The History of the Peloponnesian War, Volume 1H.G. Bohn, 1855 |
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Acarnanians afterwards Alcidas alliance allies Ambraciots amongst arms army Athe Athenians Athens attack Attica barbarians battle beautiful beautifully coloured Boeotians Brasidas Chalcidians cloth gilt Cnemus coloured Plates command Corcyra Corcyræans Corinthians dæmonians Demosthenes Edition enemy engagement Engravings Epidamnus escaped Euboea expedition fcap fear fleet force garrison gilt cloth gilt edges Göller greater Greece Greeks ground half morocco half-bound morocco happened honour hostilities hundred illustrated imperial 8vo island joined king Lacedæmon Lacedæmonians land Medes Megara Megareans morocco Mytilenæans Naupactus nians Nisæa ourselves party Pausanias Peloponnese Peloponnesians Perdiccas persuaded Phormio Platæans Plates pub Portrait pub possession post 8vo Potidea present Pylus ravaged regard remained quiet rest retreat returned revolt royal 4to royal 8vo sailed sent ships Sicily side Sitalces taken territory Thebans thick thing thought thousand heavy-armed Thucydides tion took town treaty trireme troops truce vessels vols wall wished Woodcuts
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