Talált 295 Eredmények: Conquered Cities
and were a strong ally in war. He was told of their wars and of their exploits among the Gauls whom they conquered and forced to pay taxes, (1 Maccabees 8, 2)
and how they had conquered that land by dint of intelligence and perseverance, despite its great distance from their own land. He also learned how they had defeated the kings who came from the ends of the earth to attack them, how they managed to conquer and crush them. There were others who paid them an annual tax. (1 Maccabees 8, 4)
But they have usually remained faithful to their allies and to those who relied on them. The Romans were really powerful. They conquered kingdoms far and near, and all who heard their name feared them. (1 Maccabees 8, 12)
Bacchides returned to Jerusalem. Then he began to build fortified cities in Judea - the strongholds of Jericho, Emmaus, Beth-horon, Bethel, Timnath, Pharathon and Tephon - with high walls and barred gates, (1 Maccabees 9, 50)
He also fortified the cities of Beth-zur, Gazara and the Citadel, and placed troops in each of them with supplies of provisions. (1 Maccabees 9, 52)
as well as the expenses of reconstructing the walls of Jerusalem, the fortification of its defenses and the construction of the walls in the cities of Judea." (1 Maccabees 10, 45)
If you have confidence in your forces, come down to the plain and let us measure each other's strength there, for I have with me the army of the cities. (1 Maccabees 10, 71)
He went to Syria with words of peace, and the inhabitants of the cities opened their gates to him. They came out to meet him, as Alexander had ordered, (1 Maccabees 11, 2)
because Ptolemy was his father-in-law. But as soon as Ptolemy entered the cities, he stationed garrisons in them. (1 Maccabees 11, 3)
King Ptolemy for his part seized the coastal cities as far as Deleucia by the sea, for he had made plans against King Alexander. (1 Maccabees 11, 8)
But after three days, Ptolemy died, and immediately the Egyptian soldiers who guarded the fortified cities were killed by the local inhabitants. (1 Maccabees 11, 18)
Jonathan then began to make rounds of the region and the cities on the western side of the Euphrates. The whole Syrian army came to his aid. He came to Askalon and the inhabitants of that city went out to receive him with full honors. (1 Maccabees 11, 60)
