The Histories of HerodotusD. Appleton, 1899 - 568 pages |
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... river Halys . This river , flowing from the south between the Syrians and Paphla- gonians , empties itself northward into the Euxine Sea . This Croesus was the first of the barbarians whom we know of that subjected some of the Greeks to ...
... river Halys . This river , flowing from the south between the Syrians and Paphla- gonians , empties itself northward into the Euxine Sea . This Croesus was the first of the barbarians whom we know of that subjected some of the Greeks to ...
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... river Halys , Croesus transported his forces , as I believe by the bridges which are now there . But the common opinion of the Grecians is that Thales the Milesian procured him a passage . For , while Croesus was in doubt how his army ...
... river Halys , Croesus transported his forces , as I believe by the bridges which are now there . But the common opinion of the Grecians is that Thales the Milesian procured him a passage . For , while Croesus was in doubt how his army ...
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... river Halys . He assembled the forces of all his subjects , and marched against Nineveh to avenge his father and destroy that city . How- ever , when he had obtained a victory over the Assyrians , and while he was besieging Nineveh , a ...
... river Halys . He assembled the forces of all his subjects , and marched against Nineveh to avenge his father and destroy that city . How- ever , when he had obtained a victory over the Assyrians , and while he was besieging Nineveh , a ...
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... river , nor defile the stream with urine , nor do they allow any one else to do so , but they pay extreme veneration to all rivers . Another circumstance is also pecul- iar to them , which has escaped the notice of the Persians ...
... river , nor defile the stream with urine , nor do they allow any one else to do so , but they pay extreme veneration to all rivers . Another circumstance is also pecul- iar to them , which has escaped the notice of the Persians ...
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... river Crathis , from which the river in Italy derived its name ; then Bura and Helice , to which the Ionians fled when they were defeated by the Achæans ; Ægium , Rhypes , Patrees , Pharees , and Olenus , in which is the great river ...
... river Crathis , from which the river in Italy derived its name ; then Bura and Helice , to which the Ionians fled when they were defeated by the Achæans ; Ægium , Rhypes , Patrees , Pharees , and Olenus , in which is the great river ...
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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