The Histories of HerodotusD. Appleton, 1899 - 568 pages |
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... tyrant of Sardis , and a descend- ant of Alcæus , son of Hercules . For Agron , son of Ninus , grandson of Belus , great - grandson of Alcæus , was the first of the Heraclide who became King of Sardis ; and Candaules , son of Myrsus ...
... tyrant of Sardis , and a descend- ant of Alcæus , son of Hercules . For Agron , son of Ninus , grandson of Belus , great - grandson of Alcæus , was the first of the Heraclide who became King of Sardis ; and Candaules , son of Myrsus ...
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... to the tribe Antiochides , on the road from Marathon to Athens . The country between the Strymon and the Nessus was celebrated for its mines . - Larcher . over the Athenians , but of them , some had 62-64 ] 23 PISISTRATUS , TYRANT AT ...
... to the tribe Antiochides , on the road from Marathon to Athens . The country between the Strymon and the Nessus was celebrated for its mines . - Larcher . over the Athenians , but of them , some had 62-64 ] 23 PISISTRATUS , TYRANT AT ...
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... tyrants might hear than to be possessor of the greatest riches . ' When he gave them this obscure answer , they again inquired what he said : and when they persisted in their inquiries , and were very importunate , he at length told ...
... tyrants might hear than to be possessor of the greatest riches . ' When he gave them this obscure answer , they again inquired what he said : and when they persisted in their inquiries , and were very importunate , he at length told ...
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... tyrant of Epidaurus , sent for , and treated affectionately , as was natural , they being the sons of his own daughter . But when he sent them home , as he escorted them on their way , he said , " Do you know , my sons , who killed your ...
... tyrant of Epidaurus , sent for , and treated affectionately , as was natural , they being the sons of his own daughter . But when he sent them home , as he escorted them on their way , he said , " Do you know , my sons , who killed your ...
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... tyrant , should fall under the insolence of an unrestrained multitude . The former , when he does anything , does it knowingly , but the latter have not the means of knowing , for how should they know who have neither been taught nor ...
... tyrant , should fall under the insolence of an unrestrained multitude . The former , when he does anything , does it knowingly , but the latter have not the means of knowing , for how should they know who have neither been taught nor ...
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