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for_o statue_n be_v make_v of_o such_o roman_n as_o be_v of_o noble_a family_n in_o near_a resemblance_n of_o the_o person_n and_o according_a to_o the_o whole_a proportion_n of_o their_o body_n for_o all_o their_o life_n long_o they_o have_v some_o who_o observe_v their_o mien_n and_o deportment_n and_o the_o special_a remark_n of_o every_o part_n exact_o likewise_o every_o man_n ancestor_n 〈◊〉_d ancestor_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d stand_v in_o that_o habit_n and_o in_o those_o ornament_n and_o be_v so_o clear_o represent_v that_o every_o one_o know_v the_o person_n as_o soon_o as_o he_o look_v upon_o he_o and_o to_o what_o degree_n of_o honour_n every_o one_o be_v advance_v and_o what_o share_n and_o interest_n they_o have_v in_o the_o commonwealth_n 5._o 151._o 5._o rather_o fulvius_n olymp._n 156_o 4._o ant._n ch._n 151._o memmius_n be_v send_v general_n with_o a_o army_n into_o spain_n but_o the_o portugal_n the_o lusitanian_o now_o portugal_n lusitanian_o just_a upon_o his_o land_n fall_v upon_o he_o and_o rout_v he_o and_o cut_v off_o most_o of_o his_o army_n when_o this_o success_n of_o the_o iberian_o be_v noise_v abroad_o the_o araucians_n who_o look_v upon_o themselves_o to_o be_v far_o better_a soldier_n than_o the_o iberian_o slight_v and_o contemn_v the_o enemy_n and_o upon_o this_o ground_n and_o confidence_n chief_o it_o be_v that_o in_o their_o general_a council_n they_o determine_v to_o make_v war_n upon_o the_o roman_n aurang_n *_o araucians_n now_o of_o aurang_n out_o of_o the_o 32d_o book_n fragment_n 1._o alexander_n flee_v out_o of_o the_o fight_n with_o 500_o man_n to_o a_o city_n in_o arabia_n call_v 8._o this_o be_v alexander_n epiphanes_n king_n of_o syria_n and_o this_o battle_n be_v with_o ptolometor_n near_o antioch_n olymp._n 158._o 3._o ant._n ch._n 144._o see_v mac._n 1._o mac._n 10._o c._n joseph_n lib._n 13._o c._n 8._o abas_n to_o diocles_n the_o prince_n there_o with_o who_o he_o have_v before_o entrust_v his_o son_n antiochus_n a_o child_n of_o very_o tender_a age._n afterward_o the_o chief_a commander_n who_o be_v about_o heliades_n and_o have_v be_v with_o alexander_n plot_v to_o assassinate_n alexander_n send_v away_o some_o messenger_n private_o from_o among_o themselves_o promise_v secret_o to_o murder_v he_o demetrius_n consent_v to_o what_o they_o propose_v they_o become_v both_o traitor_n and_o murderer_n of_o their_o prince_n we_o may_v be_v just_o condemn_v if_o we_o shall_v pass_v in_o silence_n that_o which_o happen_v before_o the_o death_n of_o alexander_n though_o for_o the_o strangeness_n of_o the_o thing_n it_o be_v scarce_o credible_a king_n alexander_n a_o little_a before_o these_o time_n consult_v with_o the_o oracle_n in_o silicia_n where_o they_o say_v be_v the_o temple_n of_o apollo_n of_o sarpedon_n and_o it_o be_v report_v that_o the_o oracle_n make_v answer_n that_o he_o shall_v take_v heed_n of_o that_o place_n which_o shall_v bring_v forth_o a_o god_n of_o two_o shape_n this_o divine_a hint_n be_v then_o take_v for_o a_o riddle_n but_o after_o the_o king_n be_v dead_a the_o truth_n be_v discover_v in_o this_o manner_n for_o in_o abas_n a_o city_n of_o arabia_n dwell_v one_o diophantus_n a_o macedonian_a this_o man_n marry_v a_o arabian_a woman_n by_o who_o he_o have_v a_o man._n strange_a story_n of_o hermaphrodite_n heraide_v become_v a_o man._n son_n call_v after_o his_o own_o name_n and_o a_o daughter_n call_v heraide_v his_o son_n die_v while_o he_o be_v young_a but_o he_o give_v a_o portion_n to_o his_o daughter_n when_o she_o be_v grow_v up_o and_o marry_v she_o to_o one_o semiades_n who_o after_o he_o have_v live_v with_o his_o bride_n one_o year_n undertake_v a_o long_a journey_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n it_o be_v report_v that_o heraides_n fall_v into_o a_o strange_a and_o wonderful_a distemper_n such_o as_o be_v scarce_o credible_a for_o she_o have_v a_o
expedition_n of_o the_o gall_n against_o italy_n the_o roman_n rout_v by_o the_o gall_n at_o the_o river_n allia_n rome_n take_v by_o the_o gall_n roman_n besiege_v in_o the_o capitol_n the_o volsci_n revolt_n from_o the_o roman_n the_o gall_n rout_v by_o marcus_n furius_n in_o their_o return_n all_o cut_v off_o afterward_o in_o the_o plain_n of_o trausium_n 404_o book_n xv._o chap._n 1._o the_o preface_n artaxerxes_n expedition_n against_o evagoras_n in_o cyprus_n the_o action_n there_o at_o sea_n and_o land_n the_o lacedaemonian_n begin_v new_a quarrel_n in_o greece_n as_o first_o with_o mantinaea_n dionysius_n give_v himself_o to_o poetry_n peace_n conclude_v with_o evagoras_n by_o orontes_n the_o persian_a general_n terabazus_n bring_v to_o his_o trial._n judgement_n upon_o corrupt_a judge_n terabazus_n acquit_v 409_o 410_o chap._n 2._o mantinaea_n besiege_v by_o the_o lacedaemonian_n dionysius_n aim_v to_o gain_v the_o island_n of_o the_o adriatic_a sea_n the_o parii_fw-la build_v pharos_n dionysius_n his_o expedition_n into_o hetruria_n prepare_v for_o war_n against_o the_o carthaginian_n the_o sicilian_n rout_v at_o cronion_n the_o quarrel_n between_o the_o clazomenian_n and_o they_o of_o cuma_n about_o leuca_n the_o war_n between_o amyntas_n and_o the_o olynthian_o the_o lacedaemonian_n seize_v the_o citadel_n cadmea_n at_o thebes_n eudamidas_n break_v into_o the_o olynthians_n country_n 414_o chap._n 3._o polypidas_n send_v general_n by_o the_o lacedaemonian_n against_o the_o olynthian_o a_o great_a plague_n in_o carthage_n the_o boetian_a war._n cadmea_n retake_v a_o confederacy_n of_o the_o city_n against_o the_o lacedaemonian_n cleombrotus_n attempt_v to_o surprise_v the_o pyreum_fw-la at_o athens_n the_o athenian_n seize_v actea_n in_o eubaea_n agesilaus_n enter_v boetia_n the_o sea-fight_n at_o naxus_n 418_o chap._n 4._o the_o treballian_n make_v incursion_n into_o thrace_n chabrias_n the_o athenian_a general_n assassinate_v the_o theban_n rout_n the_o spartan_n at_o orchomena_n artaxerxes_n seek_v to_o make_v peace_n among_o the_o grecian_n peace_n conclude_v theban_n only_o disagree_v the_o commendation_n of_o epaminondas_n sedition_n in_o several_a city_n of_o greece_n 423_o chap._n 5._o the_o persian_n send_v a_o army_n into_o egypt_n to_o reduce_v the_o revolter_n iphicrates_n a_o skilful_a commander_n sedition_n at_o zacynthus_n platea_n raze_v by_o the_o theban_n the_o lacedaemonian_n seize_v upon_o the_o island_n corcyra_n the_o siege_n of_o corcyra_n raise_v by_o the_o athenian_n under_o cresides_n evagoras_n in_o cyprus_n murder_v by_o a_o eunuch_n dreadful_a earthquake_n and_o inundation_n in_o peloponnesus_n a_o great_a comet_n see_v in_o greece_n 425_o chap._n 6._o artaxerxes_n send_v again_o to_o make_v peace_n among_o the_o grecian_n all_o comply_v but_o the_o theban_n the_o spartan_n raise_v a_o army_n against_o the_o theban_n epaminondas_n make_v the_o theban_a general_n the_o famous_a battle_n of_o leuctra_n the_o terrible_a sedition_n and_o cruelite_n in_o argos_n jason_n of_o pherae_n stir_v up_o the_o thessalian_n to_o gain_v the_o sovereignty_n of_o greece_n polydore_v prince_n of_o pherea_n in_o thessaly_n poison_v by_o his_o brother_n alexander_n plot_n to_o depose_v alexander_n king_n of_o macedonia_n treat_v with_o to_o that_o purpose_n 429_o chap._n 7._o the_o lacedaemonian_n send_v politropus_n into_o arcadia_n who_o be_v slay_v and_o his_o party_n rout_v by_o lycomedes_n a_o invasion_n by_o epaminondas_n and_o pelopidas_n into_o peloponnesus_n sparta_n besiege_v the_o antiquity_n and_o history_n of_o messena_n in_o greece_n pallane_n take_v by_o arcadian_n a_o wall_n draw_v between_o cenchrea_n and_o lechcum_n to_o hinder_v the_o theban_n inroad_n into_o peloponnesus_n epaminondas_n break_v through_o into_o peloponnesus_n assault_v corinth_n 434_o chap._n 8._o dionysius_n send_v gall_n and_o spaniard_n to_o the_o assistance_n of_o the_o lacedaemonian_n pelopidas_n and_o ismenias_n clap_v up_o by_o alexander_n tyrant_n of_o pherea_n the_o boetian_o pursue_v by_o the_o pherean_o bring_v off_o by_o epaminondas_n then_o a_o private_a soldier_n the_o fight_n between_o the_o arcadian_n and_o lacedaemonian_n dionysius_n fall_v upon_o the_o carthaginian_a territory_n in_o sicily_n dionysius_n die_v the_o cause_n of_o his_o death_n the_o cruelty_n of_o alexander_n the_o pherean_a at_o schotusa_n epaminondas_n break_v again_o into_o peloponnesus_n coos_n people_v and_o wall_v the_o end_n of_o the_o laconic_a and_o boetick_a war_n by_o the_o mediation_n of_o the_o persian_a king_n 438_o chap._n 9_o new_a stir_v in_o greece_n the_o battle_n between_o the_o elean_n and_o arcadian_n near_o lassion_n the_o quarrel_n between_o the_o pisate_n and_o they_o of_o elis_n about_o the_o olympic_a game_n a_o fight_n at_o the_o time_n and_o place_n of_o the_o game_n the_o theban_n prepare_v a_o fleet_n in_o order_n to_o gain_v the_o dominion_n at_o sea_n rhodes_n chios_n and_o byzantium_n bring_v in_o to_o the_o theban_n by_o epaminondas_n the_o theban_n make_v war_n upon_o orchomenon_n the_o reason_n orchomenon_n raze_v the_o thessalian_n war_n with_o alexander_n the_o pherean_a pelopidas_n kill_v his_o praise_n 441_o chap._n 10._o the_o war_n between_o the_o tegean_n and_o mantinean_n boetians_n side_n with_o the_o tegean_n epaminondas_n make_v general_n the_o battle_n at_o mantinca_n where_o epaminondas_n be_v kill_v but_o the_o lacedaemonian_n rout_v the_o commendation_n of_o epaminondas_n 443_o chap._n 11._o a_o defection_n from_o the_o persian_n in_o asia_n tachos_n king_n of_o egypt_n declare_v war_n against_o the_o persian_n the_o war_n between_o tachos_n and_o his_o son_n nectabanus_fw-la the_o death_n of_o artaxerxes_n mnemon_n agesilaus_n rout_v the_o egyptian_n that_o pursue_v he_o and_o restore_v tachos_n to_o his_o kingdom_n stir_v again_o in_o greece_n after_o the_o battle_n of_o mantinaea_n between_o the_o megalopolitan_o and_o the_o neighbour_a to_n peparethos_n besiege_v by_o alexander_n of_o pherea_n he_o rout_v leostenes_n at_o sea_n charietes_n the_o athenian_a admiral_n his_o villainy_n 473_o book_n xvi_o chap._n 1._o philip_n a_o hostage_n at_o thebes_n make_v his_o escape_n beat_v the_o athenian_n after_o make_v peace_n with_o they_o subdue_v the_o peon_n and_o rout_v the_o illyrian_n and_o make_v peace_n with_o they_o 477_o chap._n 2._o the_o action_n of_o dionysius_n the_o young_a in_o sicily_n and_o other_o part_n dion_n flight_n to_o corinth_n and_o his_o return_n to_o sicily_n andromachus_n people_v tauromenum_n the_o civil_a war_n in_o eubea_n the_o social_n war_n between_o the_o athenian_n and_o other_o nation_n philip_n take_v amphipolis_n and_o other_o city_n his_o policy_n to_o gain_v the_o olynthian_o and_o other_o place_n in_o greece_n 479_o chap._n 3._o dion_n march_n and_o enter_v into_o syracuse_n dionysius_n come_v to_o the_o island_n part_n of_o syracuse_n assault_v the_o wall_n erect_v from_o sea_n to_o sea_n be_v beat_v by_o dion_n alexander_n of_o pherea_n murder_v by_o his_o wife_n and_o his_o two_o brother_n philip_n relieve_v the_o thessalonian_o from_o the_o two_o brother_n 481_o chap._n 4._o the_o first_o rise_v of_o the_o brutii_n in_o italy_n dionysius_n his_o admiral_n invade_v the_o leontines_n a_o fight_n at_o sea_n between_o heraclide_n and_o philistus_n admiral_n one_o of_o dionysius_n the_o other_o of_o dion_n a_o faction_n in_o syracuse_n dion_n leave_v the_o syracusian_n their_o sad_a condition_n relieve_v by_o dion_n 484_o chap._n 5._o a_o continuance_n of_o the_o social_n war._n iphicrates_n and_o timotheus_n join_v admiral_n with_o chrates_n by_o the_o athenian_n iphicrates_n and_o timotheus_n accuse_v by_o chrates_n and_o fine_v and_o remove_v chrates_n join_v with_o pharnabasus_n and_o rout_n the_o persian_n the_o end_n of_o the_o social_n war._n philip_n subdue_v the_o confederate_n 487_o chap._n 6._o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o sacred_a war_n or_o phocian_n war._n philomelus_n seize_v the_o temple_n at_o delphos_n after_o he_o have_v rout_v the_o locrian_o how_o the_o oracle_n at_o delphos_n be_v first_o discover_v and_o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o tripod_n the_o athenian_n and_o other_o join_v with_o philomelus_n 488_o chap._n 7._o the_o battle_n at_o phoedra_n between_o philomelus_n and_o the_o locrian_o the_o party_n engage_v in_o the_o phocian_n war._n the_o battle_n between_o the_o beotian_o and_o phocian_o philomelus_n kill_v onomarchus_n make_v general_n his_o dream_n success_n and_o death_n 490_o chap_n 8._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 phalecus_n war_n between_o the_o persian_n egyptian_n and_o phoenicians_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 494_o chap._n 9_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 sorbonis_n mentor_n advance_v mentor_n stratagem_n to_o subdue_v hemias_n prince_n of_o
