Herodotus: A New and Literal Version from the Text of Baehr. .c With a Geographical and General IndexHarper & Bros., 1855 - 613 pages |
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... arrived in Egypt at the court of Amasis , and after- ward at that of Croesus at Sardis . On his arrival he was hos- pitably entertained by Croesus , and on the third or fourth day , by order of the king , the attendants conducted him ...
... arrived in Egypt at the court of Amasis , and after- ward at that of Croesus at Sardis . On his arrival he was hos- pitably entertained by Croesus , and on the third or fourth day , by order of the king , the attendants conducted him ...
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... arrived at Sardis . This man , having come to the pal- ace of Croesus , sought permission to obtain purification accord- ing to the custom of the country . Croesus purified him ( now the manner of expiation is nearly the same among the ...
... arrived at Sardis . This man , having come to the pal- ace of Croesus , sought permission to obtain purification accord- ing to the custom of the country . Croesus purified him ( now the manner of expiation is nearly the same among the ...
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... arrived at Mount Olympus , they sought the wild beast , and having found him and encircled him around , they hurled their javelins at him . Among the rest , the stranger , the same that had been purified of murder , named Adrastus ...
... arrived at Mount Olympus , they sought the wild beast , and having found him and encircled him around , they hurled their javelins at him . Among the rest , the stranger , the same that had been purified of murder , named Adrastus ...
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... arrived bringing the answers , Croesus , having opened each of them , examined their contents ; but none of them pleased him . When , however , he heard that from Delphi , he immediately adored it , and approved of it , being convinced ...
... arrived bringing the answers , Croesus , having opened each of them , examined their contents ; but none of them pleased him . When , however , he heard that from Delphi , he immediately adored it , and approved of it , being convinced ...
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... arrived from Peloponnesus ; and a man of Naxos , named Lygdamis , who had come as a volunteer , and brought both men and money , showed great zeal in the cause . 62. Having set out from Eretria , they came back in the eleventh year of ...
... arrived from Peloponnesus ; and a man of Naxos , named Lygdamis , who had come as a volunteer , and brought both men and money , showed great zeal in the cause . 62. Having set out from Eretria , they came back in the eleventh year of ...
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accordingly Ægina Æginetæ afterward Amasis answered Argives Aristagoras Ariston army arrived Asia Astyages Athenians Athens barbarians battle called Cambyses Carians carried cavalry chap Cleomenes commanded consult the oracle Croesus cubits Cyrenæans Cyrus Darius daughter death Delphi Demaratus Egypt Egyptians embassadors engagement Ethiopians expedition father fled flows gave gods gold Grecians Greece Greeks happened Harpagus heard Hellespont herald Hercules Histiæus honor horses hundred inhabitants Ionians island Isthmus Jupiter king Lacedæmonians lake land Leutychides Libya Lydians manner marched Mardonius Medes Megabazus mentioned Milesians Miltiades nations Nile opinion passed Pausanias Pelasgians Peloponnesus Periander perished Persians Phoenicians Pisistratus Polycrates possession Pythian reigned rest revolt river round sacred sacrifice sailed Salamis Samians Samos Sardis Scythians sent ships Smerdis Spartans spoke stades subdued talents temple territory Thebans Themistocles thereupon Thessaly things thousand Thracians tion took whole wife wished women Xerxes