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This is a publication of the researches of Herodotus of Halicarnassus , in order
that the actions of men may not be effaced by time , nor the great and wondrous
deeds displayed both by Greeks and barbarians ' deprived of renown ; and
among ...
This is a publication of the researches of Herodotus of Halicarnassus , in order
that the actions of men may not be effaced by time , nor the great and wondrous
deeds displayed both by Greeks and barbarians ' deprived of renown ; and
among ...
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This river flowing from the south between the Syrians ? and Paphlagonians ,
empties itself northward into the Euxine Sea . This Creesus was the first of the
barbarians whom we o The Halys had two branches , one flowing from the east ,
the ...
This river flowing from the south between the Syrians ? and Paphlagonians ,
empties itself northward into the Euxine Sea . This Creesus was the first of the
barbarians whom we o The Halys had two branches , one flowing from the east ,
the ...
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... done , she neither cried out through modesty , nor appeared to notice it ,
purposing to take vengeance on Candaules ; for among the Lydians and almost
all the barbarians , it is deemed a great disgrace even for a man to be seen
naked .
... done , she neither cried out through modesty , nor appeared to notice it ,
purposing to take vengeance on Candaules ; for among the Lydians and almost
all the barbarians , it is deemed a great disgrace even for a man to be seen
naked .
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This Gyges is the first of the barbarians whom we know of that dedicated offerings
at Delphi ; except Midas , son of Gordius , king of Phrygia , for Midas dedicated
the royal throne , on which he used to sit and administer justice , a piece of ...
This Gyges is the first of the barbarians whom we know of that dedicated offerings
at Delphi ; except Midas , son of Gordius , king of Phrygia , for Midas dedicated
the royal throne , on which he used to sit and administer justice , a piece of ...
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... Greeks have from old been distinguished from the barbarians as being more
acute and free from all foolish simplicity , and more particularly as they played
this trick upon the Athenians , who are esteemed among the wisest of the
Grecians .
... Greeks have from old been distinguished from the barbarians as being more
acute and free from all foolish simplicity , and more particularly as they played
this trick upon the Athenians , who are esteemed among the wisest of the
Grecians .
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| Title | Herodotus: A New and Literal Version from the Text of Baehr, with a Geographical and General Index Harper's Classical Library |
| Author | Herodotus |
| Publisher | Harper, 1892 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 27 Mar 2008 |
| Length | 613 pages |
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