atarne_n zena_n raise_v by_o philip._n the_o king_n of_o egypt_n abdicate_v his_o kingdom_n and_o fly_n to_o aethiopia_n 499_o chap._n 10._o philip_n take_v olynthus_n and_o other_o city_n in_o the_o hellespont_n the_o athenian_n jealous_a of_o philip_n and_o instigate_v by_o demosthenes_n philip_n policy_n the_o value_n of_o the_o riches_n take_v out_o of_o the_o temple_n at_o delphos_n dionysius_n send_v present_v to_o delphos_n and_o be_v take_v by_o the_o athenian_n his_o letter_n to_o the_o athenian_n the_o temple_n burn_v the_o end_n of_o the_o phocian_n war._n the_o punishment_n decree_v by_o the_o amphâ—tyons_n against_o the_o phocian_o the_o misery_n of_o the_o sacrileger_n timoleon_n send_v to_o syracuse_n 502_o chap._n 11._o timoleon_n expedition_n into_o sicily_n the_o carthaginian_n army_n in_o sicily_n dionysius_n return_v to_o syracuse_n be_v beat_v by_o hircelas_n hircelas_n gain_v syracuse_n timoleon_n escape_n from_o rhegium_n timoleon_n rout_v hircelas_n and_o gain_v syracuse_n philip_n invade_v the_o illyrian_n dionysius_n expel_v timoleon_n make_v good_a law_n philip_n invade_v thrace_n 508_o chap._n 12._o the_o act_n of_o timoleon_n in_o sicily_n the_o preparation_n of_o the_o carthaginian_n against_o timoleon_n the_o remarkable_a siege_n of_o perinthus_n by_o philip._n pexodorus_fw-la expel_v his_o brother_n adam_n from_o the_o principality_n in_o cana._n byzantium_n sudden_o besiege_v by_o philip._n 510_o chap._n 13._o the_o athenian_n aid_n byzantium_n philip_n raise_v his_o siege_n the_o carthaginian_n transport_v force_n into_o sicily_n the_o remarkable_a victory_n of_o timoleon_n over_o the_o carthaginian_n the_o act_n of_o timoleon_n in_o sicily_n the_o work_n of_o hiero_n in_o sicily_n 512_o chap._n 14._o elata_fw-la take_v by_o philip_n great_a consternation_n in_o athens_n for_o fear_n of_o philip._n the_o boetian_o join_v with_o the_o athenian_n through_o the_o solicitation_n of_o demosthenes_n python_n a_o famous_a orator_n the_o battle_n at_o cheronea_n between_o philip_n and_o the_o athenian_n lycides_n the_o athenian_a general_n put_v to_o death_n philip_n rebuke_v by_o demades_n make_v general_n of_o greece_n timoleon_n die_v 515_o chap._n 15._o philip_n consult_v the_o oracle_n at_o delphos_n philip_n marry_v his_o daughter_n cleopatra_n to_o the_o king_n of_o epirus_n encourage_v to_o the_o persian_a war_n by_o neoptolemus_n his_o verse_n philip_n pride_n his_o murder_n the_o cause_n of_o it_o and_o how_o it_o be_v do_v and_o by_o who_o 517_o book_n xvii_o chap_n 1._o conspiracy_n of_o the_o city_n against_o alexander_n the_o athenian_n send_v ambassador_n to_o alexander_n to_o beg_v pardon_n he_o be_v make_v general_n by_o the_o amphictyon_n attalus_n kill_v by_o alexander_n command_n the_o wickedness_n of_o of_o bagoas_n darius_n commend_v raise_v forces_n a_o description_n of_o mount_n ida._n alexander_n invade_v the_o illyrian_n and_o other_o thebes_n besiege_v by_o alexander_n and_o raze_v the_o misery_n of_o thebes_n prodigy_n alexander_n demand_v demosthenes_n and_o other_o to_o be_v deliver_v up_o to_o he_o by_o the_o athenian_n their_o answer_n he_o return_v into_o macedonia_n and_o feast_n his_o soldier_n 521_o chap._n 2._o alexander_n land_n his_o army_n in_o asia_n the_o battle_n at_o granicum_fw-la the_o force_n of_o the_o persian_n and_o of_o alexander_n alexander_n kill_v spithrodates_n near_o be_v kill_v by_o rosaces_n miletus_n besiege_v and_o take_v ada_z queen_n of_o caria_n meet_v alexander_n halicarnassus_n besiege_a take_a and_o sack_v the_o strange_a act_n of_o the_o macedonian_n 528_o chap._n 3._o mytelene_n take_v by_o memnon_n darius_n his_o general_n his_o success_n he_o die_v charidemus_n the_o athenian_a unjust_o put_v to_o death_n by_o darius_n alexander_n fall_v sick_a recover_v by_o philippus_n alexander_n seize_v alexander_n of_o lyncestas_n upon_o his_o mother_n letter_n alexander_n take_v issus_n the_o memorable_a battle_n at_o issus_n where_o the_o mother_n wife_n two_o daughter_n and_o son_n of_o darius_n be_v take_v alexander_n noble_a carriage_n towards_o they_o darius_n his_o letter_n and_o offer_v to_o alexander_n darius_n prepare_v another_o army_n 533_o chap._n 4._o alexander_n march_v towards_o egypt_n besieges_n tyre_n prodigy_n at_o tyre_n the_o tyrian_n bound_v apollo_n with_o golden_a chain_n the_o invention_n of_o the_o tyrian_n to_o defend_v themselves_o the_o advancement_n of_o ballomynus_n a_o poor_a man_n to_o be_v king_n of_o tyre_n the_o act_n of_o agis_n and_o amyntas_n amyntas_n kill_v and_o all_o his_o soldier_n alexander_n take_v gaza_n by_o storm_n present_v by_o the_o grecian_n 538_o chap._n 5_o alexander_n make_v a_o journey_n to_o the_o temple_n of_o jupiter_n hammon_n he_o be_v present_v by_o the_o cyrenean_n the_o description_n of_o the_o place_n about_o the_o temple_n the_o wonderful_a property_n of_o the_o fountain_n solis_n the_o building_n of_o alexandria_n alexander_n answer_n to_o darius_n his_o ambassador_n alexander_n pass_v over_o the_o river_n tigris_n with_o great_a hazard_n the_o preparation_n on_o both_o side_n for_o battle_n the_o persian_n rout_v at_o that_o famous_a battle_n at_o arbela_n 542_o chap._n 6._o the_o grecian_n conspire_v to_o revolt_n memnon_n rebel_v in_o thrace_n antipater_n march_v against_o he_o the_o lacedaemonian_n raise_v a_o army_n be_v rout_v by_o antipater_n and_o agis_n their_o king_n kill_v 547_o chap._n 7._o alexander_n come_v to_o babylon_n the_o wealth_n find_v there_o view_v his_o troop_n at_o sitacana_n enter_v susa_n the_o riches_n there_o thence_o go_v in_o the_o country_n of_o the_o uxians_n march_n towards_o persepolis_n a_o company_n of_o maim_a greek_n meet_v alexander_n his_o bounty_n to_o they_o he_o take_v persepolis_n give_v it_o up_o to_o the_o plunder_n of_o the_o soldier_n the_o riches_n of_o the_o citadel_n of_o persepolis_n alexander_n his_o feast_n at_o persepolis_n persepolis_n burn_v at_o the_o instigation_n of_o thais_n darius_n murder_v 548_o chap._n 8._o bessus_n stir_v up_o the_o bactrian_n alexander_n discharge_v the_o greek_a auxiliary_n with_o reward_n the_o river_n stidoetes_n he_o enter_v hyrcania_n its_o richness_n enter_v the_o mardis_n country_n loses_n his_o brave_a horse_n but_o be_v restore_v thalestris_n the_o amazon_n queen_n meet_v he_o he_o fall_v into_o the_o effeminacy_n of_o the_o persian_n enter_v drangina_n a_o plot_n against_o alexander_n philotas_n and_o other_o put_v to_o death_n march_n against_o the_o arimispi_n subdue_v arachosia_n 552_o chap._n 9_o alexander_n march_v against_o the_o paromisades_n his_o troublesome_a march._n come_v to_o mount_n caucasus_n a_o battle_n in_o area_n by_o alexander_n officer_n against_o satibarzanes_n who_o be_v kill_v in_o a_o single_a combat_n by_o erigyus_n bessus_n bring_v to_o alexander_n his_o punishment_n alexander_n kill_v some_o barbarian_n unexpected_o after_o they_o have_v surrender_v their_o city_n he_o march_v to_o the_o river_n indus_n mophis_n his_o remarkable_a delivery_n up_o of_o himself_o and_o his_o army_n 556_o chap_n 10._o alexander_n overcome_v porus._n how_o ape_n be_v take_v strange_a serpent_n for_o venom_n large_a tree_n march_n against_o the_o andrastians_n catheri_n and_o against_o sopithe_n the_o custom_n of_o they_o under_o sopithes_n indian_a dog_n entertain_v by_o phigeus_n the_o macedonian_n refuse_v to_o march_v against_o the_o gandaride_n alexander_n leave_v monument_n behind_o he_o at_o the_o river_n hyphasis_n nicaea_n build_v and_o bucephalis_n the_o ibori_n present_v alexander_n rout_n the_o agalasians_n in_o danger_n in_o the_o river_n indus_n by_o whirlpool_n march_n against_o the_o oxidracan_o and_o mallian_n the_o king_n leap_v off_o the_o wall_n into_o the_o town_n a_o duel_n between_o coragus_n and_o dioxippus_n the_o sambestae_n submit_v to_o alexander_n and_o the_o sodrans_n and_o mastanians_n subdue_v musicanus_n porticanus_n and_o sambus_n poison_a weapon_n the_o king_n dream_n come_v into_o the_o main_a ocean_n come_v into_o gedrosia_n the_o savage_n of_o the_o people_n his_o army_n near_o perish_v in_o gedrosia_n come_v into_o carmania_n punish_v the_o bormcial_a goremours_n nearchus_n return_n island_n cover_v at_o high-tide_n the_o strange_a death_n of_o calanus_n alexander_n marry_v statira_n harpalus_n his_o luxury_n he_o seize_v with_o his_o own_o hand_n they_o that_o mutiny_v 561_o chap._n 11._o alexander_n mix_v twenty_o thousand_o persian_a darter_n with_o his_o army-marche_n from_o susa_n bagistames_n breed_v abundance_n of_o horse_n hephestion_n die_v at_o ecbatana_n the_o lamian_a war._n he_o invade_v the_o cosscans_n march_n towards_o babylon_n the_o caldean_a astrologer_n dissuade_v he_o from_o come_v thither_o he_o enter_v babylon_n 569_o chap._n 12._o ambassador_n come_v to_o alexander_n from_o all_o part_n he_o bury_v hephestion_n with_o great_a state_n the_o prodigy_n before_o alexander_n death_n his_o death_n darius_n his_o mother_n starve_v herself_o 570_o book_n xviii_o chap._n 1._o quarrel_n about_o a_o successor_n to_o alexander_n aridaus_fw-la make_v king_n the_o province_n divide_v among_o the_o chief_a commander_n matter_n contain_v in_o alexander_n note-book_n
