The Histories of HerodotusD. Appleton, 1899 - 568 pages |
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... territory , attended in his march with pipes , harps , and flutes , masculine and feminine . On his arrival in ... territory , the other in the plain of the Mæander . Six of these eleven years Sadyattes , the son of Ardys , was still ...
... territory , attended in his march with pipes , harps , and flutes , masculine and feminine . On his arrival in ... territory , the other in the plain of the Mæander . Six of these eleven years Sadyattes , the son of Ardys , was still ...
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... territory of the Persians . When he arrived at the 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 ...
... territory of the Persians . When he arrived at the 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 ...
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... territory of Argos , the Spartans had seized . And indeed the country that lies westward as far as Malea , both on the continent , and the island Cythera and the other islands , belongs to the Argians . The Argians having advanced to ...
... territory of Argos , the Spartans had seized . And indeed the country that lies westward as far as Malea , both on the continent , and the island Cythera and the other islands , belongs to the Argians . The Argians having advanced to ...
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... territory does not present many wonders worthy of description , like some other countries , except the gold dust brought down from Mount Tmolus . It exhibits , however , one work the greatest of all , except those of the Egyptians and ...
... territory does not present many wonders worthy of description , like some other countries , except the gold dust brought down from Mount Tmolus . It exhibits , however , one work the greatest of all , except those of the Egyptians and ...
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... territory , for in that case they would not pass it by unnoticed . When the herald gave this message , it is related that Cyrus inquired of the Grecians who were present who the Lace- dæmonians were , and how many in number , that they ...
... territory , for in that case they would not pass it by unnoticed . When the herald gave this message , it is related that Cyrus inquired of the Grecians who were present who the Lace- dæmonians were , and how many in number , that they ...
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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