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Yoke, (in ancient military affairs,) a frame formed of two upright spears and one placed across, under which vanquished enemies were made to pass, without arms, and also without their upper garments, as a token of submission.

Zug, a mountainous canton of Switzerland, with a capital town of the

same name.

Zurich, a city in the north part of Switzerland, capital of a canton of the same name, and situated at the northern extremity of the beautiful Lake of Zurich. It is remarkable for the magnificent mountain scenery of the interior and southern districts.

INDEX.

Adrian, VI., Pope, does not suc- || Alpenus, the town, 18.

cor Rhodes, 213, 214. Sends Alpheus, distinguished at Ther
troops to Milan and Lombardy, mopylæ, 22.

214. Agreement of Charles V. | Alpnach, 88.
and, 234.

Altdorff, castle built near, 79.
Adrian, a magistrate in Leyden, || Altenstein, Hund, lord of, 156.
Amalfi, merchants of, establish a
hospital for pilgrims, 159.

296.

Adrianople, visited by Phranza,

134. Mohammed II. returns to,|| Amaral, Andrew d', Chancellor,
138. Decline of, 138.

Egean Sea, 72.
Ægina, 13.

Emilia, wife of Scipio, on the
marriage of her daughter to
Gracchus, 70.

Eschylus, at the battle of Mara-
thon, 10.
Esculapius, 39.

Africa, conquered by Scipio, 64.
Africanus, see Scipio.
Aga of the Janizaries, 188, 203.||
Maintains his ground, 204.
Takes possession of Rhodes,
227, 228.
Agesilaus, 13.
Agis, 13.

Agnes, Queen, 97.

Agricultural priesthood, 40.
Aiala, Lopez d', 177.

hates Adam, 164. Commis-
sioner at Rhodes, 165. Per-
fidious advice of, 165. With
a corps de reserve, 176. False
report by, respecting powder,
191. Account of the treason
of, at Rhodes, 209. Seized,
210. Persuaded the Sultan to
invade Rhodes, 211. Fate of,
212. Fontanus on, 212, 213.
Ambarvalia, the festival, 40, note.
Ambustus, Quintus Fabius, 51.
Amphictyon, shrine of, 12.
Amphictyons, seats of the, 12.

Council of the, set a price on
the head of Ephialtes, 17. In
scriptions by, on a tomb at Ther-
mopylæ, 23.

Amurath, Prince, attempt to save,
231.

Albert, King of Germany, son of Anatolia, 123, 129, 133, 188.
Rudolph of Hapsburg, 74. De- || Anaxander, 13.

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nes, Dorieus, and Leonidas, 13.
Andelot, Chevalier d', repulses
Turks under Peri, 197.
Angioli, 264.

sires a new dukedom in Helve- || Anaxandrides, father of Cleome-
tia, 74. Adolphus of Nassau
defeated by, 74. Proposition
by, to Uri, Schwytz, and Un-
terwalden, 74; appoints Austri-
an officers over them, 74; im-
perial bailiffs, 75. His treatment
of messengers, 75. Sends two
bailiffs to Swiss districts, 76.
Complaints to, against bailiffs,
76. In Lower Austria, at the
death of Gessler, 86.
Albert of Hohenrechberg, 95.
Albert of Müllinen, Knight, 94.
Albert VI., see Archduke.
Alcamenes, 13.

Alexander VI., Pope, treatment
of Zizim by, 232, note.
Algiria, attack on French in, 327,
rote.

Anopæ, the path, near Thermopy-
læ, Xerxes informed of, 17.
Defended by the Phoceans, 18.
Account of it, 18.
Ansaldi, John, fate of, 256.
Anthela, situation of, 12.
Antias, Valerius, 60, 67.
Anticyra, situation of, 11. Ephi-
altes killed at, 17.
Antiochus, said to pay court to
Scipio, 61. Removed beyond
Mount Taurus, 64. Order re-
specting money received of, 65.
Purpureo on the money receiv-
ed of, 66. Convictions for bri-

bery by, 67. The war with,
assigned to Scipio, 71. Circum
stances in the action with, 71.
Hannibal with, 71.
and wealth of, 72.

Antony of Port, 92.
Antwerpe, fire of, 324.

Territory

læ, 23. Bravery of, a Platææ,
23.
Aristomachus, 13.

Ariston, Demaratus son of, 15, 26.
Aristophanes, Socrates ridiculed in
The Clouds by, 30, note, 32.
Aristotle, Plato master of, 28.

Anytus hates and persecutes So- || Armada, destruction of the, 308.

crates, 31.

Apidanus, the river, 11.
Apollo, Carnian festival in honor
of, 14, note.

Apollodorus, present at the death
of Socrates, 38.
Apology, of Plato, 30-32. Of
Xenophon, 31, 32.
Apparitor, 275.

Apulia, Romans go to relieve, and
are ensnared, 42.

Arabs, attack by the, on French
in Algiria, 327, note.
Aracela, Cardinal, treatment of, at
Rome, 256.

Aragon, Knights of the Language
of, 160.

Aragonese at Zaragoza, 328.

Account of the, 309, 317, 318.
Measures to prevent its commu-
nication with the Duke of Par-
ma, 314. Riding in the Tagus,
316. Passes to the Groyne,
319. Delayed, 319. Plan for
the, 319. Sails for England,
319. Comes to Plymouth, 321.
In the form of a crescent, 321.
Action with the, 321. At Ca-
lais, 323. Concert between the
Duke of Parma and the, 323.
Visiters to the, 323. Fired,:
324.
Defeated, 325. Proceeds to the
Orcades, 325. Number of ves-
sels saved and lost, 325, 326.
See Howard, Perez, and Parma.
Army, see Roman.

Could not remove the slain, 330.|| Arnold von Melchtal, see Melchtal.
Arcadia, soldiers from, at Ther- || Arnold Strutthan, see Winkelried.
mopyla, 12.
Arsamis, descendants of, 21.
Archduke, [Albert VI. of Spain,] || Artanes, relatives of, 21.

at the siege of Ostend, 297.
Raises a battery near St. Alberto,
298. Advised to abandon the
siege, 299. Orders by, 299.
Retires to Ghent, 299. Visits
Ostend, after its surrender, 306,
307. Commends Spinola, 307. ||
Archelaus, 13.

Archipelago, isles of the, 121.
Arcillan, Philip de, bravery and
death of, 199.
Aretino, Leonardo, 110.

Argans, bailiffs of Austria, 89.

Argau, see Aargau.

Argillemont, killed, 195.

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Arthur, Prince, Catharine widow
of, 271, 279, 281.
Artillery, at the siege of Constanti-
nople, 119, 130. Reunion of

the ancient and modern, 120.
See Cannon.

Arvina, Aulus Cornelius, a herald
to the Samnites, 57. Struck by
Postumius, 57, 58. Addressed
by Pontius, 58.

Asia, Scipio's commission in, 65.
Asopus, the river, 12, 18.

Athenades, Ephialtes killed by, 17.
Athenians defeat Persians at Mar-
athon, 10.

Arginusæ, vote as to generals in Athens, 13. Teachings, of the So-

the battle of, 31.

Argosies, 317.

Aristides, at Marathon, 10.
Aristodemus, 13. Treatment of,
for not remaining at Thermopy-

phists at, 28, 31; of Socrates
at, 28, 31. Character of the
court of Heliæa at, 32. Usage
at, delaying execution, 34. Sa-
cred vessel despatched from, to