The Historic Gallery of Portraits and Paintings: Or, Biographical Review, 1. köideVernor, Hood, and Sharpe, 1807 |
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... army at Cheronea . It was in that battle that the military career of Alexander commenced . He was then eighteen years of age , and commanded the left wing , at the head of which he broke through the sacred battalion of the Thebans . Two ...
... army at Cheronea . It was in that battle that the military career of Alexander commenced . He was then eighteen years of age , and commanded the left wing , at the head of which he broke through the sacred battalion of the Thebans . Two ...
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... army , had Darius , instead of accepting a battle , suffered him to advance , and selecting the most advan- tageous positions , unexpectedly fallen upon him with his innumerable army ? The hero of Macedon would have been known in the ...
... army , had Darius , instead of accepting a battle , suffered him to advance , and selecting the most advan- tageous positions , unexpectedly fallen upon him with his innumerable army ? The hero of Macedon would have been known in the ...
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... army , previous to his projected conquest of India . It is evident , however , that his soldiers were disgusted rather than pleased with these immoderate pretensions . The sturdy Macedonians refused to prostrate themselves before him ...
... army , previous to his projected conquest of India . It is evident , however , that his soldiers were disgusted rather than pleased with these immoderate pretensions . The sturdy Macedonians refused to prostrate themselves before him ...
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... army , where every officer expected to share the fate of Philotas and Parmenio - tremere itaque omnes universis castris capere , innoxis senis , filiique casum miserantes - Se quoque non debere melius sperare . Justin . The death of ...
... army , where every officer expected to share the fate of Philotas and Parmenio - tremere itaque omnes universis castris capere , innoxis senis , filiique casum miserantes - Se quoque non debere melius sperare . Justin . The death of ...
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... a bed of weeds . It is thus that kings may be flattered - but this is not the way to judge them . The army of Alexander , discontented and murmuring GREECE . ] ALEXANDER THE GREAT . at the visible ALEXANDER THE GREAT . [ GREECE .
... a bed of weeds . It is thus that kings may be flattered - but this is not the way to judge them . The army of Alexander , discontented and murmuring GREECE . ] ALEXANDER THE GREAT . at the visible ALEXANDER THE GREAT . [ GREECE .
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