Stranger, go tell the Lacedaemonians that we lie here, obedient to their commands." This was for the Lacedaemonians ; and for the prophet, the following : " This is the monument of the illustrious Megistias, whom once the Medes, having passed the river... Herodotus - Page 489by Herodotus - 1901 - 613 pagesFull view - About this book
| Herodotus, Henry Cary - 1848 - 634 pages
...those who died before they who were dismissed by Leonidas went away, the following inscription has been engraved over them : " Four thousand from Peloponnesus...the impending fate, would not abandon the leaders of Sparta.'fjf The Amphictyons are the persons who honoured them witli these inscriptions and columns,... | |
| James Talboys Wheeler - 1848 - 256 pages
...4000 Peloponnesians fought against 3,000,000." The second, which referred to the Spartans, said, " Stranger ! go tell the Lacedaemonians that we lie here obedient to their commands ! " An engraved monument was also erected to Megistias the augur, by his friend Simonides, saying,... | |
| Literary and Philosophical Society of Liverpool - 1888 - 436 pages
...pass of Thermopylae against the myriads of Xerxes. He tells us that this epigram ran as follows : — Stranger, go tell the Lacedaemonians, that we lie here, obedient to their commands.* A still more ancient inscription of this character is preserved, which is attributed to Cleobulus,... | |
| Literary and Philosophical Society of Liverpool - 1888 - 438 pages
...pass of Thermopylae against the myriads of Xerxes. He tells us that this epigram ran as follows : — Stranger, go tell the Lacedaemonians, that we lie here, obedient to their commands.* A still more ancient inscription of this character is preserved, which is attributed to Cleobulus,... | |
| Herodotus - 1892 - 630 pages
...those who died before they who were dismissed by Leonidas went nway, the following inscription has been engraved over them : " Four thousand from Peloponnesus...knowing the impending fate, would not abandon the Jeaders of Sparta." The Amphictyons are the persons who honored them with these inscriptions and columns,... | |
| E. E. G. - 1903 - 752 pages
...into the pass under the lash ; not by Persian might but by treachery alone was Thermopylae taken.1 " Stranger, go tell the Lacedaemonians that we lie here obedient to their commands." " Either your great and glorious city shall be destroyed by the sons of Perseus, or the watchers of... | |
| Charles Francis Horne - 1905 - 444 pages
...them : " Four thousand from Peloponnesus once fought on this spot with three hundred myriads ! " l This inscription was made for all ; and for the Spartans..."Stranger, go tell the Lacedaemonians that we lie here, 1 Three millions. K., VOL. i.— 24 obedient to their commands ! " This was for the Lacedaemonians... | |
| John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell - 1858 - 610 pages
...stone lion raised to his memory at the entrance to the pass, and of the inscription placed over all : " Stranger, go tell the Lacedaemonians that we lie here, obedient to their commands." When he pronounced these words, there went up a shout from the assembled multitude, which rent the... | |
| William Harris Elson, Christine M. Keck - 1921 - 616 pages
...slain Spartans, who were buried on the spot where they fell, the following inscription was engraved: 10 "Stranger, go tell the Lacedaemonians that we lie here, obedient to their commands." — Abridged. NOTES AND QUESTIONS Biographical and Historical Note. Herodotus (484?-425? B. c.) was... | |
| William Harris Elson - 1921 - 520 pages
...slain Spartans, who were buried on the spot where they fell, the following inscription was engraved: 10 "Stranger, go tell the Lacedaemonians that we lie here, obedient to their commands." —Abridged. NOTES AND QUESTIONS Biographical and Historical Note. Herodotus (4847-425? B. c.) was... | |
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