 | Herodotus - 1824
...stay to arrogance and rashness, transported with indignation, he sent out the Medes and the Cissians, with orders to take them alive, and bring them into his presence. When the Medes rushed upon the Greeks with great impetuosity, many of them fell ; to these others succeeded, and though... | |
 | Herodotus - 1824
...stay to arrogance and rashness, transported with indignation, he sent out the Medes and the Cissians, with orders to take them alive, and bring them into his presence. When the Medes rushed upon the Greeks with great impetuosity, many of them fell ; to these others succeeded, and though... | |
 | Herodotus, Henry Cary - 1852 - 613 pages
...constantly expecting that they would betake themselves to flight. But on the fifth day, as they hnd not retreated, but appeared to him to stay through...made it evident to every one, and not least of all to the king himself, that they were indeed many men, but few soldiers. The engagement lasted through the... | |
 | Herodotus - 1860
...stand was mere impudence and recklessness, he grew wroth, and sent against them the Medes and Cissians, with orders to take them alive and bring them into his presence. Then the Medes rushed forward and charged the Greeks, but fell in vast numbers : others however took... | |
 | Herodotus - 1860
...stand was mere impudence and recklessness, he grew wroth, and sent against them the Medes and Cissians, with orders to take them alive and bring them into his presence. Then the Medes rushed forward and charged the Greeks, but fell in vast numbers : others however took... | |
 | Herodotus - 1875
...stand was mere impudence and recklessness, he grew wroth, and sent against them the Medes and Cissians, with orders to take them alive and bring them into his presence. Then the Medes rushed forward and charged the Greeks, but fell in vast numbers : others however took... | |
 | Herodotus, Henry Cary - 1885 - 613 pages
...his army." He answered, " O king, deal with me as with a liar, if these things do not turn out as 1 say." 210. By saying this he did not convince Xerxes....made it evident to every one, and not least of all to the king himself, that they were indeed many men, but few soldiers. The engagement lasted through the... | |
 | Thomas Sergeant Perry - 1890 - 877 pages
...stand was mere impudence and recklessness, he grew wroth, and sent against them the Medes and Cissians, with orders to take them alive and bring them into his presence. Then the Medes rushed forward and charged the Greeks, but fell in vast numbers. Others however took... | |
 | Victor Duruy - 1892
...TTTKRMOPYLAr. force at Thermopylai showed no intention of retreating, Xerxes sent a body of Median troops with orders to take them alive and bring them into his presence. The Medes attacked, but were repulsed with great loss ; others followed to the charge, and also lost... | |
 | Richard Garnett - 1899
...stand was mere impudence and recklessness, he grew wroth, and sent against them the Medes and Cissians, with orders to take them alive and bring them into his presence. Then the Medes rushed forward and charged the Greeks, but fell in vast numbers: others, however, took... | |
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When, however, he found on the fifth that they were not gone, thinking that their firm stand was mere impudence and recklessness, he grew wroth and sent against them the Medes and Cissians, with orders to take them alive and bring them into his presence.... 
