. Thackerayana;. Frontispiece to Vol. IV. assassinate him had not the courage to enter his house; theycontented themselves by surrounding it and setting it on , sword in hand, having passed through the flames,these barbarians did not dare to await a hand-to-hand combatwith him, but sought safety in flight; but, in their retreat, theyovercame him with showers of darts and arrows. Alcibiades fell 4o THACK ERA YANA. down dead in the place. Timandra secured the remains, anddraped the body with her finest vestments; she gave him the. most magnificent funeral the state of her fortune
. Thackerayana;. Frontispiece to Vol. IV. assassinate him had not the courage to enter his house; theycontented themselves by surrounding it and setting it on , sword in hand, having passed through the flames,these barbarians did not dare to await a hand-to-hand combatwith him, but sought safety in flight; but, in their retreat, theyovercame him with showers of darts and arrows. Alcibiades fell 4o THACK ERA YANA. down dead in the place. Timandra secured the remains, anddraped the body with her finest vestments; she gave him the. most magnificent funeral the state of her fortune would IV. p. no. Retreat of the Greeks from Babylon. * . . The troops put themselves in marching order; thebattalions forming one large square, the baggage being in thecentre. Two of the oldestcolonels commanded theright and left wings.— p. 190. Agesilaus was in Bceotia,ready to give battle, whenhe heard the distressingnews of the destruction ofthe Lacedemonian fleet byConon, near Cnidus. Fear-ing the rumour of this de-feat would discourage andintimidate his troops, whowere then preparing for battle, he reported throughout the armythat the Lacedemonians had gained a considerable naval victory;he also appeared in public, wearing his castor crowned with flowers,and offered sacrifices for the good news.—Vol. IV. p. 287. *. . Artaxerxes resorted to treason unworthy of a prince torid himself of Datames, his former favour and friendship for whomwere changed into implacable hatred.
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