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Page 35
... he mounted men upon them equipped in cavalry accoutrements , and having
furnished them , he ordered them to go in advance of the rest of his army against
the Lydian horse ; and he commanded his infantry to follow the camels , and he ...
... he mounted men upon them equipped in cavalry accoutrements , and having
furnished them , he ordered them to go in advance of the rest of his army against
the Lydian horse ; and he commanded his infantry to follow the camels , and he ...
Page 38
When this occurred to him , it is said that , after a long silence , he recovered
himself , and , uttering a groan , thrice pronounced the name of Solon ; that when
Cyrus heard him , he commanded his interpreters to ask Croesus whom it was he
...
When this occurred to him , it is said that , after a long silence , he recovered
himself , and , uttering a groan , thrice pronounced the name of Solon ; that when
Cyrus heard him , he commanded his interpreters to ask Croesus whom it was he
...
Page 39
... who had been no way inferior to himself in prosperity ; and , moreover , fearing
retribution , and reflecting that nothing human is constant , commanded the fire to
be instantly extinguished , and Creesus , with those who were about him , to be ...
... who had been no way inferior to himself in prosperity ; and , moreover , fearing
retribution , and reflecting that nothing human is constant , commanded the fire to
be instantly extinguished , and Creesus , with those who were about him , to be ...
Page 41
... ashamed to have encouraged Croesus by his oracles to make war on the
Persians , assuring him that he would put an end to the power of Cyrus , of which
war such were the first - fruits ( commanding them at these words to show the
fetters ) ...
... ashamed to have encouraged Croesus by his oracles to make war on the
Persians , assuring him that he would put an end to the power of Cyrus , of which
war such were the first - fruits ( commanding them at these words to show the
fetters ) ...
Page 45
Deioces then built these fortifications for himself , and round his own palace ; and
he commanded the rest of the people to fix their habitations round the fortification
; and when all the buildings were completed , he , for the first time , established ...
Deioces then built these fortifications for himself , and round his own palace ; and
he commanded the rest of the people to fix their habitations round the fortification
; and when all the buildings were completed , he , for the first time , established ...
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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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