248_o antoninus_n caesar_n the_o pious_a p._n 558_o apollo_n revenge_v himself_o against_o brennus_n p._n 341_o appius_n claudius_n break_v the_o peace_n with_o pyrrhus_n p._n 266_o the_o use_n of_o honey_n and_o runnet_n find_v out_o by_o aristaeus_n p_o 220_o the_o arabian_n weak_a and_o impotent_a 473_o abdolominus_fw-la make_v king_n of_o sidon_n from_o the_o low_a degree_n of_o fortune_n 167_o archidamus_n commander_n of_o the_o lacedaemonian_n wound_v p._n 108_o the_o argonaut_n p._n 407_o 492_o the_o argyraspides_fw-la overcome_v by_o antigonus_n p._n 227_o aridaeus_n the_o son_n of_o philip_n reign_v in_o macedonia_n p._n 156_o aristides_n p._n 57_o aristotimus_n the_o tyrant_n of_o the_o epirot_n his_o cruelty_n p._n 351_o aristonicus_n overcome_v by_o the_o consul_n perpenna_n p._n 433_o aristotle_n tutor_n to_o alexander_n the_o great_a p._n 204_o the_o greatness_n of_o armenia_n and_o description_n of_o it_o p._n 490_o armenius_n the_o companion_n of_o jason_n 491_o ascanius_n succeed_v his_o father_n aeneas_n p._n 503_o arsaces_n the_o common_a name_n of_o the_o parthian_a king_n p_o 484_o arsacides_n his_o mercy_n to_o conquer_a demetrius_n p._n 458_o arsinoës_n departure_n into_o banishment_n p._n 332_o artabanus_n kill_v xerxes_n and_o he_o himself_o slay_v by_o artaxerxes_n p_o 52_o 53_o artaxerxes_n have_v one_o hundred_o and_o fifteen_o son_n p._n 148_o artemisia_n that_o memorable_a and_o gallant_a queen_n p._n 51_o arymbas_n make_v law_n for_o the_o epirot_n p._n 260_o asia_n the_o cause_n of_o many_o war_n reduce_v into_o the_o power_n of_o the_o people_n of_o rome_n p._n 433_o assyrian_n afterward_o call_v syrian_n how_o long_o they_o hold_v the_o empire_n p._n 6_o astyages_n of_o a_o king_n make_v governor_n of_o the_o hyrcanian_n p._n 13_o athens_n one_o of_o the_o eye_n of_o greece_n p._n 92_o athis_n the_o daughter_n of_o cranaus_n give_v a_o name_n unto_o it_o p._n 36_o the_o athenian_n hate_v by_o all_o man_n p._n 82_o the_o great_a war_n of_o the_o athenian_n with_o the_o lacedaemonian_n p._n 88_o the_o athenian_n the_o inventor_n of_o oil_n wine_n and_o the_o manufacture_n of_o wool_n p._n 36_o attalus_n his_o parricide_n and_o death_n p._n 431_o attilius_n his_o war_n against_o antiochus_n p._n 403_o augustus_n caesar_n his_o life_n and_o death_n p._n 526_o etc._n etc._n aurelian_a caesar_n and_o his_o gorgeous_a habiliment_n p._n 578_o b_o babylon_n build_v by_o semiramis_n p._n 5_o bactrian_n lose_v their_o liberty_n and_o all_o thing_n p._n 485_o barce_o build_v by_o alexander_n p._n 196_o butti_n who_o so_o call_v p._n 219_o belgius_n commander_n of_o the_o gaul_n p._n 334_o beronice_n have_v revenge_v the_o wrong_n offer_v to_o she_o be_v kill_v by_o deceit_n p._n 358_o bessus_n deliver_v by_o alexander_n to_o the_o brother_n of_o darius_n p._n 186_o the_o river_n bilbilis_n in_o which_o the_o spaniard_n dip_v their_o sleel_n p._n 518_o bomilcar_n fasten_v to_o the_o cross_n p._n 316_o brennus_n captain_n of_o the_o gaul_n kill_v himself_o at_o delphos_n p._n 341_o brundisium_n build_v by_o the_o aetolian_n p._n 180_o the_o brutian_o overthrow_v alexander_n of_o epirus_n p._n 181_o bucephala_n build_v by_o alexander_n in_o the_o memory_n of_o his_o