and_o herb_n live_v their_o first_o way_n of_o live_v and_o colewort_n leave_v which_o grow_v in_o the_o fen_n and_o bog_n have_v first_o try_v the_o taste_n of_o they_o but_o above_o all_o and_o most_o common_o they_o feed_v upon_o the_o herb_n call_v agrostis_n because_o it_o be_v sweet_a than_o any_o other_o and_o be_v very_o nourish_v to_o man_n body_n and_o it_o be_v very_o certain_a that_o the_o cattle_n much_o covet_v it_o and_o grow_v very_o fat_a with_o it_o at_o this_o day_n therefore_o superstitious_a person_n in_o memory_n of_o its_o usefulness_n when_o they_o sacrifice_n to_o the_o god_n they_o worship_v they_o with_o their_o hand_n full_a of_o this_o herb_n for_o they_o conceive_v man_n from_o the_o frame_n of_o his_o nature_n and_o lightness_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o his_o lightness_n frothy_a constitution_n to_o be_v a_o watery_a creature_n something_o resemble_v the_o fenny_a and_o marish_a ground_n and_o that_o he_o have_v more_o need_n of_o moist_a than_o of_o dry_a food_n they_o say_v the_o egyptian_n afterward_o fall_v to_o another_o course_n of_o diet_n and_o that_o be_v eat_v of_o fish_n wherewith_o they_o be_v plentiful_o supply_v by_o the_o river_n especial_o after_o the_o inundation_n when_o it_o be_v return_v within_o its_o former_a bound_n and_o they_o eat_v likewise_o the_o flesh_n of_o some_o cattle_n and_o clothe_v themselves_o with_o their_o skin_n that_o they_o make_v their_o house_n of_o reed_n of_o which_o there_o be_v some_o mark_n among_o the_o shepherd_n of_o egypt_n at_o this_o day_n who_o care_n for_o no_o other_o house_n but_o such_o like_a which_o they_o say_v serve_v their_o turn_n well_o enough_o afterward_o in_o process_n of_o time_n after_o many_o age_n they_o fall_v to_o those_o fruit_n which_o be_v make_v more_o apt_a and_o fit_a for_o man_n food_n among_o which_o be_v bread_n make_v of_o lotus_fw-la which_o invention_n some_o attribute_n to_o isis_n other_o to_o menas_n one_o of_o the_o ancient_a king_n the_o priest_n indeed_o do_v make_v mercury_n make_v mercury_n hermes_n the_o inventor_n of_o all_o art_n and_o science_n but_o say_v that_o their_o king_n find_v out_o all_o thing_n necessary_a for_o the_o support_n of_o man_n life_n and_o therefore_o that_o kingdom_n ancient_o be_v not_o inheritable_a but_o give_v to_o such_o as_o have_v be_v most_o useful_a and_o serviceable_a to_o the_o people_n thereby_o either_o to_o induce_v their_o king_n to_o be_v kind_a and_o beneficial_a to_o all_o their_o subject_n or_o for_o that_o as_o most_o agreeable_a to_o the_o truth_n it_o be_v a_o law_n register_v in_o their_o sacred_a record_n command_v they_o so_o to_o do_v at_o the_o first_o as_o some_o of_o they_o i._n e._n the_o priest_n have_v fabulous_o report_v the_o egypt_n the_o king_n of_o egypt_n god_n and_o hero_n and_o hero_n demigod_n reign_v in_o egypt_n for_o the_o space_n almost_o of_o eighteen_o thousand_o year_n the_o last_o of_o which_o be_v orus_n the_o son_n of_o isis_n afterward_o they_o say_v that_o man_n reign_v there_o for_o the_o space_n of_o fifteen_o thousand_o year_n to_o the_o hundred_o and_o eighti_v 58._o eighti_v ant._n ch._n 58._o olympiad_n at_o which_o time_n i_o myself_o come_v into_o egypt_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o 49._o of_o ptolemy_n dionysius_n the_o young_a before_o christ_n 58_o reign_v with_o cleopatra_n the_o year_n before_o christ_n 49._o ptolemy_n who_o take_v upon_o he_o the_o name_n of_o dionysius_n the_o young_a most_o of_o their_o king_n be_v native_n of_o the_o country_n there_o be_v a_o few_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n that_o be_v ethiopian_n persian_n and_o macedonian_n four_o of_o they_o that_o be_v ethiopian_n reign_v not_o in_o a_o continue_a line_n but_o at_o several_a time_n for_o the_o space_n of_o thirty_o six_o year_n or_o thereabouts_o from_o the_o time_n that_o cambyses_n conquer_v the_o nation_n the_o persian_n reign_v for_o the_o space_n of_o a_o hundred_o thirty_o five_o year_n reckon_v the_o defection_n 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we_o have_v limit_v ourselves_o to_o treat_v only_o of_o those_o matter_n that_o be_v most_o remarkable_a and_o worthy_a remembrance_n after_o the_o god_n they_o say_v menas_z be_v the_o first_o king_n of_o egypt_n he_o teach_v the_o go_n 1._o menas_z the_o first_o king_n after_o the_o go_n people_n the_o adoration_n of_o the_o god_n and_o the_o manner_n of_o divine_a worship_n how_o to_o adorn_v their_o bed_n and_o table_n with_o rich_a clothes_n and_o cover_n and_o be_v the_o first_o that_o bring_v in_o a_o delicate_a and_o sumptuous_a way_n of_o live_v many_o age_n after_o reign_v gnephachthus_n father_n of_o bocchoris_n the_o wise_a who_o lead_v gnephachthus_n 2._o gnephachthus_n a_o army_n into_o arabia_n through_o many_o barren_a and_o desert_a place_n his_o provision_n fail_v so_o that_o for_o the_o space_n of_o one_o day_n he_o be_v force_v to_o take_v up_o with_o such_o mean_a food_n as_o the_o common_a people_n among_o who_o he_o happen_v then_o to_o be_v can_v supply_v he_o 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busiris_n 3._o busiris_n which_o of_o the_o same_o name_n with_o the_o first_o build_v that_o great_a city_n which_o the_o egyptian_n call_v sun_n call_v the_o city_n of_o the_o sun_n heliopolis_n the_o greek_n thebes_n it_o be_v in_o circuit_n a_o build_v a_o about_o 20_o mile_n thebes_n build_v hundred_o and_o forty_o furlong_n adorn_v with_o stately_a public_a building_n magnificent_a temple_n and_o rich_a donation_n and_o revenue_n to_o admiration_n and_o that_o he_o build_v all_o the_o private_a house_n some_o four_o and_o other_o five_o story_n high_a and_o to_o sum_v up_o all_o in_o a_o word_n make_v it_o not_o only_o the_o most_o beautiful_a and_o stately_a city_n of_o egypt_n but_o of_o all_o other_o in_o the_o world_n the_o fame_n therefore_o of_o the_o riches_n and_o grandeur_n of_o this_o city_n be_v so_o noise_v abroad_o in_o every_o place_n that_o the_o poet_n homer_n take_v notice_n of_o it_o in_o these_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d nor_o thebes_n so_o much_o renown_v 9_o hom._n illiad_n lib._n 9_o who_o court_n with_o unexhausted_a wealth_n abound_v where_o through_o a_o hundred_o gate_n with_o marble_n arch_n to_o battle_n twenty_o thousand_o chariot_n march_v although_o there_o be_v some_o that_o say_v it_o have_v not_o a_o hundred_o gate_n but_o that_o there_o be_v many_o large_a porch_n to_o the_o temple_n whence_o the_o city_n be_v call_v hecatompylus_fw-la a_o hundred_o gate_n for_o many_o gate_n yet_o that_o it_o be_v certain_a they_o have_v in_o it_o twenty_o thousand_o chariot_n of_o war_n for_o there_o be_v a_o hundred_o stable_n all_o along_o the_o river_n from_o memphis_n to_o thebes_n towards_o lybia_n each_o of_o which_o be_v capable_a to_o hold_v two_o hundred_o horse_n the_o mark_n and_o sign_n of_o which_o be_v
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his_o stepmother_n flee_v out_o of_o greece_n together_o with_o helles_n his_o sister_n and_o be_v by_o the_o advice_n and_o direction_n of_o the_o god_n transport_v out_o of_o europe_n into_o asia_n upon_o the_o back_n of_o a_o golden-fleeced_a ram_n it_o happen_v that_o the_o young_a maid_n fall_v off_o into_o pontus_n which_o be_v therefore_o from_o thence_o call_v hellespont_n but_o phryxus_n land_v safe_a in_o colchis_n by_o the_o command_n of_o the_o oracle_n sacrifice_v the_o ram_n and_o hang_v up_o its_o skin_n in_o the_o temple_n of_o mars_n afterward_o the_o king_n be_v tell_v by_o the_o oracle_n that_o he_o shall_v die_v when_o some_o seafaring_a man_n come_v thither_o and_o carry_v away_o the_o golden-fleece_n and_o this_o be_v the_o cause_n beside_o the_o cruelty_n of_o his_o nature_n that_o move_v this_o vile_a man_n to_o sacrifice_v stranger_n that_o this_o horrid_a
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king_n daughter_n they_o forthwith_o open_v the_o gate_n upon_o which_o the_o argonant_n rush_v in_o with_o their_o draw_a sword_n and_o kill_v many_o of_o the_o barbarian_n and_o drive_v the_o rest_n terrify_v with_o the_o sudden_a surprise_n out_o of_o the_o temple_n and_o then_o pluck_v down_o the_o fleece_n they_o haste_v back_o to_o their_o ship_n with_o all_o speed_n while_o these_o thing_n be_v in_o act_v medea_n be_v as_o diligent_a on_o her_o part_n and_o poison_v the_o ever_o wakeful_a dragon_n which_o wound_n himself_o about_o the_o fleece_n in_o the_o 175._o p._n 175._o temple_n and_o then_o she_o go_v on_o shipboard_n with_o jason_n the_o tauricans_n that_o flee_v inform_v the_o king_n of_o what_o be_v do_v who_o forthwith_o pursue_v the_o greek_n with_o his_o soldier_n which_o be_v ready_a at_o hand_n overtake_v they_o at_o the_o seaside_n and_o fall_v upon_o they_o on_o the_o sudden_a slay_v iphitus_n one_o of_o the_o argonaut_n brother_n of_o euristheus_n who_o impose_v 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prevail_v where_o they_o say_v hercules_n exceed_v they_o all_o for_o he_o kill_v laomedon_n and_o take_v the_o city_n by_o a_o sudden_a assault_n and_o punish_v they_o who_o be_v party_n and_o contriver_n in_o the_o design_n with_o the_o king_n but_o give_v the_o kingdom_n to_o priam_n for_o his_o justice_n and_o equity_n and_o after_o enter_v into_o a_o league_n of_o friendship_n with_o he_o lose_v from_o thence_o with_o the_o argonaut_n but_o some_o out_o of_o the_o ancient_a poet_n say_v that_o be_v furnish_v only_o with_o six_o ship_n upon_o the_o account_n of_o be_v deny_v the_o horse_n he_o take_v troy_n himself_o without_o the_o help_n of_o the_o argonaut_n and_o to_o confirm_v this_o they_o allege_v these_o verse_n of_o h_n 〈…〉_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d
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syracuse_n depose_v by_o force_n of_o arm_n for_o his_o tyranny_n now_o be_v lysanias_n archon_n of_o athens_n and_o appius_n claudius_n and_z titus_n quintus_z 464._o olymp._n 78._o 3_o ant._n chr._n 464._o capitolinus_n roman_a consul_n during_o who_o government_n thrasybulus_n lose_v the_o kingdom_n of_o syracuse_n concern_v who_o inasmuch_o as_o it_o be_v our_o purpose_n particular_o and_o distinct_o to_o write_v it_o be_v necessary_a to_o look_v a_o little_a back_n that_o so_o thing_n may_v be_v more_o clear_o understand_v from_o the_o beginning_n gelo_n the_o son_n of_o dinome_n a_o man_n for_o valour_n and_o military_a discipline_n excel_v all_o the_o rest_n by_o a_o notable_a stratagem_n as_o you_o have_v hear_v rout_v the_o carthaginian_n and_o use_v his_o victory_n with_o all_o moderation_n towards_o they_o he_o have_v subdue_v and_o deal_v kind_o and_o courteous_o with_o all_o his_o neighbour_n be_v great_o honour_v among_o the_o sicilian_n and_o for_o the_o sweetness_n of_o his_o disposition_n live_v belove_v of_o all_o in_o peace_n and_o quietness_n to_o the_o end_n of_o his_o day_n hiero_n the_o elder_a of_o his_o brother_n succeed_v he_o in_o the_o kingdom_n but_o far_o unlike_o he_o in_o his_o government_n for_o he_o be_v covetous_a cruel_a and_o altogether_o a_o stranger_n to_o the_o candour_n and_o sincerity_n of_o his_o brother_n by_o reason_n whereof_o many_o be_v incline_v to_o a_o defection_n and_o revolt_n but_o the_o memory_n of_o gelo_n generosity_n and_o general_a kindness_n to_o all_o the_o sicilian_n restrain_v they_o from_o outward_a force_n and_o violence_n but_o when_o hiero_n be_v dead_a thrasybulus_n his_o brother_n advance_v to_o the_o 277._o p._n 277._o crown_n exceed_v his_o predecessor_n in_o all_o vice_n and_o wickedness_n for_o be_v more_o cruel_a and_o bloody_a in_o his_o nature_n he_o slaughter_v the_o citizen_n against_o all_o law_n and_o 264._o ant._n ch._n 264._o justice_n and_o by_o false_a accusation_n banish_v many_o other_o and_o consiscate_v their_o estate_n at_o last_o hate_v his_o people_n and_o the_o people_n on_o the_o other_o hand_n hate_v he_o for_o the_o injury_n they_o have_v