The Histories of HerodotusD. Appleton, 1899 - 568 pages |
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... the names of its different inhabitants . Homer speaks of the Danaans , Argives , Achaians , etc. , but never gives these people the general name of Greeks . - Larcher . They add , that while these women were standing near I I.
... the names of its different inhabitants . Homer speaks of the Danaans , Argives , Achaians , etc. , but never gives these people the general name of Greeks . - Larcher . They add , that while these women were standing near I I.
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... inhabitants should feast together . Thrasybulus contrived and ordered this , to the end that the Sardian herald , seeing so great a pro- fusion of corn , and the people enjoying themselves , might report accordingly to Alyattes ; and so ...
... inhabitants should feast together . Thrasybulus contrived and ordered this , to the end that the Sardian herald , seeing so great a pro- fusion of corn , and the people enjoying themselves , might report accordingly to Alyattes ; and so ...
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... inhabitants , presented each of them with two staters of gold . In return for this , the Del- phians gave Croesus and the Lydians the right to consult the oracle before any others , and exemption from tribute , and the first seats in ...
... inhabitants , presented each of them with two staters of gold . In return for this , the Del- phians gave Croesus and the Lydians the right to consult the oracle before any others , and exemption from tribute , and the first seats in ...
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... inhabitants ; he also took all the adjacent places , and expelled the inhabitants , who had given him no cause for blame . Then Cyrus , having assem- bled his own army , and having taken with him all who in- habited the intermediate ...
... inhabitants ; he also took all the adjacent places , and expelled the inhabitants , who had given him no cause for blame . Then Cyrus , having assem- bled his own army , and having taken with him all who in- habited the intermediate ...
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... inhabitants of other villages , hearing that Deioces was the only one who judged uprightly , having before met with un- just sentences , when they heard of him , gladly came from all parts to Deioces , in order to submit their quarrels ...
... inhabitants of other villages , hearing that Deioces was the only one who judged uprightly , having before met with un- just sentences , when they heard of him , gladly came from all parts to Deioces , in order to submit their quarrels ...
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accordingly Ægina Æginetæ afterward Amasis answered Argives Aristagoras army arrived Artaphernes Asia Astyages Athenians Athens barbarians battle brought called Cambyses Carians carried cavalry Cleomenes commanded consult the oracle Croesus Cyrenæans Cyrus Darius daughter death Delphi Demaratus Egypt Egyptians engagement Ethiopians expedition father fled flows forces gave give gods gold Grecians Greece Greeks happened Harpagus heard Hellespont herald Herodotus Histiæus honour horses hundred inhabitants Ionians island Ister Jupiter king Lacedæmonians lake land Libya Lydians manner marched Mardonius Medes Megabyzus mentioned Milesians Miletus Miltiades nations Nile opinion Pæonians passed Pelasgians Peloponnesus Periander Persians Phocians Phoenicians Pisistratus Polycrates possession Pythian reigned rest revolt river round sacred sacrifice sailed Salamis Samians Samos Sardis Scythians sent ships sians Smerdis Sparta spoke stades subdued taken temple territory Thebans thence thereupon things thousand tion took tyrant whole wife wished women Xerxes