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Page 105
... seems to have held sway in Carthage . As late as the sixth and fifth centuries B.C. , descendants of the Magon family such as the famous Hasdrubal and Hamilcar are referred to as " kings " . Such a king was , perhaps , no more than ...
... seems to have held sway in Carthage . As late as the sixth and fifth centuries B.C. , descendants of the Magon family such as the famous Hasdrubal and Hamilcar are referred to as " kings " . Such a king was , perhaps , no more than ...
Page 177
... seems that Pericles himself con- sidered that war between Athens and Sparta was inevitable . Con- sequently , he deliberately embarked upon a course of action that led the two states into conflict . Although the slanders of his ...
... seems that Pericles himself con- sidered that war between Athens and Sparta was inevitable . Con- sequently , he deliberately embarked upon a course of action that led the two states into conflict . Although the slanders of his ...
Page 512
... seems to have been able to cope with Egypt without burning its fingers . Gibbon's description of " the super- stition and obstinacy of the Egyptians " , although applied to the period in which Alexander had founded his great city ...
... seems to have been able to cope with Egypt without burning its fingers . Gibbon's description of " the super- stition and obstinacy of the Egyptians " , although applied to the period in which Alexander had founded his great city ...
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Aegean Alexandria allies ancient Arabs army Asia Minor Athenians Athens basin battle became British Byzantine Byzantine Empire Byzantium canal captured Carthage Carthaginians centre century B.C. Christian coast colonies conflict conquest Constantinople Corsica Crete Crusaders culture dominated early East eastern Mediterranean Egypt Emperor enemy English Etruscans Euboea Europe European fact fish fleet force Fourth Crusade France French galleys Gibraltar Greece Greek H. A. L. Fisher harbour Herodotus hundred Ionian island Italian Italy knights land later Levant Levanzo mainland Malta Maltese mast Mediter Moslem mountain Napoleon naval navigation navy North Africa northern oars Odysseus once Ottoman period Persian Phoenicians port ranean Rhodes rich Roman Empire Rome routes sail sailors Saint John Sardinia ships Sicilian Sicily siege southern Spain Spartans strait Syracuse territory throughout trade trireme troops Turkish Turks Vandals Venetians Venice vessels victory West western whole wind