horse_n so_o call_v p._n 192_o byrsa_n the_o city_n of_o carthage_n so_o call_v from_o the_o hide_n of_o a_o ox_n p._n 273_o byzantium_n besiege_v by_o pyrrhus_n p._n 134_o c_o caepio_n the_o roman_a consul_n take_v away_o the_o gold_n at_o tholouzi_n p._n 406_o caligula_n why_o so_o call_v p._n 533_o 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pollux_n propitious_a and_o present_a to_o the_o locrensian_o p._n 289_o cecrops_n king_n of_o the_o athenian_n p._n 36_o ceres_n her_o holy_a mystery_n p._n 81_o charybdis_n that_o dangerous_a gulf_n p._n 74_o chrestos_n kill_v by_o mithridates_n p._n 450_o chion_n and_o leonides_n conspire_v against_o clearchus_n p._n 254_o cimon_n overcome_v xerxes_n by_o sea_n and_o land_n and_o his_o piety_n to_o his_o father_n p._n 57_o 58_o civil_a war_n betwixt_o caesar_n and_o pompey_n p._n 494_o claudius_n tiberius_n p._n 531_o claudius_n caesar_n ibid._n clearchus_n banish_v among_o the_o heraclian_o and_o his_o cruelty_n towards_o they_o p._n 255_o cleopatra_n the_o daughter_n of_o philip_n marry_v alexander_n king_n of_o the_o epirot_n p._n 141_o cleopatra_n marry_v she_o own_o brother_n ptolemy_n and_o the_o execrable_a murder_n commit_v by_o he_o p._n 455_o cleophis_n redeem_v her_o kingdom_n by_o yield_v to_o the_o lust_n of_o alexander_n p._n 191_o clitus_n kill_v by_o alexander_n p._n 187_o cocceius_n nerva_n p._n 550_o codoman_n make_v governor_n of_o the_o armenian_n p._n 151_o codrus_n the_o last_o king_n of_o the_o athenian_n and_o his_o noble_a death_n p._n 37_o commodus_n caesar_n p._n 563_o conon_n banish_v to_o cyprus_n p._n 100_o constans_n caesar_n p._n 590_o constantinus_n caesar_n p._n 587_o constantius_n caesar_n ibid._n corcyra_n take_v by_o ptolemy_n p._n 347_o corinth_n demolish_v p._n 417_o crassus_n with_o all_o his_o army_n overthrow_v by_o horodes_n p._n 432_o critias_n and_o hippolochus_n their_o just_a death_n p._n 95_o croesus_n king_n of_o the_o lydian_n take_v p._n 13_o cyclops_n heretofore_o inhabit_v sicily_n p._n 75_o cynegyrus_n his_o great_a fortitude_n p._n 42_o the_o cyprian_a virgin_n provide_v they_o dowry_n by_o the_o prostitution_n of_o their_o body_n p._n 272_o cyrini_n build_v by_o aristaeus_n p._n 219_o cyricaenus_n kill_v gryphina_n p._n 470_o cyrus_n make_v war_n on_o the_o mede_n p._n 11_o cyrus_n make_v war_n on_o the_o sythian_o p._n 16_o cyrus_n
and_o amulius_n p._n 503_o o_o octavius_n take_v perseus_n with_o his_o two_o son_n p._n 413_o olympias_n guilty_a of_o her_o husband_n philip_n death_n 144._o her_o great_a fortitude_n at_o her_o death_n p._n 234_o olinthus_n sack_v by_o mardonius_n p._n 53_o orthanes_n p._n 18_o otho_n salvius_n p._n 540_o ovid_n banish_v by_o augustus_n caesar_n p._n 529_o p_o parmenio_n and_o philotas_n kill_v by_o alexander_n p._n 185_o parnassus_n hill_n p._n 336_o the_o parthian_n take_v pompey_n part_n p._n 497_o the_o parthian_n war_n with_o the_o roman_n p._n 495_o the_o parthian_a king_n common_o parricide_n p._n 496_o pacorus_n slay_v by_o the_o roman_n and_o his_o father_n immoderate_a lamentation_n for_o he_o ibid._n the_o parthian_n original_a and_o name_n p._n 477_o pausanias_n affect_v the_o kingdom_n be_v condemn_v p._n 57_o pausanias_n another_o of_o