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Page 308
... defeated by the supernatural power of his enemy . Among his other works is Pepper Soup and the Road to Ibadan ( 1977 ) . Amadís of Gaul , Spanish AMADÍS DE GAU- LA , prose romance of chivalry , possibly Por- tuguese in origin . The ...
... defeated by the supernatural power of his enemy . Among his other works is Pepper Soup and the Road to Ibadan ( 1977 ) . Amadís of Gaul , Spanish AMADÍS DE GAU- LA , prose romance of chivalry , possibly Por- tuguese in origin . The ...
Page 454
... defeating Cleomenes of Sparta , ended that city's long independence . His surname may have signified " one who is ... defeated . Polybius men- tions Antigonus as being a wise and moderate ruler . He was succeeded as king of Macedonia ...
... defeating Cleomenes of Sparta , ended that city's long independence . His surname may have signified " one who is ... defeated . Polybius men- tions Antigonus as being a wise and moderate ruler . He was succeeded as king of Macedonia ...
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... defeated by a newly formed Egyptian phalanx . In the subsequent peace settlement , Antiochus gave up all his conquests except the city of Seleucia - in - Pieria . After the Syrian war , he proceeded against the rebel Achaeus . In ...
... defeated by a newly formed Egyptian phalanx . In the subsequent peace settlement , Antiochus gave up all his conquests except the city of Seleucia - in - Pieria . After the Syrian war , he proceeded against the rebel Achaeus . In ...
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