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... and that the Lacedæmonians , having extricated themselves out of great
difficulties , had first gained the mastery over the Tegeans in war ; for during the
reign of Leo and Hegesicles , kings of Sparta , the Lacedæmonians were
successful in ...
... and that the Lacedæmonians , having extricated themselves out of great
difficulties , had first gained the mastery over the Tegeans in war ; for during the
reign of Leo and Hegesicles , kings of Sparta , the Lacedæmonians were
successful in ...
Page 27
But they changed to a good government in the following manner : Lycurgus , a
man much esteemed by the Spartans , having arrived at Delphi to consult the
oracle , no sooner entered the temple , than the Pythian spoke as follows : “ Thou
art ...
But they changed to a good government in the following manner : Lycurgus , a
man much esteemed by the Spartans , having arrived at Delphi to consult the
oracle , no sooner entered the temple , than the Pythian spoke as follows : “ Thou
art ...
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... they were as far off the discovery as ever , though they searched every where ;
till Lichas , one of the Spartans who are ... from the cavalry not to remain inactive ,
but go to different places where they are sent by the Spartan commonwealth .
... they were as far off the discovery as ever , though they searched every where ;
till Lichas , one of the Spartans who are ... from the cavalry not to remain inactive ,
but go to different places where they are sent by the Spartan commonwealth .
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Having made this conjecture , he returned to Sparta , and gave the
Lacedæmonians an account of the whole matter ; they , having brought a feigned
charge against him , sent him into banishment . He then , going back to Tegea ,
related his ...
Having made this conjecture , he returned to Sparta , and gave the
Lacedæmonians an account of the whole matter ; they , having brought a feigned
charge against him , sent him into banishment . He then , going back to Tegea ,
related his ...
Page 30
... to Sparta , might say that they had been robbed of it by the Samians . So it is ,
then , respecting this bowl . 71. Croesus then , mistaking the oracle , prepared to
invade Cappadocia , hoping to overthrow Cyrus and the power of the Persians .
... to Sparta , might say that they had been robbed of it by the Samians . So it is ,
then , respecting this bowl . 71. Croesus then , mistaking the oracle , prepared to
invade Cappadocia , hoping to overthrow Cyrus and the power of the Persians .
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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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