 Of all the Hellenic actions which took place in this war, or indeed of all Hellenic actions which are on record, this was the greatest — the most glorious to the victors, the most ruinous to the vanquished; for they were utterly and at all points defeated,...  American Journal of Philology - Page 383edited by - 1903Full view - About this book
 | Thucydides - Greece - 1881 - 758 pages
...record, O'fejreatcst this was the greatest — the most glorious to the victors, He!lenic 00 ' actions. the most ruinous to the vanquished ; for they were...and of the many who went forth few returned home. Thus ended the Sicilian expedition. VIII. i. At first the wiii not know it. Their prospects are However,... | |
 | Thucydides - Greece - 1883 - 732 pages
...which took place in this Thus ended war, or indeed of all the Hellenic actions which are on of'afnief-8 record, this was the greatest — the most glorious...and of the many who went forth few returned home. 550 THE NEWS AT ATHENS. BC 413 ; Ol. 91, 4. BOOK vm. VIII. 1. THE news was brought to Athens, but the... | |
 | William Cleaver Wilkinson - Greek literature - 1884 - 344 pages
...were not less than seven thousand. Of all the Hellenic actions which took place in this war, or indeed of all the Hellenic actions which are on record, this...and of the many who went forth few returned home. Thus ended the Sicilian expedition. And thus shall end our presentation of Thucydides. PHILOSOPHY.... | |
 | Evelyn Abbott - Greece - 1900 - 584 pages
...utterly and at all points defeated, and their sufferings were prodigious. Fleet and army perished from the earth — nothing was saved ; and of the many who went forth, few returned home."2 1 Plnt. .ViV 29. Later writers, as usual, supplement or correct the narrative of Thucydides.... | |
 | Thomas Sergeant Perry - Greek literature - 1890 - 938 pages
...less than seven thousand. Of all the Hellenic actions which took place in this war, or indeed of all Hellenic actions which are on record, this was the...and of the many who went forth few returned home. Thus ended the Sicilian expedition. CHAPTER III.— XENOPHON. I. — Xenophon's Relation to Thucydides.... | |
 | William Cleaver Wilkinson - Greek literature - 1892 - 334 pages
...in this war, or indeed of all the Hellenic actions which are on record, this was the greatest—the most glorious to the victors, the most ruinous to...and of the many who went forth few returned home. Thus ended the Sicilian expedition. And thus shall end our presentation of Thucydides. VI. PLATO. SOCRATES... | |
 | Richard Garnett, Leon Vallée, Alois Brandl - Anthologies - 1899 - 446 pages
...were not less than seven thousand. Of all the Hellenic actions which took place in this war, or indeed of all the Hellenic actions which are on record, this...and of the many who went forth few returned home. Thus ended the Sicilian expedition. THE SACRIFICE OF ANTIGONE. BY SOPHOCLES. (Translated by BC Jebb.)... | |
 | Richard Garnett - Literature - 1899 - 560 pages
...not less than seven thousand. . Of all the Hellenic actions which took place in this war, or indeed of all the Hellenic actions which are on record, this...and of the many who went forth few returned home. Thus ended the Sicilian expedition. THE SHEPHERD OF KING ADMETUS. BY JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL. THERE came... | |
 | Richard Garnett, Léon Vallée, Alois Brandl - Anthologies - 1899 - 438 pages
...were not less than seven thousand. Of all the Hellenic actions which took place in this war, or indeed of all the Hellenic actions which are on record, this...and of the many who went forth few returned home. THE SACRIFICE OF ANTIGONE. BY SOPHOCLES. (Translated by RC Jebb.) [SOPHOCLES : A famous Greek tragic... | |
 | Nineteenth century - 1882 - 1114 pages
...the scene of the defeat and ruin of Athens and the Athenians. was of all Hellenic actions on record the most glorious to the victors, the most ruinous...and of the many who went forth, few returned home. This is the great sight of the place, but there is plenty to be seen at Syracuse as well as the scenes... | |
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