suffer_v he_o raise_v a_o stand_a army_n to_o defend_v himself_o against_o the_o fear_a revolt_n of_o his_o subject_n and_o now_o grow_v every_o day_n more_o and_o more_o into_o the_o hatred_n of_o his_o people_n abuse_v some_o take_v away_o the_o life_n of_o many_o other_o the_o people_z not_o able_a long_a to_o endure_v his_o cruelty_n make_v a_o general_a defection_n and_o rise_v up_o in_o arm_n to_o procure_v their_o liberty_n by_o the_o sword_n and_o shake_v off_o that_o yoke_n of_o slavery_n and_o tyranny_n they_o be_v under_o thrasibulus_n see_v the_o whole_a city_n of_o syracuse_n in_o arm_n against_o he_o first_o endeavour_v to_o cool_v they_o by_o fair_a word_n but_o when_o he_o see_v they_o be_v so_o incense_v that_o there_o be_v no_o oppose_v they_o he_o raise_v force_n from_o catana_n a_o colony_n not_o long_o before_o place_v there_o by_o hiero_n and_o by_o other_o confederate_n and_o mercenary_n he_o get_v together_o a_o army_n of_o fifteen_o thousand_o man_n and_o possess_v himself_o of_o that_o part_n of_o the_o city_n call_v acridina_n and_o the_o island_n which_o be_v strong_o fortify_v from_o whence_o he_o make_v many_o sally_n and_o incursion_n upon_o the_o enemy_n the_o syracusian_n at_o first_o keep_v that_o part_n of_o the_o city_n call_v ithica_n and_o from_o thence_o annoy_v thrasibulus_n and_o send_v ambassador_n to_o gela_n agrigentum_n selenunte_n and_o himera_n and_o to_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o city_n in_o the_o heart_n of_o sicily_n desire_v aid_n and_o assistance_n for_o the_o recover_n of_o their_o liberty_n these_o ready_o answer_v their_o request_n and_o send_v they_o seasonable_a supply_n some_o regiment_n of_o foot_n other_o troop_n of_o horse_n other_o ship_n furnish_v with_o all_o necessary_n for_o war_n thus_o in_o a_o short_a time_n have_v a_o considerable_a force_n both_o of_o a_o fleet_n at_o sea_n and_o a_o army_n by_o land_n the_o siracusian_o offer_v battle_n to_o the_o enemy_n both_o by_o sea_n and_o land_n but_o thrasibulus_n be_v forsake_v of_o his_o confederate_n and_o have_v now_o none_o to_o trust_v unto_o 464._o ant._n ch._n 464._o but_o his_o mercenary_n betake_v himself_o only_o to_o acridina_n and_o the_o island_n and_o leave_v the_o rest_n of_o the_o city_n whole_o to_o the_o power_n of_o the_o syracusian_n afterward_o he_o fight_v with_o they_o at_o sea_n and_o be_v beat_v lose_v many_o of_o his_o ship_n and_o flee_v with_o those_o that_o escape_v into_o the_o island_n present_o after_o he_o draw_v out_o his_o man_n from_o acridina_n and_o join_v battle_n with_o they_o in_o the_o suburb_n of_o the_o city_n where_o he_o be_v again_o rout_v with_o the_o loss_n of_o many_o of_o his_o man_n and_o retreat_v a_o second_o time_n within_o his_o post_n in_o acridina_n at_o length_n be_v out_o of_o all_o hope_n to_o regain_v his_o sovereignty_n government_n thrasibulus_n abdicate_v the_o government_n he_o send_v to_o the_o syracusian_n and_o come_v to_o term_n of_o agreement_n with_o they_o and_o so_o depart_v into_o italy_n into_o a_o city_n in_o magna_n grecia_n in_o italy_n locros_n the_o syracusian_n thus_o free_v from_o slavery_n suffer_v the_o mercenary_n to_o march_v away_o peaceable_o they_o free_v likewise_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o city_n from_o such_o garrison_n as_o be_v put_v upon_o they_o and_o restore_v to_o every_o place_n the_o democracy_n from_o thenceforth_o the_o syracusian_n live_v in_o great_a peace_n and_o prosperity_n and_o enjoy_v a_o popular_a government_n for_o the_o space_n of_o threescore_o year_n till_o the_o reign_n of_o dionysius_n this_o thrasibulus_n receive_v a_o well_o order_v and_o constitute_v kingdom_n but_o base_o lose_v it_o by_o his_o wickedness_n and_o spend_v the_o rest_n of_o his_o day_n at_o locris_n as_o a_o private_a man._n while_o these_o thing_n be_v do_v in_o sicily_n rome_n first_o create_v four_o to_o be_v tribune_n 278._o p._n 278._o of_o the_o people_n caius_z sicinius_z lucius_n numitorius_n marcus_n duillius_fw-la and_o spurius_n aquilius_n chap._n xviii_o the_o murder_n of_o xerxes_n by_o artabanus_n at_o the_o end_n of_o this_o year_n lysitheus_n be_v make_v chief_a governor_n of_o athens_n and_o 463._o olymp._n 78._o 4._o ant._n chr._n 463._o lucius_n valerius_n publicola_n and_o titus_n aemilius_n mamercus_n consul_n of_o rome_n in_o their_o time_n artabanus_n of_o hyrcania_n in_o great_a esteem_n with_o xerxes_n and_o captain_n of_o his_o guard_n contrive_v to_o gain_v the_o kingdom_n by_o the_o murder_n of_o the_o king_n he_o reveal_v his_o design_n to_o mithridates_n the_o eunuch_n one_o of_o the_o king_n chamberlain_n who_o he_o most_o consided_a in_o as_o be_v his_o near_a kinsman_n and_o who_o he_o have_v oblige_v by_o many_o instance_n of_o his_o favour_n mithridates_n
present_o comply_v with_o he_o and_o bring_v artabanus_n private_o in_o the_o night_n into_o the_o bedchamber_n and_o be_v enter_v without_o delay_n murder_n the_o king_n and_o in_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o fact_n run_v to_o the_o king_n son_n two_o of_o who_o darius_n the_o elder_a and_o artaxerxes_n be_v then_o at_o court_n hytaspes_n the_o three_o at_o that_o time_n be_v governor_n of_o bactria_n artabanus_n in_o the_o dead_a of_o the_o night_n hasten_v to_o artaxerxes_n and_o tell_v he_o that_o darius_n have_v murder_v his_o father_n to_o come_v to_o the_o crown_n and_o therefore_o persuade_v artaxerxes_n that_o he_o shall_v not_o slothful_o suffer_v his_o brother_n to_o settle_v himself_o on_o the_o throne_n but_o revenge_v his_o father_n death_n and_o take_v upon_o himself_o the_o sovereignty_n for_o the_o effect_n whereof_o he_o promise_v he_o to_o bring_v in_o the_o king_n guard_n for_o his_o assistance_n artaxerxes_n be_v easy_o persuade_v and_o with_o the_o assistance_n of_o the_o guard_n kill_v his_o brother_n artabanus_n see_v his_o treachery_n to_o succeed_v according_a to_o his_o heart_n desire_v now_o boast_v before_o all_o his_o son_n that_o the_o time_n be_v come_v for_o his_o advancement_n to_o the_o kingdom_n and_o forthwith_o come_v to_o artaxerxes_n with_o his_o sword_n draw_v and_o 463._o ant._n chr._n 463._o wound_v he_o the_o king_n not_o be_v much_o hurt_n brave_o defend_v himself_o and_o kill_v artabanus_n upon_o the_o place_n have_v thus_o not_o only_o preserve_v himself_o but_o revenge_v artabanus_n artaxerxes_n kill_v artabanus_n the_o murder_n of_o his_o father_n he_o be_v establish_v in_o the_o throne_n of_o persia_n this_o be_v the_o end_n of_o xerxes_n after_o he_o have_v reign_v twenty_o year_n but_o his_o successor_n continue_v forty_o four_n chap._n xix_o the_o war_n between_o the_o athenian_n and_o the_o aeginean_n the_o follow_a year_n wherein_o archimedes_n be_v archon_n of_o athens_n aulus_n virgilius_n 462._o olymp._n 79._o ant._n ch._n 462._o and_o titus_n numitius_n roman_a consul_n be_v the_o first_o year_n of_o the_o seventy_o nine_o olympiad_n at_o which_o xenophon_n the_o corinthian_a win_v the_o prize_n at_o this_o time_n the_o thracian_n revolt_v from_o the_o athenian_n through_o the_o difference_n arise_v concern_v the_o mine_n but_o be_v reduce_v by_o force_n to_o their_o obedience_n the_o aeginean_n likewise_o rebel_v and_o be_v subdue_v the_o athenian_n besiege_v their_o city_n which_o be_v grow_v proud_a not_o only_o through_o their_o great_a success_n and_o victory_n at_o sea_n but_o their_o riches_n at_o land_n and_o have_v a_o brave_a and_o well_o furnish_v navy_n be_v ever_o enemy_n to_o the_o athenian_n who_o therefore_o enter_v the_o sea_n the_o aegina_n near_o peloponesus_fw-la in_o the_o aegean_a sea_n island_n with_o a_o army_n lay_v waste_v the_o country_n and_o resolve_v to_o raze_v the_o city_n aegina_n to_o the_o ground_n hereupon_o now_o grow_v great_a in_o power_n they_o carry_v not_o themselves_o with_o that_o humanity_n and_o courtesy_n towards_o their_o confederate_n as_o they_o be_v use_v to_o do_v but_o domineer_v every_o where_n with_o a_o proud_a and_o high_a hand_n this_o imperious_a way_n of_o they_o cause_v many_o of_o their_o confederate_n to_o enter_v into_o consultation_n for_o a_o general_a defection_n and_o some_o particular_a place_n determine_v it_o of_o their_o 462._o ante_fw-la chr._n 462._o own_o accord_n without_o flag_a for_o or_o expect_v the_o result_v of_o a_o general_n assembly_n while_o these_o thing_n be_v act_v the_o athenian_n be_v now_o every_o where_o 279._o p._n 279._o master_n at_o sea_n send_v a_o colony_n of_o ten_o thousand_o man_n to_o amphipolis_n choose_v partly_o out_o of_o the_o citizen_n partly_o from_o among_o the_o confederate_n and_o divide_v the_o country_n by_o lot_n for_o sometime_o they_o keep_v under_o the_o thracian_n that_o border_v upon_o they_o but_o when_o they_o attempt_v to_o proceed_v further_o into_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o country_n those_o that_o enter_v thrace_n be_v whole_o cut_v off_o by_o the_o edon_n the_o a_o people_n of_o thrace_n near_o the_o mountain_n edon_n edones_n chap._n xx._n the_o egyptian_n revolt_n from_o the_o persian_n new_a trouble_n in_o sicily_n tlepolemus_n be_v governor_n of_o athens_n the_o roman_a consul_n be_v titus_n quintius_n 461._o olymp._n 79._o 2._o ante_fw-la chr._n 461._o and_o quintus_fw-la arbilius_n structus_n artaxerxes_n now_o new_o come_v to_o the_o throne_n of_o persia_n first_o put_v to_o death_n all_o those_o that_o have_v a_o hand_n in_o the_o murder_n of_o his_o father_n and_o then_o settle_a affair_n so_o as_o he_o christ_n this_o be_v artaxerxes_n longimanus_fw-la who_o forbid_v the_o building_n of_o jerusalem_n from_o his_o seven_o year_n begin_v daniel_n seventy_o week_n which_o be_v 490_o year_n to_o the_o death_n of_o christ_n think_v most_o conduce_v to_o the_o interest_n of_o the_o government_n for_o he_o remove_v those_o governor_n of_o the_o province_n who_o he_o most_o suspect_v and_o place_v other_o who_o he_o most_o confide_v in_o in_o their_o room_n he_o take_v care_n to_o store_v up_o all_o manner_n of_o provision_n and_o to_o furnish_v his_o army_n with_o all_o thing_n necessary_a and_o rule_v with_o all_o justice_n and_o equity_n he_o grow_v into_o high_a esteem_n among_o the_o persian_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n the_o egyptian_n hear_v of_o the_o death_n of_o xerxes_n and_o the_o trouble_n in_o persia_n occasion_v thereby_o fall_v a_o plot_v how_o to_o recover_v their_o liberty_n and_o to_o that_o persian_n the_o egyptian_n revolt_n from_o the_o persian_n end_n on_o a_o sudden_a rose_n against_o the_o persian_n and_o drive_v the_o questor_n or_o persian_a treasurer_n out_o of_o egypt_n then_o they_o set_v up_o one_o inarus_n to_o be_v their_o king_n who_o first_o have_v a_o army_n of_o the_o egypt_n inarus_n set_v up_o in_o egypt_n natural_a inhabitant_n and_o afterward_o increase_v his_o force_n by_o mercenary_a foreigner_n he_o send_v likewise_o ambassador_n to_o athens_n desire_v their_o aid_n with_o promise_n that_o if_o they_o regain_v their_o liberty_n the_o whole_a kingdom_n shall_v be_v for_o their_o service_n and_o advantage_n as_o well_o as_o he_o and_o he_o shall_v be_v ever_o and_o in_o every_o thing_n grateful_a to_o they_o the_o athenian_n conceive_v it_o to_o be_v much_o to_o their_o advantage_n if_o by_o what_o force_n they_o can_v make_v they_o may_v drain_v the_o