 | Charles Rollin - History, Ancient - 1774 - 456 pages
...refign to him the command of their forces, and fcrve under him. He had never commanded in chid' before, and his only merit was his being the prime minifter's friend and creature. Raifed to an employment which his vanity and prefumption could never have hoped, he behaved with haughtinefs... | |
 | Universal history - 1779 - 516 pages
...expedition, into Ccelefyria. The general, who commanded this army, was Xentetas, an Achrean. His commifiion was to join the forces which were there before under...before commanded in chief, and his only merit was being the prime minifler's friend and creature.' Being thus railed to a poft which he never expedled,... | |
 | Charles Rollin - History, Ancient - 1788 - 492 pages
...him the command of their forces, and ferve under him. He had never commanded in chief before, arid his only merit was, his being the prime minifter's friend and creature. Raifed to an employment, which his vanity and prefumption could never have hoped, he behaved with haughtinefs... | |
 | Humphrey Prideaux - Bible - 1816 - 516 pages
...expedition into Coele-Syria. The general sent into the East was Xinretas an Achaean, whose commission was to join the forces which were there before under the two former generals, and take upon him the chief command of the whole army. But he came off with worse... | |
 | Humphrey Prideaux - Bible - 1836 - 484 pages
...expedition into CoeleSyria. The general sent into the east was Xinaetas an Achaean, whose commission was to join the forces which were there before under the two former generals, and .take upon him the chief command of the whole army. But he came off with worse... | |
 | Humphrey Prideaux - 1858 - 684 pages
...expedition into Cœle-Syria. The general sent into the East was Xinœtas an Acha?an, whose commission was to join the forces which were there before under the two former generals, and take upon him the chief command of the whole army. But he came off with worse... | |
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... views of his own which he had therein, overbore all opposition to it, and prevailed with the king to send another general with more forces into the east, and proceed himself in his former intended expedition into CoeleSyria. The general sent into... 