 ... enraged with the river for this affront, and threatened to make his stream so weak, that henceforth women should easily cross it without wetting their knees. After this menace, deferring his expedition against Babylon, he divided his army into two...  The Nine Books of the History of Herodotus - Page 93by Herodotus - 1846Full view - About this book
 | Herodotus, Henry Cary - 1848 - 634 pages
...against Babylon, he divided his army into two parts ; and having so divided it, he marked out by lines one hundred and eighty channels, on each side of the river, diverging every way ; then having distributed his army, he commanded them to dig. His design was indeed executed... | |
 | Herodotus, Henry Cary - 1852 - 642 pages
...against Babylon, he divided his army into two parts ; and having so divided it, he marked out by lines one hundred and eighty channels, on each side of the river, diverging every way ; then having distributed his army, he commanded them to dig. His design was indeed executed... | |
 | Hinton Rowan Helper - 1867 - 492 pages
...against Babylon, he divided his army into two parts ; and having so divided it, he marked out by lines one hundred and eighty channels, on each side of the river, diverging every way ; then having distributed his army, he commanded them to dig. His design was indeed executed... | |
 | Herodotus, Henry Cary - 1885 - 628 pages
...against Babylon, he divided his army into two parts ; and having so divided it, he marked out by lines one hundred and eighty channels, on each side of the river, diverging every way ; then having distributed his army, he commanded them to dig. His design was indeed executed... | |
 | William Richard Lethaby - 1892 - 292 pages
...against Babylon, he divided his army into two parts ; and having so divided it, he marked out by lines one hundred and eighty channels on each side of the river, diverging every way ; then having distributed his army, he commanded them to dig. His design was indeed executed... | |
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