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Page 4
He subdued the Ionians and Æolians , and the Dorians settled in Asia , and he
formed an alliance with the Lacedæmonians ; but before the reign of Cresus all
the Greeks were free ; for the incursion of the Cimmerians into Ionia , which was ...
He subdued the Ionians and Æolians , and the Dorians settled in Asia , and he
formed an alliance with the Lacedæmonians ; but before the reign of Cresus all
the Greeks were free ; for the incursion of the Cimmerians into Ionia , which was ...
Page 8
None of the Ionians , except the Chians , assisted the Milesians in bearing the
burden of this war : they did it in requital for succor they had received ; for
formerly the Milesians had assisted the Chians in prosecuting the war against the
...
None of the Ionians , except the Chians , assisted the Milesians in bearing the
burden of this war : they did it in requital for succor they had received ; for
formerly the Milesians had assisted the Chians in prosecuting the war against the
...
Page 11
Croesus then attacked these the first , and afterward the several cities of the
Ionians and Æolians one after another , alleging different pretenses against
different states , imputing graver charges against those in whom he was able to
discover ...
Croesus then attacked these the first , and afterward the several cities of the
Ionians and Æolians one after another , alleging different pretenses against
different states , imputing graver charges against those in whom he was able to
discover ...
Page 32
This change of the day Thales the Milesian had foretold to the Ionians , fixing
beforehand this year as the very period in which the change actually took place .
The Lydians and Medes seeing night succeeding in the place of day , desisted
from ...
This change of the day Thales the Milesian had foretold to the Ionians , fixing
beforehand this year as the very period in which the change actually took place .
The Lydians and Medes seeing night succeeding in the place of day , desisted
from ...
Page 33
But before he began to advance , he sent heralds to the Ionians , to persuade
them to revolt from Croesus : the Ionians , however , refused . When Cyrus had
come up and encamped opposite Cresus , they made trial of each other's
strength on ...
But before he began to advance , he sent heralds to the Ionians , to persuade
them to revolt from Croesus : the Ionians , however , refused . When Cyrus had
come up and encamped opposite Cresus , they made trial of each other's
strength on ...
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| Title | Herodotus: A New and Literal Version from the Text of Baehr. .c With a Geographical and General Index Harper's classical library |
| Authors | Herodotus, Henry Cary |
| Translated by | Henry Cary |
| Publisher | Harper & Bros., 1855 |
| Original from | Cornell University |
| Digitized | 8 May 2012 |
| Length | 613 pages |
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