The history of Greece, continued to the death of Alexander the great by R.A. Davenport, Volume 81835 |
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... Bactria and Sog- diana . Measures of Bessus . Alexander opens the Campaign . Bessus retires over the Oxus . He is ... Bactria , and , subsequently , Sog- diana . Death of Spitamenes . End of the second Campaign ... Page 41 CHAPTER LVI ...
... Bactria and Sog- diana . Measures of Bessus . Alexander opens the Campaign . Bessus retires over the Oxus . He is ... Bactria , and , subsequently , Sog- diana . Death of Spitamenes . End of the second Campaign ... Page 41 CHAPTER LVI ...
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... Bactria , Brazas , satrap of Arachosia , and Nabarzanes , the comman- der of the royal cavalry body guard , had conspired to dethrone their sovereign , had been joined by other officers of note , and had carried their purpose into ...
... Bactria , Brazas , satrap of Arachosia , and Nabarzanes , the comman- der of the royal cavalry body guard , had conspired to dethrone their sovereign , had been joined by other officers of note , and had carried their purpose into ...
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... Bactrians and the Persian troops which had retreated into Bactria , was promised the formidable aid of his Scythian neighbours , and doubtless was in expectation of efficient assistance from other quarters . Alexander had already ...
... Bactrians and the Persian troops which had retreated into Bactria , was promised the formidable aid of his Scythian neighbours , and doubtless was in expectation of efficient assistance from other quarters . Alexander had already ...
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William Mitford. Bactria was postponed , though to give no breathing time to the competitor for the throne was mani- festly an object of paramount importance . Ancient writers are silent as to the cause of this change . It is probable ...
William Mitford. Bactria was postponed , though to give no breathing time to the competitor for the throne was mani- festly an object of paramount importance . Ancient writers are silent as to the cause of this change . It is probable ...
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... Bactrian horse , he was now returned to his satrapy , and had prevailed upon the people to run the risk of a second insur- rection . Thinking it unnecessary to act in person against the insurgents , Alexander entrusted the task of ...
... Bactrian horse , he was now returned to his satrapy , and had prevailed upon the people to run the risk of a second insur- rection . Thinking it unnecessary to act in person against the insurgents , Alexander entrusted the task of ...
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Page 195 - The accuracy with which they attend to the diurnal variations of the tide is very remarkable, calculating the times of the ebb with such nicety, that they are seldom mistaken even when they have some miles to walk to the beach. In the same way, they always secure their retreat from these chosen spots in such a manner as never to be ! surprised and drowned by the returning tide. With respect to fish, it is equally certain that they often prefer it to their best pastures. It is not less remarkable...
Page 197 - The ship brought up as suddenly and violently as if she had struck a rock, and trembled for a few seconds like a leaf.
Page 197 - In less than two or three seconds he came up again, about the length of the ship off, and made directly for us, at the rate of about three knots. The ship was then going with about the same velocity. His appearance and attitude gave us at first no alarm; but while I stood watching his movements, and observing him but a ship's length off, coming down for us with...
Page 118 - It generally begins with violent blasts of wind, which are succeeded by floods of rain. For some hours lightning is seen almost without intermission, sometimes it only illuminates the sky, and shows the clouds, near the horizon ; at others it discovers the distant hills, and again leaves all in darkness, when in an instant it re-appears in vivid and successive flashes, and exhibits the nearest objects in all the brightness of day. During all this time the distant thunder never ceases to roll, and...
Page 197 - I stood watching his movements and observing him, but a ship's length off, coming down for us with great celerity, I involuntarily ordered the boy at the helm to put it hard up, intending to sheer off and avoid him. The words were scarcely out of my mouth before he came down upon us at full speed, and struck the ship with his head just forward of the fore chains.
Page 118 - June, but gets later as we advance towards the north. Its approach is announced by vast masses of clouds that rise from the Indian Ocean, and advance towards the north-east, gathering and thickening as they approach the land.
Page 118 - Its approach is announced by vast masses of clouds that rise from the Indian Ocean, and advance towards the north-east, gathering and thickening as they approach the land. After some threatening days, the sky assumes a troubled appearance in the evenings, and the monsoon in general sets in during the night.
Page 198 - He was enveloped in the foam of the sea, that his continual and violent thrashing about in the water had created around him, and I could distinctly see him smite his jaws together, as if distracted with rage and fury. He remained a short time in this situation, and then started off with great velocity, across the bows of the ship, to windward.
Page 99 - We are content with discord, we are content with alarms, we are content with blood, but we will never be content with a master."!
Page 183 - ... moment we were imperceptibly covered with innumerable atoms of small sand, which getting into our eyes, mouths, and nostrils, caused excessive irritation attended with extreme thirst, that was increased in no small degree by the intense heat of the sun. On questioning my Brahooe guide who, though a perfectly wild savage, had more local knowledge than any other person of the party, he said that this annoyance was supposed by his countrymen and himself to originate in the solar beams causing the...