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His Friend Philip: Greville was a keen observer of international jirs and a friend and patron of men of letters. > own literary works are known for their intel-;nt, reflective quality and make up in philo-ihic insight what they lack in style.He wrote ;ms, essays, his friend Philiptory, the play The Tragedy of tstapha (1609), and a biography of Sir Philip ney, which was published posthumously in !2. Stabbed by a servant, Greville died in adon on Sept. 30, 1628.
I To a greater extent than previous conflicts, Second Punic War gave the Romans self-dence and encouraged them to extend their quests. First they resolved to punish Philip V, of Macedonia (r. 221-179 B.C.), who, as nibal's ally, had engaged Rome in the First icedonian War (215-205 B.C.). In the Second icedonian War (200-197), they defeated Philip j Cynoscephalae, in 197, and deprived him of i Greek possessions.
During King Philip's War (1675-1676), commanding small detachments of Plymouth troops and friendly Indians, he defeated Philip at Great Swamp (near Kingston, R. I.) in December 1675. He continued pursuit until Philip was ambushed and shot on Aug. 12, 1676.
Later, in Plymouth colony, Church served as a local magistrate. During King William's War (1689-1697) and the early years of Queen Anne's War (1702—1704), he took part in five expeditions against the French and Indians in Nova Scotia and Maine. He retired in 1704 and died on Jan. 17, 1718, near Little Compton. |
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