Identifier: storyofgreatestn01elli (find matches)
Title: The story of the greatest nations; a comprehensive history, extending from the earliest times to the present, founded on the most modern authorities, and including chronological summaries and pronouncing vocabularies for each nation; and the world's famous events, told in a series of brief sketches forming a single continuous story of history and illumined by a complete series of notable illustrations from the great historic paintings of all lands
Year: 1913 (1910s)
Authors: Ellis, Edward Sylvester, 1840-1916 Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis), 1870-1942
Subjects: World history
Publisher: New York : Niglutsch
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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Greece—Battle of Marathon 191 league of the ten generals. Miltiades, seconded by two other generals, The-mistocles and Aristides, argued so earnestly with him that he was convinced,and voted for immediate battle. It was the practice for each general to com-mand in rotation the army for a day, but all agreed to place their days of com-mand in the hands of Miltiades, and it was surely a wise proceeding to haveeverything in the hands of a single person, whose ability had been proven. An inspiriting occurrence took place while the Athenians were preparingfor battle. They had given help to Plataea years before when she was attackedby the Thebans, and now the Plataeans sent their whole force to the help of theAthenians, consisting of one thousand heavy-armed men. Athens never forgotthis favor. The whole Athenian army consisted of only ten thousand heavyarmed soldiers; they had no archers or cavalry, and only a few slaves as light-armed attendants. We have no means of knowing the strength
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