persian_n of_o their_o money_n and_o gain_v likewise_o the_o egyptian_n to_o their_o interest_n to_o be_v ready_a to_o serve_v they_o upon_o all_o occasion_n determine_v to_o send_v to_o their_o assistance_n a_o navy_n of_o three_o hundred_o sail_n and_o 461_o ant._n ch._n 461_o to_o that_o end_n all_o hand_n be_v at_o work_n to_o make_v ready_a a_o fleet._n artaxerxes_n receive_v the_o news_n of_o the_o revolt_n of_o the_o egyptian_n resolve_v to_o exceed_v they_o both_o in_o number_n 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that_o be_v ready_a to_o assist_v he_o for_o that_o purpose_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n manthias_n the_o athenian_a admiral_n be_v arrive_v at_o macedonia_n at_o methone_n in_o macedonia_n methone_n there_o lay_v but_o send_v aegaeus_n before_o with_o a_o body_n of_o mercenary_n to_o macedonia_n to_o aegae_n in_o macedonia_n aegae_n come_v to_o the_o city_n he_o endeavour_v to_o persuade_v the_o aegaean_n to_o allow_v of_o his_o return_n and_o to_o appear_v the_o first_o for_o his_o restauration_n to_o the_o kingdom_n but_o none_o consent_v he_o go_v back_o to_o methone_n present_o after_o philip_n advance_v with_o a_o well_o appoint_v army_n set_v upon_o they_o and_o cut_v off_o many_o of_o the_o mercenary_n the_o rest_n who_o have_v flee_v to_o a_o hill_n near_o at_o hand_n have_v first_o deliver_v up_o to_o he_o the_o fugitive_n he_o dismiss_v by_o agreement_n philip_n be_v now_o conqueror_n in_o this_o first_o battle_n great_o encourage_v the_o macedonian_n and_o make_v they_o hearty_a and_o eager_a to_o undergo_v further_a toil_n and_o difficulty_n whilst_o these_o thing_n be_v act_v the_o thracian_n plant_v a_o colony_n at_o crenides_n as_o it_o be_v heretofore_o call_v which_o the_o king_n afterward_o call_v philippi_n after_o his_o own_o name_n and_o fill_v it_o with_o inhabitant_n from_o this_o time_n theopompus_n of_o chiâ—s_n begin_v his_o history_n of_o philip_n and_o continue_v it_o in_o fifty_o eight_o book_n of_o which_o five_o be_v controvert_v afterward_o eucharist_n we_o be_v archon_n of_o athens_n and_o quintus_fw-la servilius_n and_o lucius_n genucius_n be_v consul_n at_o rome_n when_o philip_n send_v ambassador_n to_o athens_n with_o proposal_n of_o peace_n 357._o olymp._n 105._o 2._o an._n m._n 3613._o ant._n ch._n 357._o and_o prevail_v with_o the_o people_n upon_o the_o account_n that_o he_o be_v content_a to_o quit_v all_o his_o right_n in_o amphipolis_n be_v therefore_o thus_o free_v from_o the_o war_n with_o the_o athenian_n and_o hear_v that_o agis_n king_n of_o the_o paeones_n be_v dead_a he_o judge_v that_o a_o fair_a opportunity_n be_v offer_v he_o to_o invade_v the_o paeones_n and_o to_o that_o end_n he_o enter_v their_o country_n with_o a_o considerable_a army_n overcome_v they_o in_o battle_n and_o force_v they_o to_o stoop_v to_o the_o macedonian_a yoke_n but_o still_o the_o sclavonian_n the_o illyrium_n now_o dalmatia_n and_o the_o inhabitant_n dalmatian_n or_o sclavonian_n illyrian_n remain_v a_o eyesore_a to_o he_o who_o his_o heart_n and_o all_o his_o thought_n be_v continual_o at_o work_n to_o bring_v under_o to_o that_o end_n he_o call_v a_o general_n council_n and_o by_o a_o speech_n fit_v for_o the_o occasion_n have_v spirit_v the_o soldier_n to_o the_o war_n he_o lead_v a_o army_n into_o the_o illyrian_n country_n of_o no_o less_o than_o ten_o thousand_o foot_n and_o six_o hundred_o horse_n bardylis_n king_n of_o the_o illyrian_n hear_v of_o his_o come_n first_o send_v ambassador_n to_o philip_n to_o renew_v the_o league_n between_o they_o upon_o these_o term_n that_o both_o of_o they_o shall_v keep_v those_o town_n that_o they_o then_o have_v to_o which_o philip_n answer_v that_o he_o be_v very_o desirous_a of_o peace_n but_o resolve_v not_o to_o admit_v of_o it_o before_o that_o the_o illyrian_n have_v quit_v all_o the_o town_n belong_v to_o the_o kingdom_n of_o macedon_n the_o ambassador_n therefore_o be_v return_v without_o effect_v any_o thing_n bardylis_n confide_v 357_o ant._n ch._n 357_o in_o the_o valour_n of_o his_o soldier_n and_o encourage_v by_o his_o former_a victory_n march_v forth_o against_o his_o enemy_n with_o a_o strong_a army_n have_v with_o he_o ten_o thousand_o choice_n foot_n and_o five_o hundred_o horse_n when_o the_o army_n draw_v near_o one_o to_o another_o they_o sudden_o set_v up_o a_o great_a shout_n and_o so_o fall_v to_o it_o philip_n be_v in_o the_o right_a wing_n with_o a_o strong_a body_n of_o macedonian_n command_v his_o horse_n to_o wheel_v about_o to_o the_o end_n to_o charge_v the_o enemy_n in_o the_o flank_n and_o he_o himself_o charge_v the_o front_n upon_o which_o there_o be_v a_o hot_a engagement_n on_o the_o other_o side_n the_o illyrian_n draw_v up_o in_o a_o tilâ—_n a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d like_o a_o tilâ—_n foursquare_n body_n and_o valiant_o join_v battle_n the_o valour_n of_o the_o army_n on_o both_o side_n be_v such_o that_o the_o issue_n of_o the_o battle_n be_v doubtful_a a_o long_a time_n many_o fell_a but_o many_o more_o be_v wound_v and_o the_o advantage_n be_v now_o here_o and_o then_o there_o according_a as_o the_o valour_n and_o resolution_n of_o the_o combatant_n give_v vigour_n and_o life_n to_o the_o business_n at_o length_n when_o the_o horse_n charge_v both_o upon_o the_o flank_n and_o the_o rear_n and_o philip_n with_o his_o stout_a soldier_n fight_v like_o a_o hero_n in_o the_o front_n the_o whole_a body_n of_o the_o illyrian_n be_v rout_v and_o force_v to_o fly_v outright_o who_o the_o macedonian_n pursue_v a_o long_a way_n after_o many_o be_v kill_v in_o the_o pursuit_n philip_n at_o length_n give_v the_o signal_n to_o his_o man_n to_o retire_v and_o erect_v a_o trophy_n and_o bury_v the_o dead_a then_o the_o illyrian_n send_v another_o embassy_n and_o procure_v a_o peace_n have_v first_o quit_v all_o the_o city_n belong_v to_o macedon_n there_o be_v slay_v of_o the_o illyrian_n in_o this_o battle_n above_o seven_o thousand_o men._n have_v thus_o give_v a_o account_n of_o thing_n do_v in_o macedonia_n and_o illyrium_n we_o shall_v now_o relate_v the_o affair_n of_o other_o nation_n chap._n ii_o the_o action_n of_o dionysius_n the_o toung_a in_o sicily_n and_o other_o part_n dion_n flight_n to_o corinth_n and_o his_o return_n to_o sicily_n andromachus_n peoples_n tauromenum_fw-la the_o civil_a war_n in_o euboea_n the_o social_n war_n between_o the_o athenian_n and_o other_o nation_n philip_n take_v amphipolis_n and_o
megalopolitan_o ant._n ch._n 350._o the_o lacedaemonian_n fall_v out_o with_o they_o of_o megalopolis_n and_o therefore_o archidamus_n their_o general_n make_v incursion_n into_o their_o border_n with_o which_o the_o megalopolitan_o be_v high_o incense_v and_o not_o be_v able_a to_o contend_v by_o their_o own_o strength_n seek_v for_o relief_n from_o their_o confederate_n upon_o which_o the_o argive_n sicyon_n and_o messenian_n assist_v they_o with_o all_o the_o force_n they_o can_v make_v after_o they_o the_o theban_n come_v in_o to_o their_o assistance_n with_o four_o thousand_o foot_n and_o five_o hundred_o horse_n under_o the_o command_n of_o cephisiones_n be_v thus_o strengthen_v the_o megalopolitan_o make_v a_o expedition_n and_o encamp_v at_o the_o fountain_n of_o aphaeus_n on_o the_o other_o side_n the_o lacedaemonian_n be_v join_v with_o three_o thousand_o foot_n from_o the_o phocian_o and_o with_o a_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o horse_n from_o lycophron_n and_o pitholaus_n who_o be_v late_o depose_v from_o their_o government_n over_o the_o pheraean_n and_o have_v get_v together_o a_o considerable_a army_n they_o encamp_v at_o mantinaea_n but_o march_v hence_o to_o orneas_n a_o city_n belong_v to_o the_o argive_n they_o take_v it_o before_o the_o enemy_n can_v come_v up_o to_o they_o for_o this_o place_n be_v in_o league_n with_o the_o megalopolitan_o and_o though_o the_o argive_n break_v forth_o upon_o they_o yet_o they_o be_v overcome_v in_o the_o engagement_n and_o lose_v above_o two_o hundred_o men._n then_o the_o theban_n double_a to_o the_o lacedaemonian_n in_o number_n but_o much_o inferior_a to_o they_o in_o their_o order_n of_o discipline_n come_v upon_o they_o upon_o which_o there_o be_v a_o sharp_a engagement_n and_o even_o while_o the_o victory_n be_v doubtful_a the_o argive_n flag_v and_o make_v away_o with_o all_o their_o confederate_n to_o their_o city_n but_o the_o lacedaemonian_n enter_v into_o arcadia_n and_o take_v elisunta_fw-mi by_o storm_n and_o after_o they_o have_v plunder_v the_o town_n return_v to_o sparta_n not_o long_o after_o the_o theban_n with_o their_o confederate_n rout_v the_o enemy_n at_o telphusa_n and_o with_o the_o slaughter_n of_o many_o of_o they_o take_v anaxandrus_n the_o general_n and_o several_a other_o to_o the_o number_n of_o sixty_o prisoner_n present_o after_o they_o become_v conqueror_n likewise_o in_o two_o other_o battle_n and_o cut_v off_o many_o of_o their_o enemy_n at_o length_n after_o a_o remarkable_a victory_n gain_v by_o the_o lacedaemonian_n the_o army_n on_o both_o side_n return_v to_o their_o several_a city_n and_o the_o lacedaemonian_n and_o megalopolitan_o enter_v into_o a_o truce_n the_o theban_n return_v into_o boeotia_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n phalaecus_n continue_v still_o in_o boeotia_n take_v charonaea_n but_o upon_o the_o phalaecus_n chaâ—oraea_n take_v by_o phalaecus_n theban_n come_v into_o its_o relief_n he_o be_v force_v to_o quit_v it_o again_o afterward_o the_o boeotian_o enter_v phocis_n with_o a_o great_a army_n and_o waste_v and_o spoil_v a_o great_a part_n of_o it_o and_o harass_v all_o the_o country_n round_o about_o and_o plunder_v and_o destroy_v every_o thing_n that_o be_v in_o their_o way_n they_o take_v also_o some_o little_a town_n and_o load_v themselves_o with_o abundance_n of_o plunder_n return_v into_o boeotia_n when_o thessalus_n be_v chief_a magistrate_n at_o athens_n and_o marcus_n fabius_n and_o titus_n quintius_n 3598._o olymp._n 107._o 2._o ant._n ch._n 349._o an._n m._n 3598._o execute_v the_o consulship_n at_o rome_n the_o theban_n weary_v out_o with_o the_o toil_v of_o the_o phocian_n war_n and_o bring_v very_o low_a in_o their_o treasure_n send_v ambassador_n to_o the_o king_n of_o persia_n to_o solicit_v that_o king_n to_o supply_v they_o with_o a_o sum_n of_o money_n to_o which_o artaxerxes_n ready_o consent_v and_o without_o delay_n furnish_v they_o with_o three_o hundred_o talent_n however_o there_o be_v little_a or_o nothing_o do_v this_o year_n worth_n take_v notice_n of_o between_o the_o boeotian_o and_o phocian_o save_o some_o skirmish_n and_o harrass_v one_o another_o country_n in_o asia_n the_o persian_a king_n have_v invade_v egypt_n some_o year_n before_o with_o a_o numerous_a army_n but_o miscarry_v in_o his_o design_n at_o this_o time_n renew_v the_o war_n against_o the_o egyptian_n and_o after_o many_o worthy_a action_n perform_v by_o his_o valour_n and_o diligence_n he_o recover_v egypt_n phoenicia_n and_o cyprus_n but_o that_o the_o history_n may_v be_v make_v more_o plain_a and_o evident_a we_o shall_v first_o declare_v the_o cause_n and_o ground_n of_o the_o war_n look_v back_o a_o little_a to_o the_o time_n proper_a for_o the_o occasion_n the_o egyptian_n have_v heretofore_o rebel_v against_o the_o persian_n