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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... considered the Greeks as their enemies : for the Persians claim Asia and the barbar- ous nations that inhabit it as their own , and consider Europe and the people of Greece as totally distinct . 5. Such is the Persian account ; and to ...
... considered the Greeks as their enemies : for the Persians claim Asia and the barbar- ous nations that inhabit it as their own , and consider Europe and the people of Greece as totally distinct . 5. Such is the Persian account ; and to ...
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... considered him a very ignorant man , because he overlooked present prosperity , and bade men look to the end of every thing . 34. After the departure of Solon , the indignation of the gods fell heavy upon Croesus , probably because he ...
... considered him a very ignorant man , because he overlooked present prosperity , and bade men look to the end of every thing . 34. After the departure of Solon , the indignation of the gods fell heavy upon Croesus , probably because he ...
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... considered this also to be a true oracle . 50. After this he endeavored to propitiate the god at Delphi by magnificent sacrifices ; for he offered three thou- sand head of cattle of every kind fit for sacrifice , and having heaped up a ...
... considered this also to be a true oracle . 50. After this he endeavored to propitiate the god at Delphi by magnificent sacrifices ; for he offered three thou- sand head of cattle of every kind fit for sacrifice , and having heaped up a ...
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... considered it to be , as it really was , a prodigy , and sent immediately to consult the interpreters at Telmessus ; but the messengers having arrived there , and learned from the Telmessians what the prodigy portended , were unable to ...
... considered it to be , as it really was , a prodigy , and sent immediately to consult the interpreters at Telmessus ; but the messengers having arrived there , and learned from the Telmessians what the prodigy portended , were unable to ...
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... considered how I could act according to your wish and command , and , without offending you , I might be free from the crime of murder both in your daughter's sight and in yours . I therefore acted as follows : having sent for this ...
... considered how I could act according to your wish and command , and , without offending you , I might be free from the crime of murder both in your daughter's sight and in yours . I therefore acted as follows : having sent for this ...
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