About this time died Phraates, king of the Parthians, by the treachery of Phraataces his son, upon the occasion following: When Phraates had had legitimate sons of his own, he had also an Italian maid-servant, whose name was Thermusa, who had been formerly sent to him by Julius Cæsar, among other presents.
— from Antiquities of the Jews by Flavius Josephus

(1) De Catilinae Coniuratione (or Bellum Catilinae ), a monograph on the famous conspiracy, in which Sallust writes very largely from direct personal knowledge of men and events.
— from Helps to Latin Translation at Sight by Edmund Luce

The object of science is knowledge (assuming that to be the true definition), but the object of a particular science is a D particular kind of knowledge; I mean, for example, that the science of house-building is a kind of knowledge which is defined and distinguished from other kinds and is therefore termed architecture.
— from The Republic of Plato by Plato

A few miles from Amasia, on the road leading to Zilleh, is the famous battle-field where Cæsar defeated Pharnaces, King of Pontus, and whence he sent his famous message to Rome: Veni, vidi, vici .
— from The New Gresham Encyclopedia. A to Amide Vol. 1 Part 1 by Various

8); for the Apostle had no direct personal knowledge of the Colossian Church: see the introduction, p.
— from St. Paul's Epistles to the Colossians and Philemon A revised text with introductions, notes and dissertations by J. B. (Joseph Barber) Lightfoot

Don Pedro, King of Castille in 1367, murdered the King of Granada for the sake of his jewels, one of which was this stone, and Don Pedro is said to have given it to Edward the Black Prince after the battle of Najera, near Vittoria, in the same year.
— from A Complete Guide to Heraldry by Arthur Charles Fox-Davies

2172 Demetrius Poliorcetes, king of Macedonia, son of Antigonus, king of Asia.
— from The Natural History of Pliny, Volume 1 (of 6) by the Elder Pliny

Usually he purports to be the spirit of a dead person known or unknown to those present, and the subject is then what we call a 'medium.'
— from The Principles of Psychology, Volume 1 (of 2) by William James

FINIS H2 anchor THE WINTER’S TALE Dramatis Personae LEONTES, King of Sicilia MAMILLIUS, his son, the young Prince of Sicilia CAMILLO, lord of Sicilia ANTIGONUS, " " " CLEOMENES, " " " DION, " " " POLIXENES, King of Bohemia FLORIZEL, his son, Prince of Bohemia ARCHIDAMUS, a lord of Bohemia OLD SHEPHERD, reputed father of Perdita CLOWN, his son AUTOLYCUS, a rogue
— from The Complete Works of William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare

Poor doña Pepa, kind old soul, even disposed of the house—which belonged half to the Doctor and half to her—sent him every cent of the money, and moved to the orchard.
— from The Torrent (Entre Naranjos) by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez

Number of large calories developed per kilogramme of explosive, for comparison with 1,000 grammes of 40% dynamite, which develop, on an average, 1,229 large calories.
— from Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, vol. LXX, Dec. 1910 Federal Investigations of Mine Accidents, Structural Materials and Fuels. Paper No. 1171 by Herbert M. (Herbert Michael) Wilson

Madame de Pompadour knew of the King's visits, and her confidantes brought her most alarming reports of the affair.
— from Memoirs and Historical Chronicles of the Courts of Europe Memoirs of Marguerite de Valois, Queen of France, Wife of Henri IV; of Madame de Pompadour of the Court of Louis XV; and of Catherine de Medici, Queen of France, Wife of Henri II by Mme. Du Hausset

He had taken up the role he had played before he left in December 1915, and very right too, for not more than half a dozen people knew of the Erzerum affair, and to the British public he was only the man who had been fired out of the Savoy for talking treason.
— from Mr. Standfast by John Buchan

She said no more, but imprinted a deep, passionate kiss on Kennedy's mouth, clinging closely to him.
— from The Exploits of Elaine by Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin) Reeve

“I don't know whether you're drunk or not,” he said, “but that's a damned poor kind of a joke.
— from The Short Line War by Samuel Merwin

In his days Pharaohnechoh king of Egypt went up against the king of Assyria to the river Euphrates: and king Josiah went against him; and he slew him at Megiddo, when he had seen him.
— from The Bible, King James version, Book 12: 2 Kings by Anonymous

For example, have a particular day of the week for doing particular kinds of work, and go by the clock as much as you can.
— from Letters to Persons Who Are Engaged in Domestic Service by Catharine Esther Beecher

After several trials the Whigs succeeded in electing Daniel P. King of Danvers, by the help of one or more of the abolitionists.
— from Reminiscences of Sixty Years in Public Affairs, Vol. 1 by George S. (George Sewall) Boutwell