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" Let the princes of these times, says Polybius, who imagine they have done gloriously in giving four or five thousand crowns, only consider how inferior their generosity is to that we have now described. Rhodes, in consequence of these liberalities, was... "
The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians ... - Página 231
por Charles Rollin - 1804
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The beauties of history; or, Pictures of virtue and vice, drawn from real life

L M. Stretch - 1801 - 248 páginas
...hundred thousand bushels of corn. Rhodes, in consequence of these liberalities, Was re-established in a more opulent and splendid state than she had...experienced before , if we only except the Colossus. POIYB. I 5. p. 428. 4» C rz MEN e T. " CLEMENCY. SENTIMENTS. : ,.','.•• i,".'„.'• • . '.;'...
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Beauties of History; Or, Pictures of Virtue and Vice

L. M. Stretch - 1808 - 316 páginas
...lady, whose name was Chryseis, furnished from her own substance, an hundred thousand bushel* of corn. Rhodes in consequence of these liberalities, was re-established...experienced before, if we only except the Colossus. POLYB. I. 5. p. 428. • PLINY, that excellent Roman orator, will be ever admired for his disinterested...
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The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthagininas, Assyrians ..., Volumen6

Charles Rollin - 1820 - 382 páginas
...liberalities, was re-established in a lew years, in a more opulent and splendid state than she had erer experienced before, if we only except the Colossus....Colossus was a brazen statue of a prodigious size, as I hare formerly observed. Some authors have affirmed, that the money arising from the contributions already...
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The Ancient History of the Eqyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians ..., Volumen6

Charles Rollin, Robert Lynam - 1831 - 350 páginas
...the princes of these times, says Polybius, who imagine they have done gloriously in giving 4 or 5000 crowns, only consider how inferior their generosity...was re-established in a few years, in a more opulent apd splendid state than she had ever experienced before, if we only except the Colossus. This Colossus...
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The ancient history of the Egyptians, Carthaginians [&c.]. Transl, Volumen2

Charles Rollin - 1841 - 522 páginas
...of these times, says Polybius, who imagine they have done gloriously in giving 4 or 51)00 cro<rns, only consider how inferior their generosity is to...the Colossus. This Colossus was a brazen statue of prodigious sire, as I have already observed. Some authors have affirmed, that the money arising from...
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The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians ..., Volumen6

Charles Rollin - 1841 - 352 páginas
...the princes of these time>-, says Polybius, who imagine they have done gloriously in giving 4 or 5000 crowns, only consider how inferior their generosity...state than she had ever experienced before, if we culy except the Colossus. This Colossus was a brazen statue of a prodigious size, as I have already...
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The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians ..., Volumen6

Charles Rollin, Robert Lynam - 1843 - 360 páginas
...the princes of these times, says Polybius, who imagine they have done gloriously in giving 4 or 5000 crowns, only consider how inferior their generosity...splendid state than she had ever experienced before, iJf we only except the Colossus. This Colossus was a brazen statue of a prodigious size, as I have...
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Connexion of Sacred and Profane History: Being a Review of the ..., Volumen1

David Davidson (LL.D.) - 1844 - 300 páginas
...glorious act of humanity ; and historians have recorded that a lady, whose name was Chryseis, (golden,) and who truly merited that appellation, furnished...experienced before, if we only except the Colossus." Ptolemy was an e*thusiatic admirer of the fine arts, especially of portraits and paintings ; and to...
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Connexion of Sacred and Profane History: Being a Review of the Principal ...

David Davidson - 1857 - 804 páginas
...substance an hundred thousand bushels of corn. 4 Let the princes of these times,' says Polybius, i who imagine they have done gloriously in giving four...experienced before, if we only except the Colossus." Ptolemy was an enthusiatic admirer of the fine arts, especially of portraits and paintings ; and to...
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The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians ..., Volúmenes3-4

Charles Rollin - 1857 - 964 páginas
...merited that appellation, fur nished from her own estate one hundred thousand bushels of corn. " I -< • the princes of these times," says Polybius, " who...re-established in a few years, in a more opulent and splenlid state than she had ever experienced before, if we only except the Colossus. This Colossus...
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