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Laws is conveyed, assume a metrical form: oukh os anthropous all os eroas tous Lakedaimonion basileis protetimekasin.
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The wanax could muster an army and navy out of his own men, but for a really big campaign he would need the support of the basileis.
The Trojan War Barry Strauss 2006
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In short, the wanax was only as strong as his ability to dominate the basileis, be it by persuasion or force.
The Trojan War Barry Strauss 2006
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The wanax could muster an army and navy out of his own men, but for a really big campaign he would need the support of the basileis.
The Trojan War Barry Strauss 2006
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The rest of the territory was run by local big men or basileis, each no doubt with his own armed followers.
The Trojan War Barry Strauss 2006
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The rest of the territory was run by local big men or basileis, each no doubt with his own armed followers.
The Trojan War Barry Strauss 2006
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In short, the wanax was only as strong as his ability to dominate the basileis, be it by persuasion or force.
The Trojan War Barry Strauss 2006
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The Septuagint render these words, basileis ethnon, "the kings of the nations."
The Sermons of John Owen 1616-1683 1968
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* Hoi basileis tes ges met 'autes eporneusan: [5433] 1
The Sermons of John Owen 1616-1683 1968
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Cardinal Bessarion, and served as the pretext for the tsars to declare themselves heirs of the Byzantine basileis, to take as their arms the two-headed eagle, and to assume the rôle of defenders and champions of the Orthodox Church.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 13: Revelation-Stock 1840-1916 1913
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