The Histories of HerodotusD. Appleton, 1899 - 568 pages |
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Page v
... Egypt is much mooted . Of Upper Egypt he makes scant mention , but then he makes scant mention of Phoenicia . That he never reached Elephantine is supposed to be proved by his calling Elephantine a city and not an island ; but it was ...
... Egypt is much mooted . Of Upper Egypt he makes scant mention , but then he makes scant mention of Phoenicia . That he never reached Elephantine is supposed to be proved by his calling Elephantine a city and not an island ; but it was ...
Page vi
... Egypt , takes Egypt itself for its theme , and so wholly is Egypt the theme that the book has been lifted out of the complex and treated as an independent work . But we must remember that biologists have succeeded in isolating the heart ...
... Egypt , takes Egypt itself for its theme , and so wholly is Egypt the theme that the book has been lifted out of the complex and treated as an independent work . But we must remember that biologists have succeeded in isolating the heart ...
Page vii
... Egypt , his plans to subjugate other peoples of Africa , and various performances of that eccentric monarch . But ... Egyptian dynasty . Corinth made common cause with the Lacedæmonians against Polycrates , and this leads to the story of ...
... Egypt , his plans to subjugate other peoples of Africa , and various performances of that eccentric monarch . But ... Egyptian dynasty . Corinth made common cause with the Lacedæmonians against Polycrates , and this leads to the story of ...
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... Egypt . Thus the Persians say that Io went to Egypt , not agreeing herein with the Phoenicians ; and that this was the beginning of wrongs . After this , that certain Grecians ( for they are unable to tell their name ) , having touched ...
... Egypt . Thus the Persians say that Io went to Egypt , not agreeing herein with the Phoenicians ; and that this was the beginning of wrongs . After this , that certain Grecians ( for they are unable to tell their name ) , having touched ...
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... Egypt at the court of Amasis , and afterward at that of Croesus at Sardis . On his arrival he was hospitably entertained by Croesus , and on the third or fourth day , by order of the king , the attendants conducted him round the ...
... Egypt at the court of Amasis , and afterward at that of Croesus at Sardis . On his arrival he was hospitably entertained by Croesus , and on the third or fourth day , by order of the king , the attendants conducted him round the ...
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