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Title: The ancient history of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Grecians and Macedonians. Translated from the French. 11th ed., rev., corr. and illus. with a set of maps newly engraved
Year: 1808 (1800s)
Authors: Rollin, Charles, 1661-1741
Subjects: History, Ancient
Publisher: London printed for W. Otridge (et al.)
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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having played upon his pipe, in orderto make the fish come to him, in vain, found thereMas no way to catch them, but by throwing his netinto the water. Failing in their hopes of succeedingthis way, they applied to the Lacedasmonians, anddemanded their succour. The Lacedasmonians there-upon sent deputies to Cyrus, to let him know, thatthey would not suffer him to undertake any thingagainst the Greeks. Cyrus only laughed at such amessage, and warned them in his turn to take care,and put themselves into a condition to defend theirown territories.- The nations of the isles had nothing to appre-hend from Cyrus, because he had not yet sub-dued the Phoenicians, nor had the Persians anyshipping. ARTICLE II. The History of the besieging and taking of Babylonby Cyrus. fCYRUS staid in Asia Minor, till he had entirelyreduced all the nations that inhabited it into subjec-tion, from the jfcgean sea to the river Euphrates, f Herod. 1. i. c. 141, 152, 153. f Ibid. c. 177. Cyrop. l.Vii. p. 186—-188.
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THE PLAN OF BABYLON . OF CYRUS. From thence he proceeded to Syria and Arabia,which he also subjected. After which he enteredinto Assyria, and advanced towards Babylon, theonly city of the east that stood out against him. The siege of this important place was no easy en-terprise. The walls of it were of a prodigiousheight, and appeared to be inaccessible, without men-tioning the immense number of people within themfor their defence. Besides, the city was stored withall sorts of provisions for twenty years. However,these difficulties did not discourage Cyrus from pur-suing his design. But despairing to take the placeby storm or assault, he made them believe his designwas to reduce it by famine. To which end he causeda line of circumvallation to be drawn quite roundthe city with a large and deep ditch; and, that histroops might not be over-fatigued, he divided hisarmy into twelve bodies, and assigned each of themits month for guarding the trenches. The besieged,thinking themselves out of

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