Greece Under the Romans: A Historical View of the Condition of the Greek Nation, from the Time of Its Conquest by the Romans Until the Extinction of the Roman Empire in the East, B.C. 146-A.D. 717, Volume 2 |
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... language , and their social organization , against physical and moral forces , which have swept from the face of the earth all their early cotemporaries , friends and enemies . It can hardly be disputed , that the pre- servation of ...
... language , and their social organization , against physical and moral forces , which have swept from the face of the earth all their early cotemporaries , friends and enemies . It can hardly be disputed , that the pre- servation of ...
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... language or feel- ings . * Had Alexander , therefore , determined on organizing his empire with the view of uniting the Macedonians and Persians in common feelings of opposition to the Greek nation , there can be no doubt , that he ...
... language or feel- ings . * Had Alexander , therefore , determined on organizing his empire with the view of uniting the Macedonians and Persians in common feelings of opposition to the Greek nation , there can be no doubt , that he ...
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... language , and the religion of their native subjects , however adverse they might be to Greek usages ; and the sovereigns of Bithynia , Pontus , Cappadocia , and Parthia , though native princes , retained a deep tincture of Greek ...
... language , and the religion of their native subjects , however adverse they might be to Greek usages ; and the sovereigns of Bithynia , Pontus , Cappadocia , and Parthia , though native princes , retained a deep tincture of Greek ...
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... languages of the countries which they inhabited , and the literature of the East was laid open to their investigation . They appear to have availed themselves very sparingly of these advantages . Even in history and geography , they ...
... languages of the countries which they inhabited , and the literature of the East was laid open to their investigation . They appear to have availed themselves very sparingly of these advantages . Even in history and geography , they ...
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... language and their literature , the effects of such conduct were severely felt . The munificence of the Ptolemies , the Seleucidæ , and the kings of Pergamus , soon enabled their capi- tals to eclipse the literary glory of the cities of ...
... language and their literature , the effects of such conduct were severely felt . The munificence of the Ptolemies , the Seleucidæ , and the kings of Pergamus , soon enabled their capi- tals to eclipse the literary glory of the cities of ...
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Page 91 - If a man were called to fix the period in the history of the world during which the condition of the human race was most happy and prosperous, he would, without hesitation, name that which elapsed from the death of Domitian to the accession of Commodus.
Page 76 - Wherefore if Demetrius, and the craftsmen which are with him, have a matter against any man, the law is open, and there are deputies: let them implead one another.
Page 49 - And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed.
Page 498 - Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet.
Page 32 - ... one of the most irritating forms of proconsular oppression, was looked upon with abhorrence by the honorable men at Rome. Polybius uses the strongest language when he speaks of the Roman honesty. Under these circumstances, as Mr. Finlay says, " prudence and local interests would everywhere favor submission to Rome ; national vanity alone would whisper incitements to venture on a struggle for independence.
Page 255 - Anon they move In perfect phalanx to the Dorian mood Of flutes and soft recorders...