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
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.
A. Aarau, Avoyer of, killed, 96. Aarberg, Peter of, 94. Aarburg, Ulrich of, 93. Aargau, 89. Avoyers of, 94. Lords of, buried, 97. Abou Ayub, 139. Abrocomes, son of Darius, killed at Thermopylæ, 21. Acarnania, 20.
Acca, see Laurentia. Achæmenes, on movements against Sparta, 25.
Achaia, Xerxes' march through,11. Acheloum, surrender of, 113. Achmet Basha, 188. Attacks by, 189,197,198. Unsuccessful,198. Takes command of the Turks, 206. Attempts the bastion of Spain, 206. Begins his batter- ies again, 213. Ruins the bas- tion of Italy, 215. Tears an old treaty to pieces, 227. Trea- ty signed by, in the Sultan's name, 228. Interview between the Grand-master and, 228. Achsen, 85.
Actium, Cleopatra's fleet at, 320,
activity and supervision of, 173. Palace of, 173. Distribution of troops by, 175. Assigns to Knights their employments, 175. Defends St. Marie de la Vic- toire, 175, 181. Mission by, to Lycia, 177. Orders fasting and prayer, before the siege, 179. Piety of, 179. Reception of the governor of Rhodes by, 180. Discontinues sallies, 187. Re- enforces St. Nicholas, 190. Pro- vides for powder, 192. Bravery of, at the bastion of England, 195, 201; of Italy, 196. Pre- pares against a general assault, 200. Encouragements given by, 200. Bravery of, for the post of Spain, 203, 207, 208, 217, 225, 226. Fills the post of Martinengo, 207, 208. Influ- ence of his example, 208. Not succored, 214. Measures taken by, 214. Demolishes churches, 215. Refuses to negotiate, 219, 222. Difficulty of, with Greeks, 220, 221. Advice to, by a council, 221. Consents to ne- gotiate 223. Old treaty sent by, to Soliman, 226. Interview between Achmet and, 228. Re- ception of, by Soliman, 229. Reply by, to offers, 229. Visit- ed by Soliman, 230. Tries to save Prince Amurath, 232. Takes leave of the Sultan, 232. See Achmet, Knights, Rhodes, Soliman II., and Turks. Adolphus of Nassau, 74. Adrian, Emperor, mausoleum of, 243, note.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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