artaxerxes_n surname_v phoenicians_n the_o war_n of_o artaxerxes_n ochus_n with_o the_o egyptian_n and_o phoenicians_n ochus_n notwithstanding_o sate_v still_o and_o quiet_a be_v no_o way_n addict_v to_o arms._n and_o though_o army_n under_o the_o command_n of_o several_a captain_n be_v set_v forth_o yet_o through_o the_o treachery_n and_o unskilfulness_n of_o the_o general_n many_o time_n he_o be_v unfortunate_a and_o unsuccessful_a upon_o which_o account_n though_o he_o be_v great_o contemn_v by_o the_o egyptian_n yet_o his_o love_n to_o his_o ease_n and_o pleasure_n have_v that_o ascendent_n over_o he_o as_o to_o enforce_v he_o patient_o to_o bear_v the_o disgrace_n but_o now_o when_o the_o phaenician_o and_o king_n of_o cyprus_n 349._o ant._n ch._n 349._o in_o imitation_n of_o this_o disloyalty_n of_o the_o egyptian_n and_o in_o contempt_n of_o he_o be_v all_o run_n into_o rebellion_n the_o king_n be_v at_o length_n rouse_v and_o determine_v to_o make_v war_n upon_o they_o but_o he_o judge_v it_o not_o advisable_v or_o prudent_a to_o manage_v the_o war_n by_o his_o deputy_n and_o general_n but_o resolve_v to_o go_v himself_o and_o try_v his_o own_o fortune_n and_o conduct_n in_o the_o defence_n and_o preservation_n of_o his_o kingdom_n to_o that_o end_n he_o make_v great_a preparation_n of_o arm_n dart_n provision_n and_o force_n and_o raise_v three_o hundred_o thousand_o foot_n and_o thirty_o thousand_o horse_n and_o rig_v out_o a_o fleet_n of_o three_o hundred_o galley_n beside_o six_o hundred_o ship_n of_o burden_n and_o other_o transport_v ship_n for_o all_o sort_n of_o provision_n the_o war_n in_o phoenicia_n first_o break_v out_o upon_o these_o occasion_n in_o phoenicia_n there_o be_v a_o famous_a city_n call_v tripoli_n its_o name_n agree_v with_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o place_n for_o three_o city_n be_v contain_v within_o its_o bound_n a_o furlong_n distant_a one_o from_o each_o other_o one_o call_v the_o city_n of_o the_o phoenicia_n the_o aradii_fw-la a_o people_n of_o phoenicia_n arcadian_n the_o other_o of_o the_o sidonian_n and_o the_o three_o of_o the_o tyrian_n it_o be_v the_o most_o eminent_a of_o all_o the_o city_n of_o phoenicia_n be_v that_o where_o the_o general_a senate_n of_o all_o the_o phaenician_o do_v usual_o meet_v and_o consult_v about_o the_o weighty_a affair_n of_o the_o nation_n the_o king_n lord_n lieutenant_n and_o general_n then_o in_o sidon_n carry_v themselves_o by_o their_o severe_a edict_n rigorous_o and_o haughty_o towards_o the_o sidonian_n the_o citizen_n be_v so_o abuse_v and_o not_o be_v able_a long_o to_o brook_v it_o study_v how_o to_o revolt_v from_o the_o persian_n upon_o which_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o phaenician_o be_v wrought_v upon_o by_o the_o other_o to_o vindicate_v their_o liberty_n send_v messenger_n to_o nectanetus_n the_o king_n of_o egypt_n then_o at_o war_n with_o the_o persian_n to_o receive_v they_o as_o confederate_n and_o so_o the_o whole_a nation_n prepare_v for_o war._n and_o be_v that_o sidon_n then_o exceed_v all_o the_o rest_n in_o wealth_n and_o even_o private_a man_n by_o the_o advantage_n of_o trade_n be_v grow_v very_o rich_a they_o build_v a_o great_a number_n of_o ship_n and_o raise_v a_o potent_a army_n of_o mercenary_n and_o both_o arm_n dart_n and_o provision_n and_o all_o other_o thing_n necessary_a for_o war_n be_v prepare_v 349._o ant._n ch._n 349._o and_o that_o they_o may_v appear_v first_o in_o the_o war_n they_o spoil_v and_o ruin_v the_o orchard_n the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o king_n paradise_n garden_n or_o orchard_n king_n garden_n cut_v down_o all_o the_o tree_n where_o the_o persian_a king_n use_v to_o recreate_v and_o divert_v themselves_o then_o they_o burn_v all_o the_o hay_n which_o the_o lord_n lieutenant_n have_v lay_v up_o for_o the_o use_n of_o the_o horse_n at_o last_o they_o seize_v upon_o the_o persian_n who_o have_v so_o insult_v over_o they_o and_o hale_v they_o to_o punishment_n and_o in_o this_o manner_n begin_v the_o war_n of_o the_o persian_n with_o the_o phaenician_o for_o the_o king_n be_v inform_v what_o the_o rebel_n have_v so_o impudent_o act_v threaten_v to_o revenge_v it_o
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world_n and_o most_o magnificent_o adorn_v every_o part_n of_o his_o palace_n and_o thus_o bring_v together_o all_o the_o riches_n of_o his_o kingdom_n into_o one_o place_n to_o be_v expose_v as_o it_o wereupon_o a_o stage_n to_o the_o view_n of_o all_o he_o occasion_v every_o thing_n he_o do_v to_o be_v know_v and_o blaze_v abroad_o 68_o and_o in_o the_o state_n grandeur_n and_o variety_n of_o those_o famous_a game_n antiochus_n far_o excel_v 164._o antiochus_n epiphanes_n ant._n ch._n 173._o about_o the_o time_n of_o judas_n macchabaeus_n ush_n an._n 438._o before_o ch._n 164._o all_o the_o prince_n that_o ever_o be_v before_o he_o but_o that_o part_n which_o he_o himself_o act_v in_o those_o may-game_n be_v very_o despicable_a and_o contemptible_a for_o he_o will_v ride_v up_o and_o down_o among_o all_o that_o solemn_a assembly_n upon_o a_o little_a nag_n mean_o accoutre_v bid_v some_o go_v on_o other_o to_o stop_v and_o command_v this_o and_o that_o as_o best_o please_v his_o own_o 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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 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all_o
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70_o r._n 51_o 82_o 83_o their_o priest_n 66_o r._n 78_o chemmis_n king_n of_o egypt_n his_o pyramid_n 32_o r._n 39_o chius_n the_o ancient_a inhabitant_n of_o chius_n r._n 238_o 239_o circe_n her_o history_n 150_o r._n 173_o circumcision_n the_o troglodyte_n cicumcise_v 98_o r._n 115_o caelus_n king_n of_o the_o atlantides_n his_o son_n 113_o 115_o r._n 133_o 135_o corsica_n its_o situation_n city_n ancient_a inhabitant_n etc._n etc._n 181_o r._n 205_o bitter_a honey_n 182_o r._n ibid._n corybantes_n the_o son_n of_o the_o mother_n of_o the_o god_n 170_o r._n 194_o their_o sacreds_n 198_o r._n 223_o crete_n the_o antiquity_n 116_o 122_o 135_o 204_o 211_o r._n 136_o 142_o 230_o 157_o 238_o it_o be_v name_n whence_o 122_o r._n 142_o crocodile_n its_o description_n 16_o r._n 24_o the_o hunt_n of_o it_o 16_o 17_o r._n 23_o crueltty_n of_o hecates_n 151_o 152_o r._n 173_o 151_o cyaxares_n the_o first_o monarch_n of_o the_o mede_n 71_o r._n 84_o cybele_n her_o name_n whence_o 114_o r._n 134_o the_o several_a story_n of_o the_o atlantides_n and_o phrygian_n concern_v her_o 114_o 115_o r._n 133_o 134_o cyrus_n transfer_v the_o empire_n from_o the_o mede_n to_o the_o persian_n 72_o r._n 85_o crucify_a by_o the_o scythian_a queen_n 76_o r._n 90_o d._n dactyli_n judaei_n 204_o r._n 230_o daedalus_n his_o monument_n in_o egypt_n 170_o r._n 61_o his_o statue_n 168_o r._n 192_o his_o work_n in_o crete_n 159_o r._n 183_o in_o sicily_n r._n ibid._n his_o wing_n r._n ibid._n 182_o in_o sardinia_n 170_o r._n 194_o daphne_n the_o daughter_n of_o tiresias_n her_o oracle_n 164_o r._n 187_o her_o history_n 173_o r._n 179_o delphos_n the_o temple_n rifle_v by_o the_o gaul_n 189_o r._n 214_o derceto_o the_o syrian_a goddess_n the_o mother_n of_o semiramis_n 55_o r._n 95_o description_n of_o pleasant_a place_n 121_o 173_o 176_o 194_o 195_o r._n 141_o 197_o 199_o 220_o diana_n why_o the_o nurse_n of_o child_n 208_o r._n 234_o 235_o what_o place_n dedicate_v to_o she_o in_o sicily_n 117_o r._n 200_o deluge_n by_o the_o eruption_n of_o the_o pontic_a sea_n 197_o r._n 223_o in_o boetia_n 136_o r._n 158_o rhodes_n 200_o r._n 220_o in_o samo-thracia_n 197_o r._n 223_o deucalion_n 3_o r._n 7_o diomedon_n his_o mare_n devour_v man_n 135_o r._n 155_o dog_n man_n with_o dog_n head_n 100_o r._n 117_o why_o worship_v in_o egypt_n 7_o r._n 11_o dorean_o their_o war_n with_o the_o lapithae_n 146_o r._n 169_o expulse_v by_o the_o theban_a exile_n 164_o r._n 187_o dragon_n at_o cholchos_n what_o r._n 162_o druid_n poet_n of_o the_o gaul_n philosopher_n and_o divine_n 189_o r._n 213_o dromenaries_n 106_o r._n 125_o e._n ecbatana_n a_o famous_a aquaduct_n there_o and_o the_o city_n beautify_v by_o semiramis_n 60_o r._n 72_o the_o palace_n of_o arbaces_n 68_o r._n 81_o effeminacy_n a_o remarkable_a example_n of_o effeminacy_n in_o sardanapalus_n 65_o r._n 78_o elephant_n the_o manner_n of_o hunt_v they_o by_o the_o ethiopian_n 96_o r._n 112_o how_o they_o be_v destroy_v by_o serpent_n 89_o r._n 104_o their_o fight_n with_o the_o rhinoceros_n 99_o r._n 117_o their_o manner_n of_o generation_n bring_v forth_o their_o young_a etc._n etc._n 75_o r._n 89_o epitaph_n of_o isis_n r._n 16_o of_o osiris_n of_o osimanduas_n 12_o r._n 31_o ergamenes_n king_n of_o ethiopia_n abolish_v the_o cruel_a custom_n of_o force_v the_o king_n to_o kill_v themselves_o 87_o r._n 102_o erycina_n the_o temple_n of_o venus_n erycina_n 172_o r._n 196_o eteocles_n his_o cruel_a war_n with_o his_o brother_n about_o the_o kingdom_n of_o thebes_n 162_o r._n 186_o euphrates_n a_o famous_a river_n 67_o r._n 70_o eurydice_n the_o wife_n of_o orpheus_n bring_v back_o out_o of_o hell_n by_o orpheus_n 140_o r._n 162_o euristeus_n impose_v labour_n upon_o hercules_n 132_o r._n 153_o his_o death_n 158_o r._n 181_o expiation_n the_o strange_a manner_n of_o expiation_n among_o the_o ethiopian_n 81_o r._n 96_o f._n famine_n all_o the_o world_n over_o but_o in_o egypt_n 13_o r._n 17_o fire_n its_o irruption_n 138_o 179_o r._n 159_o 202_o fortunate_a island_n of_o arabia_n 108_o r._n 127_o in_o the_o atlantic_a ocean_n 183_o r._n 207_o fruit_n two_o harvest_n in_o the_o year_n in_o india_n 72_o r._n 85_o the_o fruitfulness_n of_o taprobane_n corn_n first_o find_v out_o by_o ceres_n in_o sicily_n 176_o 177_o 206_o r._n 199_o 200_o 232_o funeral_n the_o funeral_n rite_n among_o the_o egyptian_n 38_o r._n 57_o the_o pompous_a burial_n of_o their_o king_n 30_o r._n 46_o g._n ganges_n a_o famous_a river_n 73_o gades_n or_o cadiz_n by_o who_o build_v 184_o r._n 208_o gaul_n 186_o r._n 210_o the_o extreme_a cold_a their_o river_n etc._n etc._n ibid._n r._n 214_o the_o description_n 187_o 188_o 189_o r._n 211_o to_o 214_o geometry_n first_o find_v out_o in_o egypt_n 36_o r._n 44_o the_o usefulness_n of_o it_o 42_o r._n 51_o giant_n egyptian_a giant_n 10_o 11_o r._n 16_o their_o triple_a war_n with_o jupiter_n 207_o r._n 234_o overcome_v by_o the_o god_n 121_o r._n 142_o giant_n of_o phlegraea_n overcome_v by_o hercules_n 138_o r._n 159_o why_o say_v to_o be_v bear_v of_o the_o earth_n r._n ibid._n god_n the_o history_n of_o the_o god_n of_o egypt_n 23_o 50_o r._n 61_o their_o worship_n by_o the_o cretan_n ethiopian_n 210_o 86_o 100_o 237_o the_o god_n jao_n of_o the_o hebrew_n 49_o r._n 59_o gold_n the_o laborious_a way_n of_o make_v of_o gold_n in_o the_o confine_n of_o egypt_n 89_o 90_o r._n 105_o 106_o the_o gold_n mine_n in_o ethiopia_n ibid._n gold_n change_v for_o brass_n or_o iron_n 106_o r._n 125_o the_o history_n of_o the_o golden_a fleece_n 157_o r._n 174_o a_o river_n that_o flow_v down_o gold_n r._n h._n hecates_n her_o history_n 151_o r._n 173_o helen_n carry_v away_o by_o theseus_n 162_o r._n 185_o heliopolis_n by_o who_o build_v 50_o r._n 29_o helius_n the_o son_n of_o hypericon_n and_o bazilia_n metamorphose_a into_o the_o sun_n 113_o 114_o r._n 133_o hellespont_n whence_o the_o name_n derive_v 151_o r._n 174_o heraclidae_fw-la banish_v out_o of_o all_o greece_n 158_o r._n 181_o depart_v out_o of_o peloponnesus_n for_o 50_o year_n by_o agreement_n 158_o r._n 182_o hercules_n there_o be_v three_o 124_o r._n 145_o the_o egyptian_a gelai_n and_o he_o of_o alcmene_n ibid._n the_o act_n of_o hercules_n the_o cretan_a 210_o r._n 236_o the_o genealogy_n of_o the_o last_o his_o act_n 131_o r._n 152_o his_o sickness_n and_o madness_n 156_o r._n 154_o his_o further_a act_n r._n 156_o 163_o his_o labour_n 132_o etc._n etc._n r._n 153_o his_o expedition_n into_o spain_n 153_o r._n 156_o the_o institutor_n of_o the_o olympic_a game_n 134_o r._n 155_o be_v worship_v by_o the_o agyrinean_n 139_o overcome_v the_o trojan_n 152_o r._n 176_o his_o sickness_n r._n