that_o name_n killed_z king_n philip_z p._n 142_o perdiccas_n his_o undaunted_a courage_n p._n 211_o pericles_n give_v his_o field_n to_o the_o commonwealth_n p._n 70_o the_o persian_n adore_v their_o king_n p._n 102_o the_o persian_n god_n be_v the_o sun_n p._n 20_o the_o end_n of_o the_o persian_a empire_n under_o codeman_n p._n 151_o pertinax_n caesar_n call_v the_o tennis_n ball_n of_o fortune_n p._n 564_o phalantus_fw-la love_n to_o his_o own_o people_n p._n 66_o philip_n of_o macedonia_n marry_v olympias_n p._n 122_o philip_n perfidiousness_n and_o sacrilege_n p._n 127_o philomenes_n overcome_v the_o theban_n p._n 125_o ptolemy_n call_v philopater_n and_o wherefore_o p._n 371_o philopaemenes_n general_a of_o the_o achaian_n take_v p._n 402_o the_o phocensian_o seize_v upon_o the_o temple_n at_o delphos_n p._n 124_o a_o phoenix_n see_v in_o egypt_n p._n 537_o phrahartes_n his_o parricide_n p._n 496_o 497_o phrahartes_n drive_v into_o banishment_n by_o the_o the_o people_n p._n 497_o pisistratus_n rule_v at_o athens_n p._n 40_o polipercon_n slay_v p._n 221_o popilius_n with_o a_o rod_n in_o his_o hand_n do_v circumscribe_v antiochus_n 418_o porus_n king_n of_o the_o indian_n take_v p._n 192_o probus_n caesar_n p._n 580_o philip_n caesar_n p._n 572_o prusias_n attempt_v to_o kill_v his_o son_n be_v kill_v kill_v by_o he_o p._n 420_o ptolemy_n the_o son_n of_o pyrrhus_n utter_o overthrow_v antigonus_n p._n 346_o antigonus_n slay_v p._n 348_o the_o great_a praise_n of_o pyrrhus_n father_n to_o antigonus_n ibid._n ptolemy_n the_o elder_a fly_v from_o his_o kingdom_n of_o egypt_n to_o alexandria_n to_o his_o brother_n ptolemy_n the_o young_a p._n 418_o promptalus_n out_o of_o a_o sordid_a stock_n and_o fortune_n choose_v king_n p._n 422_o the_o great_a luxury_n of_o ptolemy_n of_o egypt_n p._n 379_o the_o parricide_n of_o the_o ptolemy_n p._n 331_o 455_o pygmalion_n kill_v his_o uncle_n sichaeus_n p._n 270_o the_o pyrenaean_a mountain_n p._n 514_o pyrrhus_fw-la first_o of_o all_o bring_v elephant_n into_o italy_n 264._o his_o overthrow_v the_o roman_a army_n ibid._n pyrrhus_n the_o son_n of_o achilles_n kill_v by_o orestes_n p._n 269_o pyrrhus_n slay_v by_o a_o stone_n from_o the_o wall_n of_o his_o enemy_n p._n 348_o pythagoras_n breed_v up_o in_o the_o learning_n of_o the_o egyptian_n 291._o pythagoras_n house_n esteem_v as_o a_o temple_n p._n 293_o q_n qvintilius_fw-la caesar_n p._n 557_o r_o religion_n protect_v better_a than_o arm_n p._n 164_o rhea_n a_o vestal_a virgin_n p._n 503_o romulus_n and_o remus_n nourish_v by_o a_o she_o wolf_n ibid._n rome_n build_v by_o romulus_n p._n 505_o the_o roman_n will_v destroy_v annibal_n by_o treachery_n 388._o the_o art_n of_o the_o roman_n and_o how_o they_o do_v arise_v unto_o the_o sovereignty_n of_o the_o world_n be_v excellent_o describe_v in_o that_o speech_n of_o mtthridates_n in_o the_o eight_o and_o thirty_o book_n of_o this_o history_n roxane_n with_o her_o son_n kill_v by_o cassander_n p._n 237_o saint_n the_o sabbath_n and_o the_o religion_n of_o the_o day_n among_o the_o jew_n 429._o sandracottus_n from_o a_o mean_a original_a advance_v to_o the_o height_n of_o regal_a majesty_n p._n 242_o sardanapalus_n his_o effeminate_a life_n