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Page 8
No notice was taken of this at the time ; but afterward , when the army had
returned to Sardis , Alyattes fell sick . When the disease continued a considerable
time , he sent messengers to Delphi to consult the oracle , either from the advice
of ...
No notice was taken of this at the time ; but afterward , when the army had
returned to Sardis , Alyattes fell sick . When the disease continued a considerable
time , he sent messengers to Delphi to consult the oracle , either from the advice
of ...
Page 12
The Athenians buried him at the public charge in the place where he fell , and
honored him greatly . ” 31. When Solon had roused the attention of Croesus by
relating many and happy circumstances concerning Tellus , Crosus , expecting at
...
The Athenians buried him at the public charge in the place where he fell , and
honored him greatly . ” 31. When Solon had roused the attention of Croesus by
relating many and happy circumstances concerning Tellus , Crosus , expecting at
...
Page 13
After this prayer , when they had sacrificed and partaken of the feast , the youths
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 ...
After this prayer , when they had sacrificed and partaken of the feast , the youths
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 ...
Page 15
After the departure of Solon , the indignation of the gods fell heavy upon Croesus
, probably because he thought himself the most happy of all men . A dream soon
after vis- La ited him while sleeping , which pointed out to him the truth of the ...
After the departure of Solon , the indignation of the gods fell heavy upon Croesus
, probably because he thought himself the most happy of all men . A dream soon
after vis- La ited him while sleeping , which pointed out to him the truth of the ...
Page 18
Croesus , exceedingly distressed by the death of his son , lamented it the more
bitterly , because he fell by the hand of one whom he himself had purified from
blood ; and vehemently deploring his misfortune , he invoked Jove the Expiator ...
Croesus , exceedingly distressed by the death of his son , lamented it the more
bitterly , because he fell by the hand of one whom he himself had purified from
blood ; and vehemently deploring his misfortune , he invoked Jove the Expiator ...
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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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