A Manual of Ancient History: Containing the Political History, Geographic Position, and Social State of the Principal Nations of AntiquityD. Appleton, 1844 - 358 Seiten |
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... celebrated Zodiac sculptured on its mighty temple . Middle Egypt is a wider valley . It contains the lake Moeris , ar immense reservoir , partly natural , partly artificial , and affording such facilities for regulating the irrigation ...
... celebrated Zodiac sculptured on its mighty temple . Middle Egypt is a wider valley . It contains the lake Moeris , ar immense reservoir , partly natural , partly artificial , and affording such facilities for regulating the irrigation ...
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... celebrated of the Egyptian monarchs . The conquests attributed to him are so mighty , that he has been by some regarded as merely a sym- bolical being ; but from the evidence of the monuments , he appears to be undoubtedly an historical ...
... celebrated of the Egyptian monarchs . The conquests attributed to him are so mighty , that he has been by some regarded as merely a sym- bolical being ; but from the evidence of the monuments , he appears to be undoubtedly an historical ...
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... celebrated metropolis , Damas'cus , and removed the vanquished people beyond the Euphrátes . Shalman - as'sur was the next monarch ( B. c . 728 ) . He invaded the kingdom of Israel , took Samária after a siege of three years , and led ...
... celebrated metropolis , Damas'cus , and removed the vanquished people beyond the Euphrátes . Shalman - as'sur was the next monarch ( B. c . 728 ) . He invaded the kingdom of Israel , took Samária after a siege of three years , and led ...
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... celebrated hanging gardens , consisting of terraces one above another , raised upon pillars higher than the walls of the city , well floored with cement and lead , and covered with earth , in which the most beautiful trees and shrubs ...
... celebrated hanging gardens , consisting of terraces one above another , raised upon pillars higher than the walls of the city , well floored with cement and lead , and covered with earth , in which the most beautiful trees and shrubs ...
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... kinds of ornamental timber , used in the manufacture of walking - canes and inlaid work , for which the Babylo- nians were deservedly celebrated . 1 CHAPTER IV . WESTERN ASIA INCLUDING ASIA MINOR , 26 ANCIENT HISTORY .
... kinds of ornamental timber , used in the manufacture of walking - canes and inlaid work , for which the Babylo- nians were deservedly celebrated . 1 CHAPTER IV . WESTERN ASIA INCLUDING ASIA MINOR , 26 ANCIENT HISTORY .
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Achæans Africa Alexander ancient Antig'onus Antiochus army Asia Minor Assyrian Athenians Athens battle became Cæsar called Carthage Carthaginians celebrated chief civil coast colonies command commenced conduct conqueror conquest Constantine consul cruelty Danube Daríus defeated Demétrius desert dominions east Egypt Egyptian emperor empire enemies engaged erected Euphrátes fate fled fleet forced Gaul Grecian Greece Greek Han'nibal India inhabitants intrusted invaded island Israel Israelites Italy Jerusalem Jews Judah king kingdom kingdom of Israel kingdom of Judah Macedon Macedonian marched Maximian Medes monarch murdered nation northern Parthians peace Peloponnésus Persian Persian War Phoenicians possession prætorian prince principal provinces Ptolemy punished put to death reign republic restored revolt rival river Romans Rome Samnites satraps Seleúcus senate sent Sicily siege slain soldiers soon sovereign Spartans subdued succeeded success successor Syrian temple Thebans Thebes Thessaly Thrace throne tion took treated tribes usurper victory western
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Seite 178 - John answered, saying unto them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but one mightier than I cometh, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire...
Seite 179 - And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of one soul : neither said any of them that aught of the things which he possessed was his own } but they had all things common.
Seite 179 - Then they cried out with a loud voice, and stopped their ears, and ran upon him with one accord, and cast him out of the city, and stoned him: and the witnesses laid down their clothes at a young man's feet, whose name was Saul. And they stoned Stephen, las he was] calling upon God, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.
Seite 44 - Then said Saul unto his servants, Seek me a woman that hath a familiar spirit, that I may go to her, and inquire of her.
Seite 42 - And Samuel said to all the people, See ye him whom the LORD hath chosen, that there is none like him among all the people? And all the people shouted, and said, God save the king.
Seite 40 - So the people shouted when the priests blew with the trumpets. And it came to pass, when the people heard the sound of the trumpet, and the people shouted with a great shout, that the wall fell down flat, so that the people went up into the city, every man straight before him, and they took the city.
Seite 40 - Then spake Joshua to the LORD in the day when the LORD delivered up the Amorites before the children of Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel, Sun, stand thou still upon Gibeon; and thou, Moon, in the valley of Ajalon. And the sun stood still, and the moon stayed, until the people had avenged themselves upon their enemies.
Seite 171 - But the cormorant and the bittern shall possess it ; the owl also and the raven shall dwell in it : and he shall stretch out upon it the line of confusion, and the stones of emptiness.
Seite 56 - And when he was in affliction, he besought the Lord his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers, and prayed unto him, and he was entreated of him, and heard his supplication, and brought him again to Jerusalem, into his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that the Lord he was God.
Seite 39 - And it came to pass at the seventh time, when the priests blew with the trumpets, Joshua said unto the people, Shout ; for the Lord hath given you the city.