The Histories of HerodotusD. Appleton, 1899 - 568 pages |
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Page iv
... Athens , the city he loved so well . Shortly before going to Thurii he is said to have read a portion of his histories at Athens - which por- tion is much disputed - and to have received a public reward of ten talents for his praise of ...
... Athens , the city he loved so well . Shortly before going to Thurii he is said to have read a portion of his histories at Athens - which por- tion is much disputed - and to have received a public reward of ten talents for his praise of ...
Page viii
... Athens comes to the front , and much interest is shown in the details of Athenian history . Books VII to IX give a consecutive history of the invasion of Greece by Xerxes , and the failure of the expedition . The digressions are few ...
... Athens comes to the front , and much interest is shown in the details of Athenian history . Books VII to IX give a consecutive history of the invasion of Greece by Xerxes , and the failure of the expedition . The digressions are few ...
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... Athenian , who , hav- ing made laws for the Athenians at their request , absented himself for ten years , having sailed away under pretence of seeing the world , that he might not be compelled to abro- gate any of the laws he had ...
... Athenian , who , hav- ing made laws for the Athenians at their request , absented himself for ten years , having sailed away under pretence of seeing the world , that he might not be compelled to abro- gate any of the laws he had ...
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... Athens . To this Hippocrates , who was at the time a private person , and a spectator at the Olympian games , a great prodigy occurred . For having killed a victim , the caldrons , which were full of flesh and water , bubbled up with ...
... Athens . To this Hippocrates , who was at the time a private person , and a spectator at the Olympian games , a great prodigy occurred . For having killed a victim , the caldrons , which were full of flesh and water , bubbled up with ...
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... Athens , secured his power more firmly both by the aid of auxiliary forces and by revenues partly collected at home ... Athens . The country between the Strymon and the Nessus was celebrated for its mines . - Larcher . over the Athenians ...
... Athens , secured his power more firmly both by the aid of auxiliary forces and by revenues partly collected at home ... Athens . The country between the Strymon and the Nessus was celebrated for its mines . - Larcher . over the Athenians ...
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