The universal anthology, a collection of the best literature, with biographical and explanatory notes, ed. by R. Garnett, L. Vallée, A. Brandl. Imperial ed, 4 tomasRichard Garnett 1899 |
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... Brennus and Acichorius com- manded the army destined to attack Poonia ; while Bolgius marched against the Macedonians and Illyrians , and engaged in conflict with Ptolemy , then king of Macedonia . It was this Ptolemy who first sought ...
... Brennus and Acichorius com- manded the army destined to attack Poonia ; while Bolgius marched against the Macedonians and Illyrians , and engaged in conflict with Ptolemy , then king of Macedonia . It was this Ptolemy who first sought ...
340 psl.
... Brennus , at public assemblies and in private as- semblies with the leading men , energetically urges an expedi- tion against Greece , pointing to the present weakness of Greece , to the wealth of her public treasures , and to the still ...
... Brennus , at public assemblies and in private as- semblies with the leading men , energetically urges an expedi- tion against Greece , pointing to the present weakness of Greece , to the wealth of her public treasures , and to the still ...
341 psl.
... Brennus was no fool , and had , for a barbarian , a pretty notion of strategy . Accordingly , that very night he dispatched a force , not to the places where the old bridges had stood , but lower down the river , in order that they ...
... Brennus was no fool , and had , for a barbarian , a pretty notion of strategy . Accordingly , that very night he dispatched a force , not to the places where the old bridges had stood , but lower down the river , in order that they ...
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... Brennus himself cared little about Heraclea , but was bent on dislodging the enemy from the passes , and penetrating into the interior of Greece , south of Thermopylæ . He had been informed by deserters of the strength of the Greek ...
... Brennus himself cared little about Heraclea , but was bent on dislodging the enemy from the passes , and penetrating into the interior of Greece , south of Thermopylæ . He had been informed by deserters of the strength of the Greek ...
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... Brennus now stood in terror of the Greeks , and were perplexed as to the future , seeing that their enterprise made no progress . But it occurred to Brennus that if he could force the Etolians to return home to Ætolia , his operations ...
... Brennus now stood in terror of the Greeks , and were perplexed as to the future , seeing that their enterprise made no progress . But it occurred to Brennus that if he could force the Etolians to return home to Ætolia , his operations ...
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accusers Achæans Acichorius Adonis Agave Alcibiades Alexander Aratus Aristophanes army asked Athenians Athenogenes Athens Bacchus barbarians battle begin the dirge Bitinna born Brennus called cavalry Charicles citizens Cleobule Cleombrotus Clitus Craterus Cyrus dead death decree defend Demosthenes Dinarchus Dionysius divine door drink Eacus earth enemy Epaminondas Eschines evil eyes fair fate father fear fortune friends give gods Greece Greek ground Gyllis hands hath hear heart heaven Hellenic honor horse Ichthyophagi Kadmus king Lacedæmonians live look Macedonian Machanidas magnanimous means Meletus mind mother Nearchus never night once peace Pentheus Persian persons Philopomen philosophy Plato poet Polycles Praxinoë punishment received replied sailed sent ships slave Socrates Sophilos Sosilas soul Spartan speak speech stades tell Thebans Thebes thee things thou Tissaphernes truth tyrant wine words wretched Xanthias ye Sicilian Muses youth Zeus
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