 | William Fordyce Mavor - 1804 - 368 páginas
...obtain that signal and glorious victory." Diomedon having thus spoken, the six generals were executed; but the cruelty of the Athenians was followed by a...inflicting a well-merited vengeance on the worthless and detestable Callixenus, who had been the chief promoter of this unjust and tyrannical action. of a violent... | |
 | David Ramsay - 1819 - 470 páginas
...were accused, tried, condemned, delivered over to the executioner, and immediately put to death. This cruelty of the Athenians was followed by a speedy...effect, by inflicting a well-merited vengeance on Callinexus, who had been the chief promoter of this unjust and tyrannical deed. The removal and execution... | |
 | David Ramsay - 1819 - 466 páginas
...were accused, tried, condemned, delivered over to the executioner, and immediately put to death. This cruelty of the Athenians was followed by a speedy...endeavoured to mitigate, but without effect, by inflicting a well-noerited vengeance on Callinexus, who had been the chief promoter of this unjust and tyrannical... | |
 | John Gillies - 1843 - 516 páginas
...sentiment. They persisted in their bloody purpose, which was executed without pity : yet their crueltywas followed by a speedy repentance, and punished by the sharp pangs of remorse, the intolerable pain of which they vainly attempted to mitigate by inflicting a well-merited vengeance... | |
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The accused were not allowed the usual forms of defence, and each was permitted only to make a short speech to the people. The commanders were accused, tried, condemned, delivered over to the executioner, and immediately put to death. This cruelty of... 