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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... fell sick . When the disease continued a considerable time , he sent messengers to Delphi to consult the oracle , either from the advice of some friend , or because it appeared right to himself to send and make inquiries of the god ...
... fell sick . When the disease continued a considerable time , he sent messengers to Delphi to consult the oracle , either from the advice of some friend , or because it appeared right to himself to send and make inquiries of the god ...
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... fell , and hon- ored him greatly . " 31. When Solon had roused the attention of Croesus by relating many and happy circumstances concerning Tellus , Croesus , expecting at least to obtain the second place , asked ' ЕTIOтрεpéws . Baehr ...
... fell , and hon- ored him greatly . " 31. When Solon had roused the attention of Croesus by relating many and happy circumstances concerning Tellus , Croesus , expecting at least to obtain the second place , asked ' ЕTIOтрεpéws . Baehr ...
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... fell asleep in the temple itself , and never awoke more , but met with such a termination of life . Upon this the Argives , in commemoration of their piety , caused their statues to be made and dedicated at Delphi . " 32. Thus Solon ...
... fell asleep in the temple itself , and never awoke more , but met with such a termination of life . Upon this the Argives , in commemoration of their piety , caused their statues to be made and dedicated at Delphi . " 32. Thus Solon ...
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... fell heavy upon Croesus , probably because he thought himself the most happy of all men . A dream soon after vis- ited him while sleeping , which pointed out to him the truth of the misfortunes that were about to befall him in the ...
... fell heavy upon Croesus , probably because he thought himself the most happy of all men . A dream soon after vis- ited him while sleeping , which pointed out to him the truth of the misfortunes that were about to befall him in the ...
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... fell by the hand of one whom he himself had purified from blood ; and vehemently deploring his misfortune , he invoked Jove the Expiator , attesting what he had suffered by this stranger . He invoked , also , the same deity , by the ...
... fell by the hand of one whom he himself had purified from blood ; and vehemently deploring his misfortune , he invoked Jove the Expiator , attesting what he had suffered by this stranger . He invoked , also , the same deity , by the ...
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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