The Histories of HerodotusD. Appleton, 1899 - 568 pages |
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... Sardis he discusses as one who had seen the capital of Lydia . His voyage along the northern coast of Asia Minor seems to have extended to the mouth of the Phasis , but there is no cogent evidence of his personal knowledge of Scythia ...
... Sardis he discusses as one who had seen the capital of Lydia . His voyage along the northern coast of Asia Minor seems to have extended to the mouth of the Phasis , but there is no cogent evidence of his personal knowledge of Scythia ...
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... Sardis , and a descend- ant of Alcæus , son of Hercules . For Agron , son of Ninus , grandson of Belus , great - grandson of Alcæus , was the first of the Heraclide who became King of Sardis ; and Candaules , son of Myrsus , was the ...
... Sardis , and a descend- ant of Alcæus , son of Hercules . For Agron , son of Ninus , grandson of Belus , great - grandson of Alcæus , was the first of the Heraclide who became King of Sardis ; and Candaules , son of Myrsus , was the ...
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... Sardis , the Cimmerians , being driven from their seats by the Scythian nomads , passed into Asia , and possessed themselves of all Sardis except the citadel . When Ardys had reigned forty - nine years , his son Sady- attes succeeded ...
... Sardis , the Cimmerians , being driven from their seats by the Scythian nomads , passed into Asia , and possessed themselves of all Sardis except the citadel . When Ardys had reigned forty - nine years , his son Sady- attes succeeded ...
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... Sardis , Alyattes fell sick . When the disease continued a considerable time , he sent messengers to Delphi to consult the oracle , either from the advice of some friend or because it appeared right to himself to send and 1 Assesus was ...
... Sardis , Alyattes fell sick . When the disease continued a considerable time , he sent messengers to Delphi to consult the oracle , either from the advice of some friend or because it appeared right to himself to send and 1 Assesus was ...
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... Sardis ; and , as I am informed , a reconciliation was brought about for no other reason . For Alyattes expecting that there was a great scarcity of corn in Miletus , and that the people were reduced to extreme distress , received from ...
... Sardis ; and , as I am informed , a reconciliation was brought about for no other reason . For Alyattes expecting that there was a great scarcity of corn in Miletus , and that the people were reduced to extreme distress , received from ...
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