A Compend of History: From the Earliest Times, Volumes 1-2Collins & Bro., 1859 - World history |
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Acheans Africa Alexander ambition ancient Antiochus arms army arts Asia Assyrian Athenians Athens Austria Babylon Bajazet battle Bonaparte Brennus British called Carthage Carthaginians cause century Cesar character Charles Christ Christian civil command commerce Commodus conquered conqueror conquest Cyaxares Cyrus Darius death defeated destroyed destruction dominions Egypt emperor empire enemies England English enterprise Europe father favor fleet fortune France French Gauls genius Germany Give some account glory Grecian Greece Greeks Hannibal Henry honor illustrious immense important inhabitants invaded invasion Italy king kingdom Lacedemon land length Lewis liberty Macedon Marius means ment monarch nations nature Nineveh peace period Persians Philip Phocion Pompey prince provinces Ptolemy Soter Pyrrhus reign religion republic revolution Romans Rome ruin Russia seemed senate soon Spain Sparta Spartan spirit succeeded success successor Sweden Sylla Themistocles throne tion Turks United victory virtue wars Xerxes