The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthagininas, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians, and Grecians, Volume 6Collins and Company, 1820 |
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... present to her husband Demetrius , and accompanied with letters which she herself had written to him . The Rhodians sent the whole , and even the letters , to Ptolemy , which exceedingly exasperated De- metrius . In this proceeding ...
... present to her husband Demetrius , and accompanied with letters which she herself had written to him . The Rhodians sent the whole , and even the letters , to Ptolemy , which exceedingly exasperated De- metrius . In this proceeding ...
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... present month of May should be deemed the month of March , and afterwards that of October ; and Demetrius , by this rare invention , was duly initiated , without infringing the cus- toms and ceremonials prescribed by the law . But , of ...
... present month of May should be deemed the month of March , and afterwards that of October ; and Demetrius , by this rare invention , was duly initiated , without infringing the cus- toms and ceremonials prescribed by the law . But , of ...
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... present in one view , and who alone determines at his will the fate of all the kingdoms and empires of the world ! -But it is now time for us to re- sume the thread of our history . a Onias , the first of that name , and high priest of ...
... present in one view , and who alone determines at his will the fate of all the kingdoms and empires of the world ! -But it is now time for us to re- sume the thread of our history . a Onias , the first of that name , and high priest of ...
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... present at the nuptials of one of the sons of Glaucias , with whom he had been brought up . The Molossians , taking advantage of his absence , revolted a second time , drove all his friends out of the kingdom , seized all his treasures ...
... present at the nuptials of one of the sons of Glaucias , with whom he had been brought up . The Molossians , taking advantage of his absence , revolted a second time , drove all his friends out of the kingdom , seized all his treasures ...
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... presents at their departure , which he accom- panied with all imaginable marks of honour . The loss of Cyprus was soon succeeded by that of Tyre and Sidon ; and Seleucus dispossessed him of Cilicia on an- other side . Thus , in a very ...
... presents at their departure , which he accom- panied with all imaginable marks of honour . The loss of Cyprus was soon succeeded by that of Tyre and Sidon ; and Seleucus dispossessed him of Cilicia on an- other side . Thus , in a very ...
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Page 117 - And in the end of years they shall join themselves together ; for the king's daughter of the south shall come to the king of the north to make an agreement : but she shall not retain the power of the arm ; neither shall he stand, nor his arm : but she shall be given up, and they that brought her, and he that begat her, and he that strengthened her in these times.
Page 110 - Also I in the first year of Darius the Mede, even I, stood to confirm and to strengthen him. "And now will I shew thee the truth. Behold, there shall stand up yet three kings in Persia; and the fourth shall be far richer than they all : and by his strength through his riches he shall stir up all against the realm of Grecia.
Page 119 - And shall also carry captives into Egypt their gods, with their princes, and with their precious vessels of silver and of gold; and he shall continue more years than the king of the north.
Page 110 - And the king of the south shall be strong, and one of his princes; and he shall be strong above him, and have dominion; his dominion shall be a great dominion.
Page 110 - And when he shall stand up, his kingdom shall be broken, and shall be divided toward the four winds of heaven; and not to his posterity, nor according to his dominion which he ruled: for his kingdom shall be plucked up, even for others beside those.
Page 126 - ... the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will.