Herodotus, Volumen3Harper & Brothers, 1839 |
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Ægina Æginetæ afterward allies ancient appeared Argives Argos Ariston arms army arrived Artabanus Artayctes Artemisia Artemisium Asia Asopus assistance Athenians Athens attack Attica barbarians battle body Boeotia brother called cavalry Chersonesus Cleomenes command conduct continued Corinthians countrymen Darius daughter death deity Delphi Demaratus Diodorus Siculus divine endeavoured enemy engagement Eurybiades expedition favour fled fleet forces Gelon gold Grecian Greece Greeks Hellespont Herodotus Histiæus honour horse informed inhabitants Ionians island isthmus king Lacedæmon Lacedæmonians land Larcher leaders Leonidas Leutychides manner Mardonius Masistes Medes Miletus Miltiades nians obtained occasion opinion oracle passage passed Pausanias Peloponnesus Persians Phoceans Phoenicians Platea Plutarch present prince proceeded refused remarkable replied retired sacred sail Salamis Sardis says sent sentiments ships sians Sicily slain slaves soon Spartans Susa Tegeatæ temple Thebans Themistocles Thermopyla Thessalians Thessaly things thousand three hundred tion took troops vessels victory Xerxes
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Página 121 - I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favor to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.
Página 43 - And heavenly joys inspire. The song began from Jove, Who left his blissful seats above (Such is the power of mighty love). A dragon's fiery form belied the god : Sublime on radiant spires he rode, When he to fair Olympia...
Página 274 - ... but their primary object had been to facilitate the marches of the legions ; nor was any country considered as completely subdued, till it had been rendered, in all its parts, pervious to the arms and authority of the conqueror. The advantage of receiving "' the earliest intelligence, and of conveying their orders with celerity, induced the emperors to establish, throughout their extensive dominions, the regular institution of posts.
Página 189 - Fine linen with broidered work from Egypt was that which thou spreadest forth to be thy sail; blue and purple from the isles of Elishah was that which covered thee.
Página 75 - For the goodman is not at home, he is gone a long journey : he hath taken a bag of money with him, and will come home at the day appointed.
Página 145 - Loved not the soil ; yet there the calm abode Of wisdom, virtue, philosophic ease, Of manly sense and wit, in frugal phrase Confined, and press'd into Laconic force.
Página 144 - The patient Sparta one : the sober, hard, And man-subduing city; which no shape Of pain could conquer, nor of pleasure charm. Lycurgus there built, on the solid base Of equal life, so well a...
Página 43 - Timotheus, placed on high Amid the tuneful quire, With flying fingers touched the lyre: The trembling notes ascend the sky And heavenly joys inspire. The song began from Jove Who left his blissful seats above, Such is the power of mighty love ! A dragon's fiery form belied the god; Sublime on radiant spires he rode When he to fair Olympia...
Página 75 - So David hid himself in the field: and when the new moon was come, the king sat him down to eat meat.