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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
revolt .
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Examples
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Thus then for the second time Ionia revolted from the Persians.
The History of Herodotus Herodotus 2003
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The Ionian cities in Asia Minor and several of the island cities (Samos, Lesbos, and Chios) revolted from the Persians.
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In their consulship, Fidenæ was besieged, Crustumeria taken, and Præneste revolted from the Latins to the Romans.
The History of Rome, Books 01 to 08 Titus Livius
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During their consulship Fidenae was besieged; Crustumeria captured; Praeneste revolted from the Latins to Rome.
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Popular feeling, especially in England, revolted from the new movement.
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Thus then for the second time Ionia revolted from the Persians.
The history of Herodotus — Volume 2 480? BC-420? BC Herodotus 1883
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His generosity at first revolted from the thought of suppressing those praises of Clarence Hervey, which had been so well deserved; but his jealousy returned, to combat his first virtuous impulse.
Belinda 1801
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Not only the children of Israel, that had revolted from the temple, but the children of Judah too, that still adhered to it -- not only the common people, the men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem, but those that should have reproved and restrained sin in others were themselves ringleaders in it, their kings and princes, their priests and prophets.
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume IV (Isaiah to Malachi) 1721
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The case of the two kingdoms of Israel and Judah is here compared, the ten tribes that revolted from the throne of David and the temple of Jerusalem and the two tribes that adhered to both.
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume IV (Isaiah to Malachi) 1721
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Yet an unprejudiced reader would naturally suppose, that Procopius means to describe a tribe of Germans in the alliance of Rome; and not a confederacy of Gallic cities, which had revolted from the empire.
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 1206
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