Herodotus: A New and Literal Version from the Text of Baehr, with a Geographical and General IndexBooks for Libraries Press, 1972 - 613 pages "Book I" of the Histories provides a particularly good illustration of the discursiveness and diversity of Herodotus? materials and of the ingenuity with which he develops his narrative and welds it into an artistic whole. |
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Page 95
... heard it , said nothing ; but when this same word was con- stantly repeated to him whenever he went and tended the children , he at length acquainted his master , and by his com- mand brought the children into his presence . When Psam ...
... heard it , said nothing ; but when this same word was con- stantly repeated to him whenever he went and tended the children , he at length acquainted his master , and by his com- mand brought the children into his presence . When Psam ...
Page 459
... heard of his power , would , of their own accord , surrender their liberty , before the expedition should take place , and so it would not be necessary to have the trouble of marching against them . " This opinion of his was like this ...
... heard of his power , would , of their own accord , surrender their liberty , before the expedition should take place , and so it would not be necessary to have the trouble of marching against them . " This opinion of his was like this ...
Page 548
... heard that the troops with Pausanias had left Sparta , sent a herald to Attica , having looked out the best of their ... heard this , was by no means desirous to stay longer in Attica . Before he heard this , he lingered there , wishing ...
... heard that the troops with Pausanias had left Sparta , sent a herald to Attica , having looked out the best of their ... heard this , was by no means desirous to stay longer in Attica . Before he heard this , he lingered there , wishing ...
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accordingly Ægina Æginetæ afterwards Amasis answered Argives Aristagoras army arrived Asia Astyages Athenians Athens barbarians battle called Cambyses Carians carried cavalry chap Cleomenes commanded consult the oracle Croesus cubits Cyrenæans Cyrus Darius daughter death Delphi Demaratus Egypt Egyptians enemy engagement Ethiopians expedition fled flows gave give gods gold Grecians Greece Greeks happened Harpagus heard Hellespont herald Hercules Histiæus honour horses hundred inhabit Ionians island Ister Isthmus Jupiter king Lacedæmonians lake land Libya Lydians manner marched Mardonius Medes Megabazus mention Milesians Miletus Miltiades nations Nile opinion passed Pausanias Pelasgians Peloponnesus Periander perished Persians Phocians Phoenicians Pisistratus Polycrates possession Pythian reigned rest revolt river round sacred sacrifice sailed Salamis Samians Samos Sardis Scythians sent ships Smerdis Spartans spoke stades subdued taken temple territory Thebans Themistocles thence thereupon Thessaly things thousand took tyrant whole wife wished women Xerxes