The History of Rome, Volume 2Henry G. Bohn, 1909 - 2278 pages |
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Page 902
... Epicydes , natives of Carthage , and of Carthaginian extraction on their mother's side , but whose grandfather was an exile from Syracuse . Through their means an alliance was formed between Hannibal and the tyrant of Syracuse , and ...
... Epicydes , natives of Carthage , and of Carthaginian extraction on their mother's side , but whose grandfather was an exile from Syracuse . Through their means an alliance was formed between Hannibal and the tyrant of Syracuse , and ...
Page 903
... Epicydes with two thousand armed men , to make an attempt upon those cities which were occupied by Roman garrisons , he himself also proceeded to Leontium with all the remaining troops , which amounted to fifteen thousand foot and horse ...
... Epicydes with two thousand armed men , to make an attempt upon those cities which were occupied by Roman garrisons , he himself also proceeded to Leontium with all the remaining troops , which amounted to fifteen thousand foot and horse ...
Page 924
... Epicydes , on hearing of the death of the ty- rant , which Hippocrates had wished to conceal even by put- ting the messenger to death , being deserted by the soldiery , returned to Syracuse , as that appeared the safest course un- der ...
... Epicydes , on hearing of the death of the ty- rant , which Hippocrates had wished to conceal even by put- ting the messenger to death , being deserted by the soldiery , returned to Syracuse , as that appeared the safest course un- der ...
Page 925
... Epicydes but to Andranodorus also , of effecting a revolution . The latter , wearied at length by the importunities of his wife , who warned him , " that now was the favourable time for seizing the government , while every thing was in ...
... Epicydes but to Andranodorus also , of effecting a revolution . The latter , wearied at length by the importunities of his wife , who warned him , " that now was the favourable time for seizing the government , while every thing was in ...
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... Epicydes , and then another from the same quarter nominated Hippocrates . Afterwards the voices in favour of these persons increased with the manifest approbation of the multitude . The assembly was one of a heterogeneous cha- racter ...
... Epicydes , and then another from the same quarter nominated Hippocrates . Afterwards the voices in favour of these persons increased with the manifest approbation of the multitude . The assembly was one of a heterogeneous cha- racter ...
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