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Croesus was a Lydian by birth, son of Alyattes, and sovereign of the nations on
this side the river Halys. This river flowing from the south6 between the Syrians7
and Paphlagonians, empties itself northwards into the Euxine Sea. This Croesus
...
Croesus was a Lydian by birth, son of Alyattes, and sovereign of the nations on
this side the river Halys. This river flowing from the south6 between the Syrians7
and Paphlagonians, empties itself northwards into the Euxine Sea. This Croesus
...
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He subdued the Ionians and -35olians, and the Dorians settled in Asia, and he
formed an alliance with the Lacedaemonians ; but before the reign of Croesus all
the Greeks were free ; for the incursion of the Cimmerians8 into Ionia, which was
...
He subdued the Ionians and -35olians, and the Dorians settled in Asia, and he
formed an alliance with the Lacedaemonians ; but before the reign of Croesus all
the Greeks were free ; for the incursion of the Cimmerians8 into Ionia, which was
...
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... of inlaying iron. 26. After the death of Alyattes, his son Croesus, who was then
thirty-five years of age, succeeded to the kingdom. He attacked the Ephesians
before any other Grecian people. The 10 [25, 26. HERODOTUS.
... of inlaying iron. 26. After the death of Alyattes, his son Croesus, who was then
thirty-five years of age, succeeded to the kingdom. He attacked the Ephesians
before any other Grecian people. The 10 [25, 26. HERODOTUS.
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Croesus then attacked these the first, and afterwards the several cities of the
Ionians and iEolians one after another, alleging different pretences against
different states, imputing graver charges against those in whom he was able to
discover ...
Croesus then attacked these the first, and afterwards the several cities of the
Ionians and iEolians one after another, alleging different pretences against
different states, imputing graver charges against those in whom he was able to
discover ...
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Solon therefore having gone abroad for these reasons, and for the purposes of
observation, arrived in Egypt at the court of Amasis, and afterwards at that of
Croesus at Sardis. On his arrival he was hospitably entertained by Croesus, and
on ...
Solon therefore having gone abroad for these reasons, and for the purposes of
observation, arrived in Egypt at the court of Amasis, and afterwards at that of
Croesus at Sardis. On his arrival he was hospitably entertained by Croesus, and
on ...
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| Title | Herodotus: A New and Literal Version from the Text of Baehr ; with a Geographical and General Index Bohn's classical library |
| Authors | Herodotus, Henry Cary |
| Publisher | Henry G. Bohn, 1848 |
| Original from | Library of Catalonia |
| Digitized | 4 Sep 2008 |
| Length | 613 pages |
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