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sythian_o p._n 16_o cyrus_n
and_o amulius_n p._n 503_o o_o octavius_n take_v perseus_n with_o his_o two_o son_n p._n 413_o olympias_n guilty_a of_o her_o husband_n philip_n death_n 144._o her_o great_a fortitude_n at_o her_o death_n p._n 234_o olinthus_n sack_v by_o mardonius_n p._n 53_o orthanes_n p._n 18_o otho_n salvius_n p._n 540_o ovid_n banish_v by_o augustus_n caesar_n p._n 529_o p_o parmenio_n and_o philotas_n kill_v by_o alexander_n p._n 185_o parnassus_n hill_n p._n 336_o the_o parthian_n take_v pompey_n part_n p._n 497_o the_o parthian_n war_n with_o the_o roman_n p._n 495_o the_o parthian_a king_n common_o parricide_n p._n 496_o pacorus_n slay_v by_o the_o roman_n and_o his_o father_n immoderate_a lamentation_n for_o he_o ibid._n the_o parthian_n original_a and_o name_n p._n 477_o pausanias_n affect_v the_o kingdom_n be_v condemn_v p._n 57_o pausanias_n another_o of_o that_o name_n killed_z king_n philip_z p._n 142_o perdiccas_n his_o undaunted_a courage_n p._n 211_o pericles_n give_v his_o field_n 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achilles_n kill_v by_o orestes_n p._n 269_o pyrrhus_n slay_v by_o a_o stone_n from_o the_o wall_n of_o his_o enemy_n p._n 348_o pythagoras_n breed_v up_o in_o the_o learning_n of_o the_o egyptian_n 291._o pythagoras_n house_n esteem_v as_o a_o temple_n p._n 293_o q_n qvintilius_fw-la caesar_n p._n 557_o r_o religion_n protect_v better_a than_o arm_n p._n 164_o rhea_n a_o vestal_a virgin_n p._n 503_o romulus_n and_o remus_n nourish_v by_o a_o she_o wolf_n ibid._n rome_n build_v by_o romulus_n p._n 505_o the_o roman_n will_v destroy_v annibal_n by_o treachery_n 388._o the_o art_n of_o the_o roman_n and_o how_o they_o do_v arise_v unto_o the_o sovereignty_n of_o the_o world_n be_v excellent_o describe_v in_o that_o speech_n of_o mtthridates_n in_o the_o eight_o and_o thirty_o book_n of_o this_o history_n roxane_n with_o her_o son_n kill_v by_o cassander_n p._n 237_o saint_n the_o sabbath_n and_o the_o religion_n of_o the_o day_n among_o the_o jew_n 429._o sandracottus_n from_o a_o mean_a original_a advance_v to_o the_o height_n of_o regal_a majesty_n p._n 242_o sardanapalus_n his_o effeminate_a life_n and_o manly_a death_n p._n 6._o 7_o the_o scipio_n accustom_v to_o overcome_v the_o carthaginian_n p._n 396_o scylla_n and_o charybdis_n p._n 74_o the_o scythian_n the_o most_o ancient_a of_o all_o nation_n 26._o they_o found_v the_o parthian_a and_o bactrian_a kingdom_n 28._o they_o subdue_v asia_n 31._o and_o be_v subdue_v themselves_o by_o alexander_n the_o great_a p._n 186_o seleucus_n and_o his_o posterity_n after_o he_o have_v all_o the_o sign_n of_o a_o anchor_n on_o their_o thigh_n p._n 241_o seleucus_n slay_v by_o the_o treachery_n of_o ptolemy_n p._n 258_o seleucus_n another_o of_o that_o name_n slay_v by_o his_o own_o mother_n p._n 465_o seleucus_n