The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Grecians, and Macedonians, Volume 5W. Tegg and Company, 1851 |
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accordingly Achæan league Achæans Achæus affairs afterwards Agis alliance allies ambassadors ancient Antigonus Antiochus Antiochus's Apelles Appian Aratus Argos arms army arrived Asia assembly attacked Attalus battle besieged body brother camp caused Chalcis citizens Cleombrotus Cleomenes Coele-syria commanded concluded consul Corinth crown death declared defeated Demetrius desired dominions Egypt empire employed endeavoured enemy engaged Ephori Etolians Eumenes father favour fleet forces garrison Gauls gave glory Greece Hannibal honour horse Illyria immediately inhabitants Justin king king's kingdom Lacedæmonians Laodice Leonidas liberty Lycurgus Lysimachus Macedonia manner marched master mount Taurus Nabis obliged occasion passed peace Peloponnesus person Philip Philopoemen Plut Polyb Polybius prince provinces Ptolemy Ptolemy Philadelphus Pyrrhus Quintius reign returned Rhodians Romans Rome Scipio seized Seleucus senate sent Sicyon side siege soldiers soon Sosibius Sparta Syria talents temple Thessaly things thought throne tion treaty troops tyrant utmost victory whole
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Page 358 - And such as do wickedly against the covenant shall he corrupt by flatteries: but the people that do know their God shall be strong, and do exploits.
Page 5 - And he came to the ram that had two horns, which I had seen standing before the river, and ran unto him in the fury of his power.
Page 358 - And some of them of understanding shall fall, to try them, and to purge, and to make them white, even to the time of the end : because it is yet for a time appointed.
Page 358 - And the king shall do according to his will; and he shall exalt himself, and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak marvellous things against the God of gods, and shall prosper till the indignation be accomplished: for that that is determined shall be done. Neither shall he regard the God of his fathers, nor the desire of women, nor regard any god: for he shall magnify himself above all.
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Page 109 - ... the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will.
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Page 358 - But tidings out of the east and out of the north shall trouble him: therefore he shall go forth with great fury to destroy, and utterly to make away many. And he shall plant the tabernacles of his palace between the seas in the glorious holy mountain ; yet he shall come to his end, and none shall help him.