The Histories of HerodotusD. Appleton, 1899 - 568 pages |
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... Athenians in a battle with their neighbours of Eleusis , he put the enemy to flight , and died nobly . The Athenians buried him at the public charge in the place where he fell , and honoured him greatly . " When Solon had aroused the ...
... Athenians in a battle with their neighbours of Eleusis , he put the enemy to flight , and died nobly . The Athenians buried him at the public charge in the place where he fell , and honoured him greatly . " When Solon had aroused the ...
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... Athenians excelled the rest , the former being of Dorian , the latter of Ionic descent : for these were in ancient times the most distinguished , the latter being a Pelasgian , the other an Hellenic nation ; the latter had never ...
... Athenians excelled the rest , the former being of Dorian , the latter of Ionic descent : for these were in ancient times the most distinguished , the latter being a Pelasgian , the other an Hellenic nation ; the latter had never ...
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... Athenians , the former headed by Mega- cles , son of Alcmæon , the latter by Lycurgus , son of Aristo- laides , aiming at the sovereign power , formed a third party . And having assembled his partisans under colour of protecting those ...
... Athenians , the former headed by Mega- cles , son of Alcmæon , the latter by Lycurgus , son of Aristo- laides , aiming at the sovereign power , formed a third party . And having assembled his partisans under colour of protecting those ...
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... Athenians , who are esteemed among the wisest of the Grecians . In the Pæanean tribe was a woman named Phya , four cubits high , wanting three fingers , and in other respects handsome ; having dressed this woman in a complete suit of ...
... Athenians , who are esteemed among the wisest of the Grecians . In the Pæanean tribe was a woman named Phya , four cubits high , wanting three fingers , and in other respects handsome ; having dressed this woman in a complete suit of ...
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... Athenians of the city , on the other hand , had shown very little concern all the time Pisis- tratus was collecting money , or even when he took possession of Marathon . But when they heard that he was marching from Marathon against the ...
... Athenians of the city , on the other hand , had shown very little concern all the time Pisis- tratus was collecting money , or even when he took possession of Marathon . But when they heard that he was marching from Marathon against the ...
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