another_o of_o that_o name_n kill_v by_o a_o fall_n from_o his_o horse_n p._n 362_o semiramis_n kill_v by_o she_o own_o son_n p._n 6_o severus_n caesar_n p._n 570_o sergius_n galba_n p._n 539_o septimius_n severus_n p._n 566_o sicily_n the_o description_n of_o it_o 73._o no_o land_n more_o fruitful_a of_o tyrant_n p._n 75_o sidon_n so_o call_v from_o the_o abundance_n of_o fish_n p._n 267_o silvanus_n caesar_n p._n 593_o solon_n law_n p._n 38_o sophocles_n a_o writer_n of_o tragedy_n the_o general_n of_o the_o athenian_n p._n 69_o sosthenes_n defend_v the_o macedon_n against_o the_o gaul_n p._n 335_o the_o courage_n of_o the_o woman_n of_o sparta_n p._n 347_o strato_n king_n of_o the_o tyrian_n p._n 268_o sulpitius_n fight_v against_o perseus_n p._n 412_o sybares_n be_v by_o cyrus_n make_v governor_n of_o the_o persian_n p._n 13_o the_o syrian_a king_n derive_v their_o original_a from_o semiramis_n p._n 427_o t_o tacitus_n caesar_n p._n 579_o tanais_n king_n of_o the_o scythian_n p._n 4_o the_o tarentins_n descend_v from_o the_o lacedaemonian_n p._n 288_o theodosius_n caesar_n p._n 602_o thrasibulus_n overcome_v the_o tyrant_n p._n 95_o tigranes_n overcome_v by_o lucullus_n p._n 475_o tigris_n a_o river_n in_o armenia_n p._n 493_o in_o what_o place_n the_o giant_n make_v their_o war_n against_o heaven_n p._n 518_o titus_n vespasian_n p._n 545_o trajan_n the_o emperor_n p._n 553_o titus_n vespasian_n the_o father_n of_o titus_n vespasian_n p._n 542_o the_o drum_n call_v in_o latin_a tympanum_fw-la the_o sign_n of_o fight_n among_o the_o parthian_n p._n 480_o the_o athenian_a tyrant_n slay_v p._n 96_o tyrus_n a_o city_n famous_a before_o the_o destruction_n of_o troy_n 267._o tyrus_n be_v take_v by_o alexander_n the_o citizen_n be_v all_o fasten_v to_o the_o cross_n and_o the_o reason_n of_o it_o p._n 269_o triptolemus_n find_v out_o the_o use_n of_o corn_n p._n 36_o tyrtaeus_n the_o lame_a poet_n with_o his_o verse_n incense_v the_o lacedaemonian_n to_o the_o war_n p._n 67_o tyssaphernes_n the_o lieutenant_n of_o darius_n p._n 83_o theramenes_n kill_v p._n 93_o turnus_n slay_v by_o aeneas_n p._n 502_o thomyris_n queen_n of_o the_o scythian_n overthrow_v cyrus_n p._n 16_o v_n valentinian_n caesar_n p._n 598_o valens_n caesar_n p._n 600_o valerius_n levinus_n overcome_v by_o pyrrhus_n p._n 264_o the_o venetian_n descend_v of_o the_o trojan_n p._n 287_o ventidius_n his_o two_o first_o happy_a encounter_n against_o the_o parthian_n p._n 495_o virgil_n belove_v by_o augustus_n p._n 528_o verona_n build_v by_o the_o gaul_n 294._o so_o be_v also_o vincentia_fw-la ibid._n virus_n gallus_n caesar_n p._n 573_o vexores_fw-la king_n of_o egypt_n p._n 4_o virgin_n to_o marry_v without_o portion_n by_o lycurgus_n law_n p._n 63_o x_o xerxes_n make_v king_n p._n 44_o xerxes_n beat_v at_o thermopylae_n by_o leonidas_n p._n 48_o xerxes_n burn_v athens_n p._n 49_o xerxes_n