Universal History, Ancient and Modern: From the Earliest Records of Time, to the General Peace of 1801 ...

according accordingly afterward Alexander ambassadors ancient Antiochus Armenia Armenia Minor arms Artaxerxes ascended the throne Asia assembled Athenians Attalus Babylon battle bestowed body brother called Cambyses Cappadocia caused cavalry Chosroes Cilicia command compelled crown Cyaxares Cyrus Darius defeated Demetrius diadem dominions dreadful Egypt Egyptian emperor empire enemy engagement espoused Eumenes expedition father fleet forces formidable Greece Greeks hastened head Hellespont historians horse hundred immediately inhabitants invaded king king's kingdom Lacedæmonians length Lydia Macedon Macedonians marched Mardonius Medes ment Mithridates monarch murdered Mysia nations numerous army Ochus Parthians peace Pergamus Persian Persian empire person Pharnabazus Phrygia possession powerful army priests prince provinces Ptolemy put to death received reduced reign resolved retire revenge revolt Romans Rome royal Sardis Scythians Seleucus senate sent sians siege slaughter soon sovereign succeeded success Syria Tabari temple territories thousand Thrace Tigranes tion Tissaphernes took troops victory whilst Xerxes