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Page 33
Some say, that the ancient channel of the river was entirely dried up ; but this I
cannot assent to ; for how then could they have crossed it on their return ? 76.
However, Croesus, having passed the river with his army, came to a place called
...
Some say, that the ancient channel of the river was entirely dried up ; but this I
cannot assent to ; for how then could they have crossed it on their return ? 76.
However, Croesus, having passed the river with his army, came to a place called
...
Page 81
Upon these stones she laid, during the day, square planks of timber, on which the
Babylonians might pass over ; but at night these planks were removed, to prevent
people from crossing by night and robbing one another. When the hollow that ...
Upon these stones she laid, during the day, square planks of timber, on which the
Babylonians might pass over ; but at night these planks were removed, to prevent
people from crossing by night and robbing one another. When the hollow that ...
Page 90
... march upon your territories : and if you are victorious, your victory is not so
complete, as if, having crossed over into their territory, you should conquer the
Massagetae, and pursue them in their flight ; for I will carry the comparison
throughout, ...
... march upon your territories : and if you are victorious, your victory is not so
complete, as if, having crossed over into their territory, you should conquer the
Massagetae, and pursue them in their flight ; for I will carry the comparison
throughout, ...
Page 106
... deputed by their companions set out, well furnished with water and provisions,
they passed first through the inhabited country ; and having traversed this, they
came to the region infested by wild beasts ; and after this they crossed the desert,
...
... deputed by their companions set out, well furnished with water and provisions,
they passed first through the inhabited country ; and having traversed this, they
came to the region infested by wild beasts ; and after this they crossed the desert,
...
Page 132
... that they were cowardly. 103. Thus doing, he traversed the aSee Book I. chap.
2, note '. , continent, until, having crossed from Asia into Europe, he subdued 132
[101—103. HERODOTUS.
... that they were cowardly. 103. Thus doing, he traversed the aSee Book I. chap.
2, note '. , continent, until, having crossed from Asia into Europe, he subdued 132
[101—103. HERODOTUS.
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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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