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Page 11
But what can you imagine the Islanders more earnestly desire , after having
heard of your resolution to build a fleet in order to attack them , than to catch the
Lydians at sea , that they may revenge on you the cause of those Greeks who
dwell ...
But what can you imagine the Islanders more earnestly desire , after having
heard of your resolution to build a fleet in order to attack them , than to catch the
Lydians at sea , that they may revenge on you the cause of those Greeks who
dwell ...
Page 19
When , however , he heard that from Delphi , he immediately adored it , and
approved of it , being convinced that the oracle at Delphi alone was a real oracle
, because it had discovered what he had done . For when he had sent persons to
...
When , however , he heard that from Delphi , he immediately adored it , and
approved of it , being convinced that the oracle at Delphi alone was a real oracle
, because it had discovered what he had done . For when he had sent persons to
...
Page 28
When the Lacedæmonians heard this , they were as far off the discovery as ever ,
though they searched every where ; till Lichas , one of the Spartans who are
called Agathoergi , found it . These Agathoergi consist of citizens who are ...
When the Lacedæmonians heard this , they were as far off the discovery as ever ,
though they searched every where ; till Lichas , one of the Spartans who are
called Agathoergi , found it . These Agathoergi consist of citizens who are ...
Page 29
But the Lacedæmonians , who had before heard of the answer given by the
oracle to Creesus , were gratified at the coming of the Lydians , and exchanged
pledges of friendship and alliance ; and indeed certain favors had been formerly
...
But the Lacedæmonians , who had before heard of the answer given by the
oracle to Creesus , were gratified at the coming of the Lydians , and exchanged
pledges of friendship and alliance ; and indeed certain favors had been formerly
...
Page 30
But this bowl never reached Sardis , for one of the two following reasons : the
Lacedæmonians say that when this bowl , on its way to Sardis , was off Samos ,
the Samians , having heard of it , sailed out in long ships , and took it away by
force .
But this bowl never reached Sardis , for one of the two following reasons : the
Lacedæmonians say that when this bowl , on its way to Sardis , was off Samos ,
the Samians , having heard of it , sailed out in long ships , and took it away by
force .
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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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