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afterward Alexander Ammonites ANTIENT HISTORY Antiochus Armenia army Assyrian Assyrian Monarchy Athenians Babylon Balaam battle became idolaters Bible brave Britons called Cambyses Canaan Canaanites Carthaginians celebrated Celts Chedorlaomer commanded conquered coun Cyaxares Cyrus Darius descended destroyed divided Edom Egypt enemies Esarhaddon Esau Esther fought Gaul Gomer governed Grecian empire Greece Haman Hoshea idols inhabitants Israel Israelites Japheth Jerusalem Jews Judæa Judah Julius Cæsar killed king of Assyria king of Media king of Persia kingdom land length LESSON Lord Lydians Macedon MACEDONIAN Masinissa Medes Midianites Mithridates Moab Moabites Mordecai named nations Nebuchadnezzar Nimrod Nineveh Noah Numidia obliged PARTHIA Perseus Persian empire Pharnaces Philistines Phrygia Pompey Pontus powerful prince prisoners prophet put to death queen quered reign resolved Roman empire Roman province Scripture Scythians Sennacherib sent Shem Sidon soon Sparta subdued submit supposed Syphax SYRIAN temple throne Tigranes took Tyre victory wicked worshipped Xerxes
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Page 90 - ... river called the Granicus. When the Grecians arrived on the opposite side, one of the generals advised Alexander to let his soldiers rest a little ; but he was so eager for conquest, that he gave command instantly to march through the Granicus. His troops, having found a shallow place, obeyed : the trumpets sounded, and loud shouts of joy were heard throughout the army. As soon as the Persians saw them advancing, they let fly showers of arrows at them ; and when they were going to land, strove...
Page 95 - How shocking it is to think, that a man who had subdued so many nations, should suffer himself to be conquered by the sin of intemperance ! It is a certain truth, that intemperance kills more than the sword.
Page 87 - For this purpose he soon had a great many men trained to be soldiers, and sent them to fight with different people who lived near Macedon — these they soon subdued. Philip then contrived to make the other states of Greece quarrel ; and when they were quite tired with fighting one another, he made them all submit to him, which they were the more ready to do, because he gave them hopes that he could lead them on to conquer Persia. But before...