Peter Parley's Universal History, on the Basis of GeographyIvison, Blakeman, Taylor & Company, 1874 - 718 páginas |
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Africa afterward Alexander America ancient army ascended the throne Asia Minor Assyria Athens Austria battle beautiful became began to reign Britain British built called Canaan Carthage Celts CHAPTER Charlemagne Charles China Christ Christian conquered CONTINUED crown death Describe died east Egypt Egyptians emperor empire enemies English Epaminondas Europe event famous fought France French Gauls Germany Greece Greeks happened head Hebrews Henry hundred Indians inhabitants invaded invented island Italy Julius Cæsar killed king of England kingdom land lived Louis Macedon Mahomet Mediterranean sea millions mountains Napoleon nations native northern ocean palace Persia Philip pope Portugal president prince queen religion river Roman Rome Russia Saracens Semiramis sent settled ships slaves soldiers South Spain Spaniards Spartans splendid story succeeded Sweden sword Syria tell temple Thebes things thousand took place tribes Turkey Turks vessels victory whole Xerxes
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Página 101 - Zone, between 4° 4' and 20° 3' north latitude and 116° 4' and 126° 34' east longitude from the meridian of Greenwich. It is surrounded on the north and west by the China Sea, on the east by the Pacific Ocean, and on the south by the Sea of Celebes.
Página 318 - ... lead of all others. 2. For the better enjoyment of horse and chariot races, there was an enclosed course immediately adjoining the city, called the circus. It was rather more than a mile in circumference, and was surrounded with seats and three tiers of galleries. 3. In the...
Página 319 - The horses were yoked to the carriage by means of a curved cross-bar, passing over their necks, and were directed by bridles and reins, which were sometimes of embroidered silk, with gold bits. 7. Besides mules and horses, many other animals were occasionally used in carriages, such as dogs, goats, and deer, and even bears, leopards, lions, and tigers. But this, of course, was merely for a whimsical amusement, and not for real service. 8. When the Romans were...
Página 325 - XVIII., a layman, was made pope 1024. The first pope who kept an army was Leo IX. 1054. Gregory VII. obliged Henry IV., emperor of Germany, to stand three days in the depth of winter, barefooted, at his castle gate, to implore his pardon, 1077. The pope's authority was firmly fixed in England 1079.
Página 285 - He built a temple to his own divinity. At one time he wished that the whole Roman people had but one head, that he might be able to cut it off at a single blow. He frequently repeated the words of an old poet, Oderint dum metuant.
Página 139 - Mahometans, and one half of them are nearly in a savage state. The rest are in a barbarous condition. 8. The central parts of Africa abound in wild animals, such as lions, panthers, leopards, elephants, rhinoceroses, zebras, and quaggas. The woods are filled with chattering monkeys, the thickets are infested with monstrous serpents, ostriches roam over the deserts, various kinds of antelopes and deer in vast herds graze upon the plains, hippopotami are seen in the lakes and rivers, and crocodiles...
Página 322 - They were sometimes written on parchment, but more frequently on a paper made from the leaves of a plant called papyrus. The leaves were pasted together at the ends, and then made up into a roll, which was enclosed in a covering of skin or silk, fastened with strings or clasps.
Página 389 - When a country was conquered, the spoils were distributed among the victors, according to their rank. The king, or chief, had a large share, the inferior chiefs had a smaller share, and the common soldiers had still less. The lands were divided in this way, but it was always understood that those who received the land were afterwards bound to go and fight whenever called upon by their chiefs.
Página 298 - The bridegroom then presented his bride with the wedding ring, and the father of the bride gave a great entertainment. The wedding ring was worn on the third finger of the left hand, from a notion that a nerve of that finger communicated directly with the heart.
Página 215 - Macedou is numbered by some historians among the states of Greece ; but others consider it a separate country. Although it was founded about five hundred years before this period, it had never been very powerful till Philip mounted the throne. 5. Philip was ambitious and warlike. No sooner had he marched his army into Greece, than he determined to make himself ruler of the whole country. The Greeks were not now so valiant as they had been ; and there was no such man as Leonidas, Miltiades, or Epaminondas,...