The History of Greece: From the Earliest State to the Death of Alexander the Great |
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Achæan Achaia Ætolians affairs Alcibiades Alexander Alexander's ambition Antigonus Antipater arms arrived Asia Athenians Athens attack barbarians battle began besieged body carried Cassander cause citizens command conduct conquest courage Craterus danger Darius death declared defeat defended Demetrius Demosthenes dominions empire endeavoured enemy enemy's engagement Epaminondas expedition father favour fleet forces fought friends galleys gave give glory greatest Grecian Greece Greeks Gylippus head honour horse hundred inhabitants king Lacedæmon Lacedæmonians land laws liberty Lycurgus Lysimachus Macedon Macedonian manner Mardonius master mean monarch nians Nicias obliged occasion oppose orators Parmenio passed Pausanias peace Pelopidas Peloponnesus Perdiccas Persian Philip Phocion Polyperchon possessed prince prisoners resolved rest Roman seized sent shewed ships side siege Socrates soldiers soon Spartans success succour Syracusans Thebans Thebes Themistocles thence thousand throne tion took troops utmost valour victory vigour walls whole army Xerxes