Meanings of nabis in English

When Philopœmen heard how cruel Nabis was, he wanted to free Sparta from his tyranny.

Whenever he heard that any man was very rich, Nabis used to send for him.

He then coasted along the shore, until he came to a promontory near Nabis's post.

Damocritus was sent to Nabis, Nicander to Philip, and Dicaearchus, the praetor's brother, to Antiochus.

War against Nabis of Sparta

And now a decree of the senate was brought to him, containing a denunciation of war against Nabis the Lacedaemonian.

And, lastly, that they named Argos and Nabis merely as a pretext for remaining in Greece, and keeping their armies there.

Alasamenes repaired to Sparta, and never divulged his commission till the time came for executing it; and so succeeded in putting Nabis to death.

But the recompense of such devotedness was, that the king delivered over the faithful Argives to the reign of terror of Nabis of Sparta.

That Titus Quinctius and Nabis should immediately send ambassadors to Rome, in order that the peace might be ratified by authority of the senate.

If his guest refused to do so, Nabis would invite him to visit his wife, and lead the unsuspecting man close to the statue.