The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthagininas, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians, and Grecians, 2. köideCollins and Company, 1820 |
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... river .... 4. The palaces and hanging gardens Chap . II . The second Assyrian empire , both of Nineveh and 5. The temple of Belus ... Babylon Kings of Babylon ... Nineveh Chap . III . The history of the kingdom of the Medes Chap . IV ...
... river .... 4. The palaces and hanging gardens Chap . II . The second Assyrian empire , both of Nineveh and 5. The temple of Belus ... Babylon Kings of Babylon ... Nineveh Chap . III . The history of the kingdom of the Medes Chap . IV ...
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... rivers Euphrates and Tigris ; and which , in succeeding ages , made new acquisitions by degrees , and at length extended its conquests very far . The capital city of his kingdom , says the Scripture , was Babylon . Most of the profane ...
... rivers Euphrates and Tigris ; and which , in succeeding ages , made new acquisitions by degrees , and at length extended its conquests very far . The capital city of his kingdom , says the Scripture , was Babylon . Most of the profane ...
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... river ; the pa- laces , hanging gardens , and the temple of Belus ; works of such a surprising magnificence , as is scarce to be compre- hended . Dr. Prideaux having treated this matter with great extent and learning , I have only to ...
... river ; the pa- laces , hanging gardens , and the temple of Belus ; works of such a surprising magnificence , as is scarce to be compre- hended . Dr. Prideaux having treated this matter with great extent and learning , I have only to ...
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... river Euphrates ran quite cross the city . from the north to the south side ; on each side of the river was a quay , and an high wall built of brick and bitumen , of the same thickness as the walls that went round the city . In these ...
... river Euphrates ran quite cross the city . from the north to the south side ; on each side of the river was a quay , and an high wall built of brick and bitumen , of the same thickness as the walls that went round the city . In these ...
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... river , which was all sandy . The arches were made of huge stones , fastened together with chains of iron and melted lead . Be- fore they began to build the bridge , they turned the course of the river , and laid its channel dry ...
... river , which was all sandy . The arches were made of huge stones , fastened together with chains of iron and melted lead . Be- fore they began to build the bridge , they turned the course of the river , and laid its channel dry ...
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Æsop affairs afterwards amongst ancient Appian Aristagoras arms army Artaphernes Asia Assyrians Astyages Athenians Athens authority Babylon Babylonians battle body brought called Cambyses carried Carthage Carthaginians caused chariots commanded courage Croesus Cyaxares Cyrop Cyrus Cyrus's Darius death Democedes desired Egypt Egyptians empire enemy expedition father favour forces gave give gods gold Grecian Greece Herod Herodotus honour horse Ibid inhabitants Ionians Jugurtha king king's kingdom laws liberty likewise lived Lycurgus Magian magnificent manner marched Masinissa master means Medes ment nations never Nineveh obliged observed occasion officers palace Peloponnesus Persian empire Persians persons Pisistratus Plut Plutarch Polybius prince provinces reason reign rendered riches river Romans Rome Sardis says Scipio Scripture Scythians SECT sent siege Smerdis Solon Sparta speak subjects temple thing thou thought throne tion took troops victory whole Xenophon
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Page 163 - Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia...
Page 141 - Chaldees' excellency, shall be as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah. It shall never be inhabited, neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation: neither shall the Arabian pitch tent there; neither shall the shepherds make their fold there. But wild beasts of the desert shall lie there; and their houses shall be full of doleful creatures; and owls shall dwell there, and Satyrs shall dance there.
Page 142 - The Lord of hosts hath sworn, saying, Surely as I have thought, so shall it come to pass; And as I have purposed, so shall it stand...
Page 142 - And I will give thee the treasures of darkness, And hidden riches of secret places, That thou mayest know that I, the Lord, Which call thee by thy name, Am the God of Israel. For Jacob my servant's sake, And Israel mine elect, I have even called thee by thy name : I have surnamed thee, though thou hast not known me.
Page 148 - This is the interpretation of the thing: MENE; God hath numbered thy kingdom, and finished it. TEKEL; Thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting. PERES; Thy kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and Persians.
Page 70 - He cried aloud, and said thus, Hew down the tree, and cut off his branches, shake off his leaves, and scatter his fruit...
Page 71 - All this came upon the king Nebuchadnezzar. At the end of twelve months he walked in the palace of the kingdom of Babylon. The king spake, and said, Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power, and for the honour of my majesty...
Page 141 - I will also make it a possession for the bittern, and pools of water: and I will sweep it with the besom of destruction, saith the Lord of hosts.
Page 71 - ... the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will.
Page 141 - Their bows also shall dash the young men to pieces; and they shall have no pity on the fruit of the womb; their eye shall not spare children. "And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the beauty of the Chaldees' excellency, shall be as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah.