Outlines of HistoryLongman Rees Orme Brown and Green, 1830 - 461 páginas |
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... success in this country must fall in with the national character . China has often been overcome , and its reigning dynasty changed ; but the manners and insti- tutions of China remain unaltered , as different from those of the ...
... success in this country must fall in with the national character . China has often been overcome , and its reigning dynasty changed ; but the manners and insti- tutions of China remain unaltered , as different from those of the ...
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... Successful in war , he reduced beneath his sceptre all the countries from the borders of Egypt to the mountains whence the Euphrates springs . The king of Tyre was his ally ; he had ports on the Red Sea , and the wealth of commerce ...
... Successful in war , he reduced beneath his sceptre all the countries from the borders of Egypt to the mountains whence the Euphrates springs . The king of Tyre was his ally ; he had ports on the Red Sea , and the wealth of commerce ...
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... success . The most remarkable event of it in Greece , was the gal- lant defence of Platea against the Peloponnesians . The greatest man that appeared among the Spartans was Brasidas , who , to the severe virtues of a Spartan , united ...
... success . The most remarkable event of it in Greece , was the gal- lant defence of Platea against the Peloponnesians . The greatest man that appeared among the Spartans was Brasidas , who , to the severe virtues of a Spartan , united ...
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... success in that country . The Persian court saw its danger , and adopted the policy of subsidising the different states of Greece , and keeping up such a balance of power among them , as would pre- vent any projects of invasion of Asia ...
... success in that country . The Persian court saw its danger , and adopted the policy of subsidising the different states of Greece , and keeping up such a balance of power among them , as would pre- vent any projects of invasion of Asia ...
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... successes so ably after his death , that the Syrians were forced to acknowledge the independence of Judea . Uniting in his own person the dignities of high - priest and prince , John Hyrcanus extended his dominion over Galilee , the ...
... successes so ably after his death , that the Syrians were forced to acknowledge the independence of Judea . Uniting in his own person the dignities of high - priest and prince , John Hyrcanus extended his dominion over Galilee , the ...
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Africa afterwards Alexander Alfonso alliance allies arms army Athens Austria Bactria battle brother Burgundy Cæsar Carthage Charles chief Chingis Khan Christian command conquered conquest Constantinople consul crown crusade daughter death declared defeated died dignity dominions duke duke of Burgundy Edward Egypt elector emperor empire England English entered Europe father favour fell Ferdinand fled fleet forced formed France Frederic French Gaul gave Genoa Germany Goths Grecian Greece Gregory head Henry Hungary imperial India invaded Italy John khalif king king of Hungary king of Navarre kingdom land Lesser Asia Louis Macedon marched Mohammed monarch Mongols murdered named Naples nation nobles papal party peace Persian Philip Pompeius pope possessed prince provinces Ptolemy queen reduced reign religion restored Roman Rome Russia Russians Saladin Saxons seized senate sent Sicily siege sought Spain succeeded successor sultan surrender Syria taken throne took town treaty tribes troops Turks valour victory vols
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