The Histories of HerodotusD. Appleton, 1899 - 568 pages |
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Page 31
... sacred mountain of mother Cybele , falls into the sea near the city of Phocæa . Here Cyrus , when he saw the Lydians drawn up in order of battle , alarmed at the cavalry , had recourse to the following stratagem , on the suggestion of ...
... sacred mountain of mother Cybele , falls into the sea near the city of Phocæa . Here Cyrus , when he saw the Lydians drawn up in order of battle , alarmed at the cavalry , had recourse to the following stratagem , on the suggestion of ...
Page 58
... sacred laws . For in the games in honour of Triopian Apollo they formerly gave brazen tripods to the victors ; and it was usual for those who gained them not to carry them out of the temple , but to dedicate them there to the god ...
... sacred laws . For in the games in honour of Triopian Apollo they formerly gave brazen tripods to the victors ; and it was usual for those who gained them not to carry them out of the temple , but to dedicate them there to the god ...
Page 59
... sacred place in Mycale , looking to the north , and by the Ioni- ans consecrated in common to Heliconian Neptune ; and Mycale is a headland on the continent , stretching westward toward Samos . At this place the Ionians , assembling ...
... sacred place in Mycale , looking to the north , and by the Ioni- ans consecrated in common to Heliconian Neptune ; and Mycale is a headland on the continent , stretching westward toward Samos . At this place the Ionians , assembling ...
Page 65
... the advice of a certain Posidonian , who told them the Pythia had directed them to establish ' A proverbial expression , importing " that the victors suffered more than the vanquished . " sacred rites to Cyrnus as being a hero , but 5.
... the advice of a certain Posidonian , who told them the Pythia had directed them to establish ' A proverbial expression , importing " that the victors suffered more than the vanquished . " sacred rites to Cyrnus as being a hero , but 5.
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Herodotus. sacred rites to Cyrnus as being a hero , but not to colonize the island of that name . The Teians also acted nearly in the same manner as the Phocæans . For when Harpagus by means of his earthworks had made himself master of ...
Herodotus. sacred rites to Cyrnus as being a hero , but not to colonize the island of that name . The Teians also acted nearly in the same manner as the Phocæans . For when Harpagus by means of his earthworks had made himself master of ...
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