169_o he_o burn_v himself_o 147_o r._n 176_o hermaphrodite_n their_o prodigious_a original_n 129_o r._n 150_o hermes_n the_o egyptian_a hermes_n 6_o r._n 10_o his_o invention_n ibid._n first_o finder_n out_o of_o art_n 23_o r._n 28_o herodotus_n the_o time_n he_o flourish_v 71_o r._n 83_o hesion_n expose_v to_o be_v devour_v by_o a_o whale_n 149_o r._n 171_o deliver_v by_o hercules_n ibid._n hesperide_n divers_a opinion_n of_o the_o hesperian_a apple_n 141_o r._n 162_o hippolytus_n his_o stepmother_n fall_v in_o love_n with_o he_o 161_o r._n 184_o be_v false_o accuse_v kill_v by_o his_o chariot_n ibid._n homer_n the_o most_o ancient_a of_o the_o poet_n 86_o r._n 100_o his_o work_n 152_o 164_o r._n 8_o 176_o 187_o imitate_v orpheus_n 50_o r._n 61_o the_o place_n of_o his_o birth_n ibid._n honey_n bitter_a honey_n 182_o r._n 205_o i._n jambulus_n his_o strange_a voyage_n and_o travel_n 81_o 84_o r._n 96_o 99_o jason_n captain_n of_o the_o argonaut_n his_o act_n 148_o 149_o r._n 170_o 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 10_o r._n 17_o why_o they_o be_v circumcise_a 28_o r._n 35_o judge_n the_o proceed_n in_o judicature_n in_o egypt_n 39_o 40_o r._n 48_o jupiter_n the_o ancient_n jupiter_n be_v the_o brother_n of_o coelus_n and_o king_n of_o crete_n who_o daughter_n be_v the_o curetes_n the_o other_o be_v lord_n of_o the_o world_n the_o son_n of_o saturn_n 116_o r._n 16_o 136_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o cretan_a jupiter_n after_o ammon_n and_o bacchus_n 123_o r._n 145_o more_o 204_o r._n 231_o 233_o ixion_n attempt_n to_o ravish_v juno_n be_v torment_v upon_o a_o wheel_n 165_o r._n 189_o k._n king_n draw_v a_o chariot_n r._n 57_o the_o strange_a way_n of_o live_v of_o the_o king_n of_o egypt_n 36_o r._n 44_o death_n to_o the_o sabaean_a king_n to_o stir_v abroad_o 107_o r._n 126_o kingdom_n former_o bestow_v upon_o such_o as_o have_v do_v good_a public_a service_n 23_o r._n 28_o l._n lake_n a_o wonderful_a lake_n in_o ethiopia_n 60_o r._n 72_o a_o description_n of_o the_o lake_n of_o myris_n 26_o 27_o 33_o 34_o in_o sicily_n 139_o 161_o lapithae_n their_o war_n with_o the_o centauri_n 165_o r._n 189_o with_o the_o dorean_o and_o hercules_n 146_o r._n 169_o law_n of_o the_o egyptian_n r._n 48_o of_o the_o ethiopian_n 87_o r._n 102_o liparae_n island_n their_o fruitfullness_n etc._n etc._n 180_o r._n 203_o letter_n two_o sort_n in_o egypt_n 86_o r._n 101_o hieroglyphic_n of_o egypt_n and_o ethiopia_n what_o ibid._n greek_n letter_n why_o call_v pelasgian_a and_o phaenician_n 120_o r._n 140_o letter_n in_o tabrobanana_n seven_o figure_n 83_o r._n 48_o locust_n eat_v and_o live_v upon_o by_o the_o ethiopian_n 97_o r._n 114_o lotus_fw-la of_o egypt_n what_o r._n 21_o tall_a tree_n of_o lotus_fw-la 105_o r._n 123_o m._n macarian_a island_n why_o so_o call_v 213_o r._n 239_o megabarean_a ethiopian_n their_o manner_n of_o burial_n 98_o r._n 115_o their_o voluntary_a death_n 99_o r._n 116_o marathon_n the_o marathonian_n bull_n 159_o r._n 182_o maranean_n of_o arabia_n how_o destroy_v and_o 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 punishment_n 167_o r._n 167_o nysa_n the_o pleasant_a situation_n of_o the_o city_n the_o birth-place_n of_o bacchus_n 120_o 121_o r._n 141_o the_o cave_n of_o nysa_n a_o most_o pleasant_a place_n 127_o r._n 147_o o._n obscenity_n obscene_a speech_n use_v in_o the_o feast_n of_o ceres_n 177_o 201_o obelisk_n the_o obelisk_n of_o semiramis_n one_o of_o the_o seven_o wonder_n of_o the_o world_n 59_o r._n 71_o oedipus_n his_o birth_n cast_v forth_o his_o act_n marriage_n etc._n etc._n 162_o r._n 180_o 185_o olympic_n the_o year_n the_o olympic_n be_v distant_a one_o from_o another_o r._n 44_o invent_v by_o hercules_n dactylus_fw-la 204_o r._n 230_o institute_v by_o hercules_n 134_o 155_o r._n 155_o 178_o orion_n the_o story_n of_o orion_n 173_o r._n 197_o osymanduas_n king_n of_o egypt_n 24_o r._n 30_o his_o stately_a pyramid_n ibid._n his_o epitaph_n 25_o r._n 31_o orpheus_n why_o say_v to_o draw_v beast_n after_o he_o 139_o 140_o r._n 162_o his_o history_n 140_o r._n ibid._n his_o 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
paradise_n in_o india_n 121_o r._n 141_o parent_n the_o honour_n give_v to_o dead_a parent_n in_o egypt_n 48_o r._n 58_o pasiphae_n the_o wife_n of_o minos_n 160_o her_o carnal_a knowledge_n of_o a_o bull_n 169_o r._n 183_o 193_o patricide_n 162_o r._n 628_o 185_o how_o patricide_n be_v punish_v 40_o r._n 49_o pelias_n king_n of_o colchos_n his_o strange_a death_n by_o his_o own_o daughter_n through_o the_o witchcraft_n of_o medea_n 154_o 155_o r._n 177_o 178_o penthesilea_n the_o amazon_n queen_n assist_v the_o trojan_n 77_o r._n 91_o perjury_n the_o punishment_n of_o perjury_n 40_o r._n 49_o persian_n the_o persian_n record_v their_o antiquity_n in_o roll_n of_o parchment_n or_o skin_n 71_o r._n 83_o plague_n a_o great_a plague_n in_o rhodes_n and_o the_o cause_n 213_o r._n 239_o phaeton_n the_o story_n of_o phaeton_n 186_o r._n 210_o phineus_n a_o prince_n in_o thrace_n his_o cruelty_n towards_o his_o two_o son_n 149_o r._n 170_o phaenician_n bring_v letter_n into_o greece_n 209_o r._n 235_o eminent_a for_o get_v of_o wealth_n 191_o r._n 211_o their_o colony_n 184_o r._n 208_o pirithous_n the_o history_n of_o pirithous_n the_o rape_n of_o helen_n 161_o 162_o r._n 184_o 185_o pillar_n hercules_n pillar_n 135_o 136_o r._n 157_o pityusa_n island_n describe_v r._n 106_o pleyade_n their_o name_n 115_o r._n 135_o pluto_n his_o genealogy_n invention_n 211_o r._n 237_o why_o call_v the_o god_n of_o the_o dead_a 207_o r._n 233_o punishment_n of_o various_a crime_n in_o egypt_n 40_o r._n 49_o polynices_n his_o war_n with_o his_o brother_n 163_o r._n 186_o pontus_n or_o the_o pontic_a sea_n once_o but_o a_o lake_n 197_o r._n 213_o of_o its_o breach_n 148_o r._n 170_o priamus_n king_n of_o troy_n 168_o r._n 192_o place_v in_o the_o kingdom_n by_o hercules_n 152_o r._n 175_o priapus_n what_o 129_o r._n 149_o promotheus_n the_o explication_n of_o the_o fable_n of_o his_o steal_n of_o fire_n 205_o r._n 231_o his_o eagle_n what_o r._n 11_o lose_v from_o his_o chain_n by_o hercules_n 135_o r._n 155_o proserpina_n her_o rape_n 176_o 177_o r._n 199_o place_n in_o sicily_n dedicate_v to_o she_o 177_o r._n 290_o proteus_n king_n of_o egypt_n 32_o r._n 39_o why_o he_o be_v say_v to_o have_v several_a shape_v ibid._n pyramid_n the_o pyramid_n of_o chemmis_n one_o of_o the_o seven_o wonder_n of_o the_o world_n 32_o r._n 39_o mountain_n like_o pyramid_n 106_o pythagoras_n what_o be_v learn_v from_o egypt_n 51_o r._n 62_o his_o opinion_n of_o the_o metempsychosis_n among_o the_o gaul_n 187_o 188_o r._n 212_o r._n religion_n the_o neglect_v of_o religion_n punish_v the_o calydonian_a boar_n 145_o r._n 167_o remphis_n the_o egyptian_a king_n exceed_v covetous_a 32_o r._n 39_o rhadamanthus_n his_o justice_n act_n son_n 211_o r._n 228_o his_o parent_n 211_o r._n 237_o the_o lawmaker_n in_o crete_n 160_o r._n 183_o rhinoceros_n 99_o r._n 117_o his_o fight_n with_o a_o elephant_n ibid._n rhodes_n divide_v into_o three_o part_n 158_o r._n 182_o the_o great_a deluge_n there_o 200_o r._n 226_o why_o so_o call_v ibid._n rome_n take_v by_o the_o gaul_n 189_o r._n 214_o build_v by_o romulus_n 137_o r._n 159_o s._n sabaean_a arabian_n 107_o r._n 125_o the_o king_n riches_n etc._n etc._n 107_o 108_o r._n 126_o samothracia_n the_o name_n inhabitant_n deluge_n mystery_n temple_n etc._n etc._n 197_o 198_o r._n 200_o 223_o sand_n mountain_n of_o sand_n 106_o r._n 124_o the_o sandy_a desert_n of_o arabia_n 81_o r._n 96_o sardanapalus_n his_o effeminacy_n luxury_n deposition_n death_n 65_o etc._n etc._n r._n 78_o 79_o 81_o saturn_n king_n of_o egypt_n 5_o r._n 9_o saturn_n one_o of_o the_o titan_n 204_o 205_o r._n 231_o kill_v his_o child_n 207_o r._n 233_o overcome_v by_o bacchus_n 122_o r._n 143_o saturn_n the_o brother_n of_o atlas_n 116_o r._n 136_o his_o impiety_n etc._n etc._n ibid._n the_o golden_a age_n of_o saturn_n r._n 23_o satyr_n the_o companion_n of_o bacchus_n 129_o r._n 149_o of_o osiris_n r._n 11_o why_o they_o be_v worship_v 45_o r._n 55_o scorpion_n where_o they_o abound_v 97_o 91_o r._n 114_o semele_n her_o adultery_n with_o jupiter_n and_o how_o she_o be_v consume_v 117_o 118_o r._n 137_o 138_o semiramis_n her_o history_n 55_o 56_o r._n 65_o 66_o her_o journey_n into_o bactria_n r._n 67_o build_v babylon_n 57_o r._n 68_o her_o expedition_n into_o india_n and_o other_o action_n 60_o etc._n etc._n r._n 73_o etc._n etc._n serbon_n the_o lake_n of_o serbon_n very_o dangerous_a 14_o r._n 18_o serpent_n vast_a serpent_n in_o ethiopia_n 100_o 101_o r._n 118_o destroy_v elephant_n 89_o 102_o r._n 104_o the_o great_a serpent_n take_v and_o bring_v to_o alexandria_n 101_o r._n 119_o how_o take_v feed_v and_o make_v tame_a ibid._n serpent_n infest_a khodes_n 201_o r._n 227_o sesostris_n king_n of_o egypt_n 27_o 28_o r._n 30_o 31_o travel_n through_o the_o world_n his_o famous_a act_n 29_o 30_o r._n 34_o 35_o etc._n etc._n sesostris_n the_o second_o how_o cure_v of_o his_o blindness_n 31_o r._n 38_o sicily_n its_o ancient_a name_n 176_o r._n 199_o it_o be_v circuit_n prince_n etc._n etc._n 178_o 179_o r._n 202_o once_o a_o peninsula_n 173_o r._n 197_o silla_n a_o wonderful_a river_n 73_o silenus_n the_o first_o king_n of_o nysa_n 122_o r._n 143_o tutor_n of_o bacchus_n 128_o r._n 148_o sun_n in_o what_o shape_v it_o rise_v among_o the_o arabian_n 108_o r._n 127_o it_o be_v circuit_n and_o course_n 51_o r._n 62_o india_n direct_o subject_a to_o the_o tropic_a of_o capricorn_n 72_o r._n 85_o spectra_n in_o the_o air_n among_o the_o lybian_o 109_o r._n 128_o the_o natural_a reason_n of_o they_o 110_o r._n 129_o sphinx_n 162_o spouse_n in_o the_o baliaries_n prostitute_v at_o the_o nuptial_a feast_n to_o all_o the_o guest_n 183_o r._n 207_o suatue_n 168_o r._n 192_o as_o if_o they_o be_v live_v man_n ibid._n stratagem_n mock-elephant_n make_v by_o semiramis_n 62_o r._n 73_o stymphalia_n the_o devour_a bird_n of_o stymphalick_a lake_n destroy_v by_o herculess_a 133_o r._n 154_o t._n tantalus_n his_o history_n in_o short_a 167_o r._n 191_o taprobana_n a_o description_n of_o the_o island_n and_o of_o the_o inhabitant_n and_o their_o manner_n 90_o 97_o 98_o 99_o r._n 81_o 82_o etc._n etc._n thebes_n in_o egypt_n build_v by_o osiris_n 6_o r._n 9_o theban_n in_o greece_n their_o war_n with_o the_o argive_n 162_o etc._n etc._n r._n 186_o 187._o theseus_n his_o original_a act_n wife_n etc._n etc._n 159_o etc._n etc._n r._n 182_o 183_o thespiadae_fw-la