The Histories of HerodotusD. Appleton, 1899 - 568 pages |
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Page vii
... Smerdis , the death of Cambyses , and the reign of Smerdis , his over- throw , and the enthronement of his successor Darius , the great organizer of the Persian Empire . Indians and Arabians now come into the cycle . Samos is subjugated ...
... Smerdis , the death of Cambyses , and the reign of Smerdis , his over- throw , and the enthronement of his successor Darius , the great organizer of the Persian Empire . Indians and Arabians now come into the cycle . Samos is subjugated ...
Page 164
... Smerdis , who was born of the same father and mother ; him he sent back from Egypt to Persia through envy , because he alone of all the Persians had drawn the bow , which the Ichthyophagi brought from the Ethiopian , within two fingers ...
... Smerdis , who was born of the same father and mother ; him he sent back from Egypt to Persia through envy , because he alone of all the Persians had drawn the bow , which the Ichthyophagi brought from the Ethiopian , within two fingers ...
Page 164
... Smerdis for Persia , Cambyses saw the following vision in his sleep : he imagined that a messenger arrived from Persia and informed him that Smerdis was seated on the royal throne , and touched the heavens with his head . Upon this ...
... Smerdis for Persia , Cambyses saw the following vision in his sleep : he imagined that a messenger arrived from Persia and informed him that Smerdis was seated on the royal throne , and touched the heavens with his head . Upon this ...
Page 165
... Smerdis , a twofold account is given . The Greeks say that Cambyses made the whelp of a lion fight with a young dog ; and that this wife was also looking on ; and that the dog being overmatched , another puppy of the same litter broke ...
... Smerdis , a twofold account is given . The Greeks say that Cambyses made the whelp of a lion fight with a young dog ; and that this wife was also looking on ; and that the dog being overmatched , another puppy of the same litter broke ...
Page 176
... Smerdis , and that it was kept secret , and that there were few of the Persians who were acquainted with it , for the gener- ality thought him still alive . Therefore , having formed the following design , he determined to make an ...
... Smerdis , and that it was kept secret , and that there were few of the Persians who were acquainted with it , for the gener- ality thought him still alive . Therefore , having formed the following design , he determined to make an ...
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