and_o manly_a death_n p._n 6._o 7_o the_o scipio_n accustom_v to_o overcome_v the_o carthaginian_n p._n 396_o scylla_n and_o charybdis_n p._n 74_o the_o scythian_n the_o most_o ancient_a of_o all_o nation_n 26._o they_o found_v the_o parthian_a and_o bactrian_a kingdom_n 28._o they_o subdue_v asia_n 31._o and_o be_v subdue_v themselves_o by_o alexander_n the_o great_a p._n 186_o seleucus_n and_o his_o posterity_n after_o he_o have_v all_o the_o sign_n of_o a_o anchor_n on_o their_o thigh_n p._n 241_o seleucus_n slay_v by_o the_o treachery_n of_o ptolemy_n p._n 258_o seleucus_n another_o of_o that_o name_n slay_v by_o his_o own_o mother_n p._n 465_o seleucus_n another_o of_o that_o name_n kill_v by_o a_o fall_n from_o his_o horse_n p._n 362_o semiramis_n kill_v by_o she_o own_o son_n p._n 6_o severus_n caesar_n p._n 570_o sergius_n galba_n p._n 539_o septimius_n severus_n p._n 566_o sicily_n the_o description_n of_o it_o 73._o no_o land_n more_o fruitful_a of_o tyrant_n p._n 75_o sidon_n so_o call_v from_o the_o abundance_n of_o fish_n p._n 267_o silvanus_n caesar_n p._n 593_o solon_n law_n p._n 38_o sophocles_n a_o writer_n of_o tragedy_n the_o general_n of_o the_o athenian_n p._n 69_o sosthenes_n defend_v the_o macedon_n against_o the_o gaul_n p._n 335_o the_o courage_n of_o the_o woman_n of_o sparta_n p._n 347_o strato_n king_n of_o the_o tyrian_n p._n 268_o sulpitius_n fight_v against_o perseus_n p._n 412_o sybares_n be_v by_o cyrus_n make_v governor_n of_o the_o persian_n p._n 13_o the_o syrian_a king_n derive_v their_o original_a from_o semiramis_n p._n 427_o t_o tacitus_n caesar_n p._n 579_o tanais_n king_n of_o the_o scythian_n p._n 4_o the_o tarentins_n descend_v from_o the_o lacedaemonian_n p._n 288_o theodosius_n caesar_n p._n 602_o thrasibulus_n overcome_v the_o tyrant_n p._n 95_o tigranes_n overcome_v by_o lucullus_n p._n 475_o tigris_n a_o river_n in_o armenia_n p._n 493_o in_o what_o place_n the_o giant_n make_v their_o war_n against_o heaven_n p._n 518_o titus_n vespasian_n p._n 545_o trajan_n the_o emperor_n p._n 553_o titus_n vespasian_n the_o father_n of_o titus_n vespasian_n p._n 542_o the_o drum_n call_v in_o latin_a tympanum_fw-la the_o sign_n of_o fight_n among_o the_o parthian_n p._n 480_o the_o athenian_a tyrant_n slay_v p._n 96_o tyrus_n a_o city_n famous_a before_o the_o destruction_n of_o troy_n 267._o tyrus_n be_v take_v by_o alexander_n the_o citizen_n be_v all_o fasten_v to_o the_o cross_n and_o the_o reason_n of_o it_o p._n 269_o triptolemus_n find_v out_o the_o use_n of_o corn_n p._n 36_o tyrtaeus_n the_o lame_a poet_n with_o his_o verse_n incense_v the_o lacedaemonian_n to_o the_o war_n p._n 67_o tyssaphernes_n the_o lieutenant_n of_o darius_n p._n 83_o theramenes_n kill_v p._n 93_o turnus_n slay_v by_o aeneas_n p._n 502_o thomyris_n queen_n of_o the_o scythian_n overthrow_v cyrus_n p._n 16_o v_n valentinian_n caesar_n p._n 598_o valens_n caesar_n p._n 600_o valerius_n levinus_n overcome_v by_o pyrrhus_n p._n 264_o the_o venetian_n descend_v of_o the_o trojan_n p._n 287_o ventidius_n his_o two_o first_o happy_a encounter_n against_o the_o parthian_n p._n 495_o virgil_n belove_v by_o augustus_n p._n 528_o verona_n build_v by_o the_o gaul_n 294._o so_o