The Sixth Great Oriental Monarchy: Or the Geography, History, & Antiquities of ParthiaLongmans, 1873 - 458 страници |
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... offered by a satrap to an Asiatic subject that stirred up the Parthians to their revolt.2 The story may not be true ; but its currency shows of what conduct towards those under their government 1 On the views and intentions of Alexander ...
... offered by a satrap to an Asiatic subject that stirred up the Parthians to their revolt.2 The story may not be true ; but its currency shows of what conduct towards those under their government 1 On the views and intentions of Alexander ...
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... offered a strenuous re- sistance to Alexander ( Arr . iv . 1-22 ) . 4 Bactria was made generally a sort of royal appanage . It was conferred by Cyrus on his second son , Smerdis ( Ctes . Exc . Pers . § 8 ) . In the reign of Xerxes it ...
... offered a strenuous re- sistance to Alexander ( Arr . iv . 1-22 ) . 4 Bactria was made generally a sort of royal appanage . It was conferred by Cyrus on his second son , Smerdis ( Ctes . Exc . Pers . § 8 ) . In the reign of Xerxes it ...
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... offered a gross insult to one of them , whereupon , as they could not brook the indignity , they took five men into counsel , and with their aid slew the insolent one . They then induced their nation to revolt from the Macedonians and ...
... offered a gross insult to one of them , whereupon , as they could not brook the indignity , they took five men into counsel , and with their aid slew the insolent one . They then induced their nation to revolt from the Macedonians and ...
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... offering an insu- perable obstacle to transit , the line of communication has to cling to the flanks of the mountain chain , the narrow strip between the mountains and the desert- rarely ten miles in width - being alone traversable ...
... offering an insu- perable obstacle to transit , the line of communication has to cling to the flanks of the mountain chain , the narrow strip between the mountains and the desert- rarely ten miles in width - being alone traversable ...
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... offered a vigorous resistance to his attack ; and , in the war which fol- lowed , each side had in turn the advantage ; but 1 Strab . xi . 11 , § 2. Mithridates is not named by Strabo , but must have been the conqueror , as the ...
... offered a vigorous resistance to his attack ; and , in the war which fol- lowed , each side had in turn the advantage ; but 1 Strab . xi . 11 , § 2. Mithridates is not named by Strabo , but must have been the conqueror , as the ...
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