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Page 18
But Croesus, bereaved of his son, continued disconsolate for two years. 46.
Some time after, the overthrow of the kingdom of Astyages, son of Cyaxares, by
Cyrus, son of Cambyses, and the growing power of the Persians, put an end to
the ...
But Croesus, bereaved of his son, continued disconsolate for two years. 46.
Some time after, the overthrow of the kingdom of Astyages, son of Cyaxares, by
Cyrus, son of Cambyses, and the growing power of the Persians, put an end to
the ...
Page 21
When Croesus heard the answers that were brought back, he was beyond
measure delighted with the oracles ; and fully expecting that he should destroy
the kingdom of Cyrus, he again sent to Delphi, and having ascertained the
number of ...
When Croesus heard the answers that were brought back, he was beyond
measure delighted with the oracles ; and fully expecting that he should destroy
the kingdom of Cyrus, he again sent to Delphi, and having ascertained the
number of ...
Page 30
Croesus then, mistaking the oracle, prepared to invade Cappadocia, hoping to
overthrow Cyrus and the power of the Persians. Whilst Croesus was preparing for
his expedition against the Persians, a certain Lydian, who before that time was ...
Croesus then, mistaking the oracle, prepared to invade Cappadocia, hoping to
overthrow Cyrus and the power of the Persians. Whilst Croesus was preparing for
his expedition against the Persians, a certain Lydian, who before that time was ...
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The Cappadocians are by the Greeks called Syrians ; these Syrians, before the
establishment of the Persian power, were subject to the Medes ; but then to Cyrus
. For the boundary of the Median empire and the Lydian was the river Halyx, ...
The Cappadocians are by the Greeks called Syrians ; these Syrians, before the
establishment of the Persian power, were subject to the Medes ; but then to Cyrus
. For the boundary of the Median empire and the Lydian was the river Halyx, ...
Page 32
Cyrus had subdued this same Astyages, his grandfather by the mother's side, for
reasons which I shall hereafter relate.9 Croesus, alleging this against him, sent to
consult the oracle, if he should make war on the Persians ; and when an ...
Cyrus had subdued this same Astyages, his grandfather by the mother's side, for
reasons which I shall hereafter relate.9 Croesus, alleging this against him, sent to
consult the oracle, if he should make war on the Persians ; and when an ...
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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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