be_v also_o vincentia_fw-la ibid._n virus_n gallus_n caesar_n p._n 573_o vexores_fw-la king_n of_o egypt_n p._n 4_o virgin_n to_o marry_v without_o portion_n by_o lycurgus_n law_n p._n 63_o x_o xerxes_n make_v king_n p._n 44_o xerxes_n beat_v at_o thermopylae_n by_o leonidas_n p._n 48_o xerxes_n burn_v athens_n p._n 49_o xerxes_n make_v war_n with_o the_o god_n p._n 49_o xerxes_n first_o of_o all_o subdue_v the_o jew_n p._n 430_o 431_o xerxes_n fly_v from_o greece_n in_o a_o fishers-boat_n p._n 52_o z_o zopyrus_n his_o memorable_a act_n p._n 21_o zopyron_n the_o lieuteant_n of_o alexander_n the_o great_a utter_o overthrow_v by_o the_o scythian_n p._n 182_o zoroastres_n find_v out_o the_o art_n of_o magic_n p._n 4._o he_o be_v king_n of_o the_o bactrian_n and_o overcome_v and_o slay_v by_o ninus_n ibid._n the_o end_n of_o the_o table_n errata_fw-la the_o error_n commit_v in_o the_o press_n may_v be_v thus_o correct_v p._n 13_o l._n 21_o r._n back_o into_o p._n 15_o l._n 3_o r._n he_o show_v p._n 26_o l._n 11_o blot_v out_o either_o p._n 30_o l._n 6_o r._n the_o p._n 31_o l._n 2_o r._n whence_o p._n 38_o l._n 28_o r._n nightly_a p._n 41_o l._n 19_o r._n author_n of_o not_o p._n 47_o l._n 13_o r._n stand_v to_o it_o p._n 51_o l._n 15_o r._n take_v p._n 65_o l._n 1_o blot_v out_o they_o p._n 78_o l._n 8_o r._n that_o p._n 88_o l._n 25_o r._n that_o p._n 91_o l._n 16_o r._n house_n p._n 115_o l._n 12_o r._n in_o the_o same_o l._n 17_o r._n sepulture_n p._n 122_o l._n 14_o blot_v out_o now_o p._n 145_o r._n he_o p._n 46_o l._n 4_o r._n joy_v in_o p._n 148_o l._n 2_o r._n one_o hundred_o and_o fifteen_o p._n 162_o l._n 25_o blot_v out_o and_o p._n 165_o l._n 24_o blot_v out_o of_o it_o p._n 166_o l._n 9_o r._n who_o p._n 174_o l._n 25_o r._n give_v he_o he_o p._n 180_o l._n 20_o r._n home_n p._n 193_o l._n 9_o blot_v out_o their_o body_n p._n 200_o l._n 15_o r._n bouse_n p._n 207_o l._n 2_o r._n lament_v l._n 6_o r._n live_v until_o that_o p._n 220_o l._n 13_o r._n big_a p._n 252_o l._n 25_o blot_v out_o in_o p._n 292_o l._n 16_o blot_v out_o both_o p._n 318_o l._n 19_o r._n pursue_v p._n 321_o l._n 28_o r._n lest_o p._n 322_o l._n 24_o r._n stander_n by_o p._n 329_o l._n 10_o r._n court_n p._n 331_o l._n 26_o blot_v out_o and_o p._n 339_o l._n 22_o r._n begin_v p._n 340_o l._n 8_o blot_v out_o laugh_v p._n 345_o l._n 7_o r._n king_n p._n 351_o l._n 28_o r._n of_o his_o age_n p._n 353_o l._n 19_o r._n this_o p._n 358_o l._n 25_o r._n so_o much_o p._n 359_o l._n 17_o r._n vanquish_v p._n 360_o l._n 30_o r._n and_o p._n 365_o l._n 19_o r._n they_o proceed_v p._n 365_o l._n 26_o r._n mortar_n p._n 372_o l._n 22_o r._n round_o about_o p._n 375_o l._n 6_o blot_v out_o howsoever_o p._n 397_o l._n 15_o r._n benefit_n p._n 409_o l._n 5_o r._n stow_v p._n 414_o l._n 8_o blot_v out_o hardly_o p._n 445_o l._n 4_o blot_v out_o both_o p._n 447_o l._n 1_o blot_v out_o that_o ibid._n r._n for_o they_o p._n 447_o l._n 2_o blot_v out_o who_o p._n 448_o l._n 6_o r._n then_o those_o who_o have_v p._n 455_o l._n 13_o r._n but_o he_o p._n 459_o l._n 3_o r._n way_n p._n 513_o l._n 1_o blot_v out_o it_o be_v p._n 558_o l._n 1_o r._n antoninus_n pius_n p._n 514_o l._n 19_o r._n vermilion_a ibid._n l._n 17_o r._n lead_v