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... followed —the heaven - sent pestilence , the spectres of the outraged dead haunting the sentries at their posts , and the solemn sacrifice of a child to Baal by the general in command , the glorious works of art - the statue of Artemis ...
... followed —the heaven - sent pestilence , the spectres of the outraged dead haunting the sentries at their posts , and the solemn sacrifice of a child to Baal by the general in command , the glorious works of art - the statue of Artemis ...
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... followed - the mole thrown out by Dionysius to connect it with the mainland , the battering of its walls by new and unheard - of military engines , such as the cata- pult , just then invented , the huge moving towers , the diversions ...
... followed - the mole thrown out by Dionysius to connect it with the mainland , the battering of its walls by new and unheard - of military engines , such as the cata- pult , just then invented , the huge moving towers , the diversions ...
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... followed the fatal battle of Himera we have two versions ; one of them by a lucky chance , which is almost without a parallel in the history of these wars , comes from the Carthaginians themselves . It has been preserved by Herodotus ...
... followed the fatal battle of Himera we have two versions ; one of them by a lucky chance , which is almost without a parallel in the history of these wars , comes from the Carthaginians themselves . It has been preserved by Herodotus ...
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... followed by the appearance of a Car- thaginian fleet off the mouth of the Tiber , offering to the Roman Senate their aid against him.1 The offer was at first declined , but shortly afterwards a close alliance was concluded , and the ...
... followed by the appearance of a Car- thaginian fleet off the mouth of the Tiber , offering to the Roman Senate their aid against him.1 The offer was at first declined , but shortly afterwards a close alliance was concluded , and the ...
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... followed closely by the Syracusans , Hiero found that the troops of the rival armies were more disposed to meet in friendly gatherings at the outposts than in hostile array in the battle - field . So ended the first campaign . With one ...
... followed closely by the Syracusans , Hiero found that the troops of the rival armies were more disposed to meet in friendly gatherings at the outposts than in hostile array in the battle - field . So ended the first campaign . With one ...
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