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Identifier: storyofgreatestn02elli (find matches)
Title: The story of the greatest nations, from the dawn of history to the twentieth century : a comprehensive history, founded upon the leading authorities, including a complete chronology of the world, and a pronouncing vocabulary of each nation
Year: 1900 (1900s)
Authors: Ellis, Edward Sylvester, 1840-1916 Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis), 1870-1942
Subjects: World history
Publisher: New York : F.R. Niglutsch
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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, he could hardly credit it. Hedelayed his march for several days in the belief that they would disperse; but,seeing they did not, he ordered on the fifth day that the presumptuous mad-men should be brought before him. The Persians attacked with great bravery,but the narrow space prevented their utilizing their superior numbers, and theGreeks easily held them at bay. When the battle had lasted a long time, with-out the slightest advantage to the Persians, Xerxes ordered his ten thousandImmortals forward, but they were repulsed as decisively as the others. Xerxessat on a lofty throne which had been erected for him, in order that he mightenjoy the sight of the overthrow of the audacious little band, and he sprang tohis feet several times in a transport of fear and rage. The attack of the next day promised no better success, and the monarchbegan to despair, when an execrable miscreant, a Malian by birth, named Ephi-altes, revealed to Xerxes the secret of the path across the mountains. As
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THE DEFENCE OF THERMOPYL/E Greece—Defense of Thermopylce 201 speedily as possible a strong detachment started over the trail under the guid-ance of the traitor. Setting out at dusk they were near the summit at day-break. The Phocians stationed there were so terrified at sight of them thatthey fled from the path and took refuge on the highest point of the ridge. ThePersians paid no attention to them, but hurried along the path, and began de-scending the mountain on the other side. The watchful scouts of Leonidas,however, had brought him news of his mortal peril several hours before. Hecalled a council of war, in which the majority urged the abandonment of theposition they could no longer hold, that they might reserve their strength forthe future defence of Greece. Leonidas, being a Spartan, was bound to diewhere he stood if necessary, but never to retreat. His comrades were equallyheroic, and the seven hundred Thespians pledged themselves to remain andshare their fate. The rest of th

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