Greek history from Themistocles to Alexander, in a ser. of lives from Plutarch, revised and arranged by A.H. CloughArthur Hugh Clough Longman & Company, 1860 - 481 páginas |
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... Greek and Roman aspect of Greek and Roman history , he might well claim the attention of those who cannot conveniently read the whole series of original authorities . It is wonderful how dif ferent these are from any modern account of ...
... Greek and Roman aspect of Greek and Roman history , he might well claim the attention of those who cannot conveniently read the whole series of original authorities . It is wonderful how dif ferent these are from any modern account of ...
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... Greek history more agreeable than a compendium ; which may be usefully and with more interest read after- wards . ( A compendium is for those who have some knowledge already . ) And readers who proceed to Bishop Thirlwall or Mr. Grote ...
... Greek history more agreeable than a compendium ; which may be usefully and with more interest read after- wards . ( A compendium is for those who have some knowledge already . ) And readers who proceed to Bishop Thirlwall or Mr. Grote ...
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... Greeks ; and , as it seems to me , left Mardonius behind him , not out of any hopes he could have to bring them into subjection , but rather to hinder them from pursuing him . Themistocles is said to have been eager in the acqui- 5 ...
... Greeks ; and , as it seems to me , left Mardonius behind him , not out of any hopes he could have to bring them into subjection , but rather to hinder them from pursuing him . Themistocles is said to have been eager in the acqui- 5 ...
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... Greeks , who thought that such magnificence might be allowed in one who was a young man and of a great family , but was a mere piece of insolence in one as yet undistinguished and without title or means for making any such display . In ...
... Greeks , who thought that such magnificence might be allowed in one who was a young man and of a great family , but was a mere piece of insolence in one as yet undistinguished and without title or means for making any such display . In ...
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... Greek language . This is one of the actions he is commended for , as also for what he did to Arthmius of Zelea , who brought gold from the king of Persia to corrupt the Greeks , and was , by an order from Themi- stocles , degraded and ...
... Greek language . This is one of the actions he is commended for , as also for what he did to Arthmius of Zelea , who brought gold from the king of Persia to corrupt the Greeks , and was , by an order from Themi- stocles , degraded and ...
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Greek History: From Themistocles to Alexander - Primary Source Edition Arthur Hugh Clough,Arthur Hugh Plutarch Sin vista previa disponible - 2014 |
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