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... Greeks seized the moment of their rivals ' weakness , and there was nothing for it but to look round for timely aid or perish , They turned in their despair to Carthage , their vigorous and wealthy sister : she in her turn took up the ...
... Greeks seized the moment of their rivals ' weakness , and there was nothing for it but to look round for timely aid or perish , They turned in their despair to Carthage , their vigorous and wealthy sister : she in her turn took up the ...
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... Greeks , meanwhile were making steady progress . Much of the coast line of Sicily was in their hands , Phocæan colonies were planted on the shores of Gaul , as at Massilia , and on the North - East of Spain , and nearer home in Africa ...
... Greeks , meanwhile were making steady progress . Much of the coast line of Sicily was in their hands , Phocæan colonies were planted on the shores of Gaul , as at Massilia , and on the North - East of Spain , and nearer home in Africa ...
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... Greek translation . We may still perhaps distin- guish in his narrative the crocodiles of Senegal , the sweet - scented forests of Cape Verde , the lofty moun- tains of Sierra Leone , and the fantastic forms of the Gorillas , so called ...
... Greek translation . We may still perhaps distin- guish in his narrative the crocodiles of Senegal , the sweet - scented forests of Cape Verde , the lofty moun- tains of Sierra Leone , and the fantastic forms of the Gorillas , so called ...
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... Greek cities . One of the few that were still left standing , Messana , was seized by a lawless band of Campanian ... Greeks . Hard pressed by the besiegers the Mamer- tini , ' men of Mars , ' as the free lances called themselves , could ...
... Greek cities . One of the few that were still left standing , Messana , was seized by a lawless band of Campanian ... Greeks . Hard pressed by the besiegers the Mamer- tini , ' men of Mars , ' as the free lances called themselves , could ...
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... Greek writers kings . These were appointed by election from the chief families of state , and were probably two in number , as Polybius compares them with the Roman consuls , though Cicero ( de Republica II . 23 ) specially contrasts ...
... Greek writers kings . These were appointed by election from the chief families of state , and were probably two in number , as Polybius compares them with the Roman consuls , though Cicero ( de Republica II . 23 ) specially contrasts ...
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