make_v war_n with_o the_o god_n p._n 49_o xerxes_n first_o of_o all_o subdue_v the_o jew_n p._n 430_o 431_o xerxes_n fly_v from_o greece_n in_o a_o fishers-boat_n p._n 52_o z_o zopyrus_n his_o memorable_a act_n p._n 21_o zopyron_n the_o lieuteant_n of_o alexander_n the_o great_a utter_o overthrow_v by_o the_o scythian_n p._n 182_o zoroastres_n find_v out_o the_o art_n of_o magic_n p._n 4._o he_o be_v king_n of_o the_o bactrian_n and_o overcome_v and_o slay_v by_o ninus_n ibid._n the_o end_n of_o the_o table_n errata_fw-la the_o error_n commit_v in_o the_o press_n may_v be_v thus_o correct_v p._n 13_o l._n 21_o r._n back_o into_o p._n 15_o l._n 3_o r._n he_o show_v p._n 26_o l._n 11_o blot_v out_o either_o p._n 30_o l._n 6_o r._n the_o p._n 31_o l._n 2_o r._n whence_o p._n 38_o l._n 28_o r._n nightly_a p._n 41_o l._n 19_o r._n author_n of_o not_o p._n 47_o l._n 13_o r._n stand_v to_o it_o p._n 51_o l._n 15_o r._n take_v p._n 65_o l._n 1_o blot_v out_o they_o p._n 78_o l._n 8_o r._n that_o p._n 88_o l._n 25_o r._n that_o p._n 91_o l._n 16_o r._n house_n p._n 115_o l._n 12_o r._n in_o the_o same_o l._n 17_o r._n sepulture_n p._n 122_o l._n 14_o blot_v out_o now_o p._n 145_o r._n he_o p._n 46_o l._n 4_o r._n joy_v in_o p._n 148_o l._n 2_o r._n one_o hundred_o and_o fifteen_o p._n 162_o l._n 25_o blot_v out_o and_o p._n 165_o l._n 24_o blot_v out_o of_o it_o p._n 166_o l._n 9_o r._n who_o p._n 174_o l._n 25_o r._n give_v he_o he_o p._n 180_o l._n 20_o r._n home_n p._n 193_o l._n 9_o blot_v out_o their_o body_n p._n 200_o l._n 15_o r._n bouse_n p._n 207_o l._n 2_o r._n lament_v l._n 6_o r._n live_v until_o that_o p._n 220_o l._n 13_o r._n big_a p._n 252_o l._n 25_o blot_v out_o in_o p._n 292_o l._n 16_o blot_v out_o both_o p._n 318_o l._n 19_o r._n pursue_v p._n 321_o l._n 28_o r._n lest_o p._n 322_o l._n 24_o r._n stander_n by_o p._n 329_o l._n 10_o r._n court_n p._n 331_o l._n 26_o blot_v out_o and_o p._n 339_o l._n 22_o r._n begin_v p._n 340_o l._n 8_o blot_v out_o laugh_v p._n 345_o l._n 7_o r._n king_n p._n 351_o l._n 28_o r._n of_o his_o age_n p._n 353_o l._n 19_o r._n this_o p._n 358_o l._n 25_o r._n so_o much_o p._n 359_o l._n 17_o r._n vanquish_v p._n 360_o l._n 30_o r._n and_o p._n 365_o l._n 19_o r._n they_o proceed_v p._n 365_o l._n 26_o r._n mortar_n p._n 372_o l._n 22_o r._n round_o about_o p._n 375_o l._n 6_o blot_v out_o howsoever_o p._n 397_o l._n 15_o r._n benefit_n p._n 409_o l._n 5_o r._n stow_v p._n 414_o l._n 8_o blot_v out_o hardly_o p._n 445_o l._n 4_o blot_v out_o both_o p._n 447_o l._n 1_o blot_v out_o that_o ibid._n r._n for_o they_o p._n 447_o l._n 2_o blot_v out_o who_o p._n 448_o l._n 6_o r._n then_o those_o who_o have_v p._n 455_o l._n 13_o r._n but_o he_o p._n 459_o l._n 3_o r._n way_n p._n 513_o l._n 1_o blot_v out_o it_o be_v p._n 558_o l._n 1_o r._n antoninus_n pius_n p._n 514_o l._n 19_o r._n vermilion_a ibid._n l._n 17_o r._n lead_v