their_o original_a 142_o r._n 163_o drive_a out_o of_o sardinia_n settle_v about_o cuma_n 182_o r._n 206_o titan_n in_o africa_n 113_o r._n 133_o assist_v saturn_n 116_o r._n 136_o be_v root_v out_o by_o bacchus_n 123_o r._n 144_o the_o titan_n in_o crete_n their_o parent_n sister_n etc._n etc._n 204_o 205_o r._n 231_o troglodyte_n their_o manner_n 18_o 98_o 99_o 100_o r._n 115_o 117_o 120_o troy_n take_v by_o hercules_n 143_o 144_o r._n 165_o 166_o 175_o the_o pedigree_n of_o the_o king_n 167_o 168_o r._n 191_o typhon_n the_o giant_n in_o phrygia_n 127_o r._n 234_o tree_n how_o sinnis_n destroy_v man_n by_o bind_a tree_n together_o r._n 182_o they_o that_o sleep_n in_o tree_n 159_o r._n 183_o v._n uchoreus_fw-la king_n of_o egypt_n build_v memphis_n 26_o r._n 32_o 33_o venus_n the_o daughter_n of_o saturn_n 5_o r._n 9_o her_o office_n 208_o r._n 234_o her_o several_a name_n 211_o r._n 237_o her_o magnificent_a temple_n in_o sicily_n 172_o r._n 196_o vesuvius_n mount_v vesuvius_n in_o campania_n vomit_v fire_n 138_o r._n 159_o virgin_n a_o monstrous_a virgin_n in_o scythia_n 76_o r._n 89_o vulcan_n the_o inventor_n of_o fire_n 5_o r._n 8_o where_o he_o be_v worship_v 209_o r._n 235_o w._n write_v from_o the_o top_n of_o the_o leaf_n downward_o in_o tapribana_n 83_o r._n 98_o wine_n make_v of_o barley_n find_v out_o by_o osiris_n 8_o r._n 10_o x._o xerxes_n his_o innumerable_a army_n 56_o r._n 66_o y._n year_n a_o account_n of_o the_o egyptian_a year_n 26_o r._n 32_o the_o greek_n great_a year_n 78_o r._n 92_o the_o lunar_a year_n of_o 30_o day_n 12_o r._n 15_o the_o year_n of_o 4_o month_n ibid._n z._n zythus_n a_o drink_n of_o barley_n 127_o r._n 147_o a_o table_n of_o the_o principal_a matter_n in_o the_o last_o ten_o book_n of_o diodorus_n the_o sicilian_a contain_v his_o mythology_n note_v the_o first_o figure_n of_o this_o table_n refer_v to_o the_o page_n of_o this_o book_n and_o the_o last_o figure_n with_o r._n before_o they_o refer_v to_o the_o page_n of_o rhodomannus_n edition_n place_v in_o the_o margin_n of_o this_o book_n a._n a_o gathocles_n his_o butchery_n in_o sicily_n 687_o r._n 770_o abderite_n almost_o all_o cut_v off_o by_o the_o treballian_n 423_o r._n 476_o deliver_v by_o chabrias_n ibid._n acarnanians_n their_o
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r._n 769_o aegesta_n whole_o destroy_v and_o raze_v 687_o r._n 770_o aeginean_n be_v subdue_v by_o the_o athenian_n 256_o r._n 283_o expel_v by_o the_o athenian_n 281_o r._n 309_o aegium_n take_v and_o raze_v by_o aristodemus_n 637_o r._n 707_o aegppt_v their_o defection_n from_o the_o persian_n 252_o r._n 279_o the_o two_o persian_a expedition_n against_o they_o 254_o 255_o r._n 280_o 281_o 282_o they_o assist_v evagoras_n against_o artaxerxes_n mnemon_n 410_o r._n 460_o king_n acovis_n league_n with_o gaius_n against_o the_o persian_n 413_o 462_o king_n tachus_n his_o war_n with_o artaxerxes_n 473_o r._n 504_o they_o revolt_v from_o tachus_n and_o tachus_n restore_v by_o agesilaus_n 474_o r._n 506_o revolt_v from_o artaxerxes_n ocus_n 496_o r._n 531_o gain_v by_o alexander_n m._n 542_o r._n 588_o ptolemy_n province_n 591_o r._n 628_o 648_o aequi_n conquer_a by_o the_o roman_n 289_o r._n 319_o 786_o aetna_n the_o city_n aetna_n first_o call_v eunesia_n 254_o r._n 281_o aetolian_n 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277_o r._n 305_o etc._n etc._n their_o expedition_n into_o sicily_n 284_o 285_o r._n 313_o 314_o their_o fight_n and_o rout_n in_o the_o battle_n with_o the_o beotian_o 290_o r._n 321_o their_o expedition_n into_o thrace_n against_o brasidias_n 292_o r._n 323_o their_o cruelty_n with_o the_o scyonian_o ibid._n their_o second_o expedition_n into_o sicily_n 300_o 227_o r._n 328_o 332_o they_o besiege_v syracuse_n 302_o r._n 334_o their_o victory_n at_o sea_n 303_o r._n 335_o beat_v at_o sea_n 307_o r._n 339_o their_o ruin_n in_o sicily_n 307_o r._n 340_o and_o their_o misery_n there_o 314_o r._n 347_o the_o government_n of_o 400_o in_o athens_n 315_o r._n 348_o be_v overcome_v by_o the_o lacedaemonian_n ibid._n their_o victory_n against_o callicratides_n 349_o r._n 385_o their_o unjust_a judgement_n against_o their_o captain_n 350_o r._n 386_o their_o ruin_n at_o egos_n potamos_n 352_o
lamian_a war_n 578_o r._n 633_o elis_n conquer_a by_o telephorus_fw-la 648_o r._n 719_o epaminondas_n his_o praise_n 424_o r._n 477_o the_o theban_a general_n 430_o r._n 484_o his_o valour_n in_o the_o battle_n at_o leuctra_n 435_o r._n 490_o rebuild_v messina_n 435_o r._n 491_o besieges_n corinth_n 436_o r._n 493_o preserve_v the_o army_n 437_o r._n 494_o his_o act_n in_o peloponnesus_n his_o other_o act_n 441_o 443_o 362_o r._n 498_o 500_o 401_o his_o valour_n at_o mantinaea_n and_o death_n wound_n 445_o r._n 503_o be_v a_o pythagorean_n and_o fellow-schollar_n with_o philip_n king_n of_o macedon_n 477_o r._n 510_o regardless_o of_o augury_n 430_o r._n 484_o 485_o his_o say_n at_o the_o time_n he_o lie_v a_o die_a 445_o r._n 503_o ephori_fw-la the_o great_a court_n at_o sparta_n that_o overrule_v the_o king_n 639_o r._n 709_o epidamnus_n the_o sedition_n there_o 275_o r._n 303_o evagoras_n endeavour_n to_o recover_v all_o cyprus_n 399_o r._n 447_o his_o war_n with_o artaxerxes_n 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
21._o s_o 3_o 4._o 74â—_n send_v to_o seleucus_n to_o have_v demetrius_n kill_v we_o 10._o 749_o lucius_n asellius_n a_o prudent_a governor_n of_o sicily_n his_o praise_n l_o 36._o s_o 8_o 9_o 776_o m._n mynderidye_n the_o syberite_n his_o state_n and_o grandeur_n l_o 6._o s_o 19_o 743_o myso_n one_o of_o the_o seven_o wise_a man_n l_o 6._o s_o 25._o 744_o messina_n the_o citizen_n murder_v by_o the_o mamertine_n receive_v as_o friend_n l_o 21._o s_o 9_o 749_o metellus_n quintus_fw-la son_n of_o metellus_n his_o great_a love_n to_o his_o father_n and_o care_v to_o have_v he_o restore_v from_o banishment_n l_o 36._o s_o 3._o 775_o mucius_n scaevola_n see_v scevola_n 776_o mithridates_n his_o clemency_n towards_o the_o roman_a soldier_n and_o his_o success_n in_o asia_n l_o 37._o s_o 5_o 6._o 777_o his_o war_n with_o the_o rhodian_o ib._n 778_o n._n numa_n pompilius_n l_o 6._o s_o 17._o 743_o nearchus_n the_o tyrant_n of_o elis_n how_o he_o be_v use_v by_o zeno_n see_v zeno_n 747_o nabis_n king_n of_o lacedaemon_n his_o murder_n of_o pelops_n the_o son_n of_o lycurgus_n and_o his_o other_o cruelty_n l_o 26._o s_o 12._o 754_o p._n paulus_n emilius_n his_o praise_n l_o 26._o s_o 42_o 57_o 61._o 758_o his_o death_n and_o praise_n l_o 26._o s_o 61._o 760_o pittachus_n one_o of_o the_o seven_o wise_a man_n l_o 6._o s_o 27_o 28._o 744_o pleminius_n king_n of_o thrace_n his_o beastly_a cruelty_n l_o 26._o s_o 14._o 754_o polychares_n see_v eucephnus_n 742_o pythagoras_n l_o 6._o s_o 36._o 745_o the_o 〈…〉_o dness_n of_o the_o pythagorian_n one_o to_o another_o l_o 6._o s_o 37._o other_o matter_n concern_v they_o l_o 6._o s_o 38_o 39_o 40_o 41_o 42._o polycrates_n king_n of_o samos_n his_o cruelty_n towards_o the_o lydian_n that_o flee_v to_o he_o l_o 6._o s_o 54._o 747_o pyrrhus_n plunder_v egeas_fw-la in_o macedonia_n his_o soldier_n rifle_v the_o sepulcher_n of_o the_o former_a king_n l_o 22._o s_o 6._o 750_o proserpina_n her_o temple_n rob_v by_o pleminius_n the_o roman_a governor_n of_o locris_n l_o 26._o s_o 14._o 754_o the_o effect_n of_o it_o ibid._n philip_n king_n of_o macedon_n his_o act_n l_o 26._o s_o 21_o 22_o 23_o 24_o 25._o 756_o perseus_n son_n of_o philip_n king_n of_o macedon_n procure_v his_o brother_n demetrius_n to_o be_v murder_v by_o his_o father_n see_v demetrius_n 758_o his_o cruelty_n s_o 46._o 759_o his_o other_o act_n be_v 56_o 58._o his_o covetousness_n s_o 59_o 760_o ptolemy_n philometer_n drive_v out_o of_o his_o kingdom_n flee_v to_o rome_n l_o 26._o s_o 70._o 762_o meet_v kind_o by_o demetrius_n ibid._n prusias_n king_n of_o bythinnia_n rob_v the_o temple_n of_o pergamus_n l_o 26._o s_o 81._o 764_o the_o punishment_n of_o his_o army_n both_o by_o sea_n and_o land_n ibid._n hate_a by_o his_o subject_n l_o 26._o s_o 90._o 766_o philip_n father_n of_o alexander_n his_o act_n l_o 26._o s_o 83._o 765_o pumpeius_n quintus_fw-la his_o act_n at_o the_o siege_n of_o lagnetum_n l_o 26._o s_o 106._o 769_o ptolemy_n phiscon_n his_o cruelty_n to_o his_o wife_n and_o sister_n cleopatra_n in_o murder_v she_o and_o his_o son_n memphites_n l_o 26._o s_o 103._o 768_o pompaedius_n general_n of_o the_o martian_n his_o rash_a design_n to_o beset_v the_o senate-house_n with_o 10_o thousand_o man_n l_o 37._o s_o 1._o 734_o dissuade_v by_o caius_n domitius_n ibid._n pompeius_n cn._n the_o great_a his_o commendation_n l_o 37._o s_o 14_o 18._o 779_o poscription_n in_o rome_n a_o instance_n of_o a_o remarkable_a example_n in_o the_o punishment_n of_o one_o that_o glory_v over_o other_o and_o at_o last_o read_v his_o own_o name_n in_o the_o list_n l_o 37._o s_o 17._o 778_o r._n romulus_n silvius_n kill_v by_o a_o thunderbolt_n l_o 6._o s_o 9_o 742_o romulus_n and_o remus_n l_o 6._o s_o 13._o ibid._n rhegium_n the_o people_n there_o all_o kill_v by_o decius_n and_o his_o garrison_n of_o campanian_o l_o 22._o s_o 1._o 750_o roman_n their_o clemency_n towards_o the_o conquer_a l_o 26._o s_o 62._o 760_o the_o degeneration_n of_o their_o manner_n lâ—6_n â—6_z s_o 4._o 775_o s._n sylla_n his_o commondation_n l_o 37._o s_o 〈◊〉_d 777_o the_o murder_n and_o slaughter_n in_o rome_n by_o syllâ—_n l_o 37._o s_o 8_o 16._o 778_o 780_o rob_v the_o temple_n to_o carry_v on_o the_o war_n in_o italy_n s_o 10._o 779_o salmoneus_n defy_v jupiter_n l_o 6._o s_o 4._o 741_o syberite_n their_o luxury_n l_o 6._o s_o 19_o 743_o solon_n l_o 6._o s_o 24._o 744_o servius_n tullius_n his_o praise_n reign_v 44_o year_n l_o 6._o s_o 35._o 745_o sicily_n p._n clodius_n his_o act_n in_o sicily_n l_o 24._o s_o 1._o 752_o hieronymus_n king_n of_o sicily_n murder_v by_o his_o subject_n l_o 26._o s_o 7._o 754_o the_o servile_a war_n l_o 34._o s_o 1_o 2_o 3_o 4_o 5_o 6_o 7_o 8_o 11._o 770_o the_o cruelty_n of_o the_o slave_n l_o 36._o s_o 1._o 775_o scipio_n his_o humanity_n to_o syphax_n king_n of_o numidia_n his_o prisoner_n and_o his_o other_o act_n l_o 26_o s_o 15_o 16_o 17_o 18_o 19_o 20_o 755_o his_o praise_n scipio_n the_o son_n 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33._o 782_o send_v commissioner_n to_o marius_n to_o crave_v pardon_n for_o his_o crime_n ibid._n seize_v jugurtha_n and_o deliver_v he_o bind_v and_o by_o that_o mean_v buy_v his_o safety_n ibid._n c._n caria_n assign_v to_o the_o rhodian_o s_o 10._o 779_o carthaginian_n deliver_v themselves_o and_o country_n to_o the_o roman_n s_z 27._o 780_o they_o be_v in_o great_a consternation_n ibid._n celtiberian_n treat_v for_o peace_n s_o 26._o ibid._n cretan_n declare_v friend_n to_o the_o senate_n s_z 35_o 783_o they_o be_v command_v to_o send_v in_o all_o their_o ship_n ibid._n be_v divide_v about_o it_o and_o stir_v up_o the_o people_n to_o sedition_n ibid._n d._n demetrius_n send_v the_o senate_n a_o crown_n of_o great_a value_n s_o 25._o 780_o e._n egypt_n a_o excellent_a country_n s_o 32._o 782_o eumenes_n present_v with_o a_o ivory_n chariot_n s_o 16._o 779_o f._n flamininus_n send_v to_o rome_n discharge_v the_o italian_a servant_n s_z 3._o 782_o he_o treat_v with_o antiochus_n his_o 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