The Histories of HerodotusD. Appleton, 1899 - 568 pages |
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Page 13
... considered him a very ignorant man , because he over- looked present prosperity , and bade men look to the end of everything . After the departure of Solon , the indignation of the gods fell heavily upon Croesus , probably because he ...
... considered him a very ignorant man , because he over- looked present prosperity , and bade men look to the end of everything . After the departure of Solon , the indignation of the gods fell heavily upon Croesus , probably because he ...
Page 18
... considered this also to be a true oracle . After this he endeavoured to propitiate the god at Delphi by magnificent sacrifices ; for he offered three thousand head of cattle of every kind fit for sacrifice , and having heaped up a great ...
... considered this also to be a true oracle . After this he endeavoured to propitiate the god at Delphi by magnificent sacrifices ; for he offered three thousand head of cattle of every kind fit for sacrifice , and having heaped up a great ...
Page 30
... considered it to be , as it really was , a prodigy , and sent immediately to consult the interpreters at Telmessus ; but the messengers having arrived there , and learned from the Telmessians what the prodigy portended , were unable to ...
... considered it to be , as it really was , a prodigy , and sent immediately to consult the interpreters at Telmessus ; but the messengers having arrived there , and learned from the Telmessians what the prodigy portended , were unable to ...
Page 47
... to falsehood , lest he should be detected and convicted , but said : " O king , when I had received the infant , I carefully considered how I could act according to your wish and command , and , 115-117 ] 47 CYRUS IS DISCOVERED.
... to falsehood , lest he should be detected and convicted , but said : " O king , when I had received the infant , I carefully considered how I could act according to your wish and command , and , 115-117 ] 47 CYRUS IS DISCOVERED.
Page 55
... considered the greatest proof of man- liness , to be able to exhibit many children , and to such as can exhibit the greatest number the king sends presents every year ; for numbers are considered strength . Between the ages of five ...
... considered the greatest proof of man- liness , to be able to exhibit many children , and to such as can exhibit the greatest number the king sends presents every year ; for numbers are considered strength . Between the ages of five ...
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