The Histories of HerodotusD. Appleton, 1899 - 568 pages |
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... showing the development of manuscript and book illustrating during four thousand years . THE FORTRESS OF THE FAITH . Miniature from a fifteenth century manuscript in the National Library at Paris . PAGE I 85 153 213 275 319 • 366 444.
... showing the development of manuscript and book illustrating during four thousand years . THE FORTRESS OF THE FAITH . Miniature from a fifteenth century manuscript in the National Library at Paris . PAGE I 85 153 213 275 319 • 366 444.
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... thousand two hundred days , without including the inter- calary month ; and if we add that month1 to every other year , in order that the seasons arriving at the proper time may agree , the intercalary months will be thirty - five more ...
... thousand two hundred days , without including the inter- calary month ; and if we add that month1 to every other year , in order that the seasons arriving at the proper time may agree , the intercalary months will be thirty - five more ...
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... thousand head of cattle of every kind fit for sacrifice , and having heaped up a great pile , he burned on it beds of gold and silver , vials of gold , and robes of purple and garments ; hoping by that means more completely to ...
... thousand head of cattle of every kind fit for sacrifice , and having heaped up a great pile , he burned on it beds of gold and silver , vials of gold , and robes of purple and garments ; hoping by that means more completely to ...
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... thousand talents of frankincense when they celebrate the festival of this god . There was also at that time within the precincts of this temple a statue of solid gold , twelve cubits high : I indeed did not see it , I only relate what ...
... thousand talents of frankincense when they celebrate the festival of this god . There was also at that time within the precincts of this temple a statue of solid gold , twelve cubits high : I indeed did not see it , I only relate what ...
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... thousand mares ; for each stallion served twenty mares . He kept , too , such a number of Indian dogs that four considerable towns in the plains were exempted from all other taxes , and appointed to find food for the dogs . Such were ...
... thousand mares ; for each stallion served twenty mares . He kept , too , such a number of Indian dogs that four considerable towns in the plains were exempted from all other taxes , and appointed to find food for the dogs . Such were ...
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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