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Page 15
This man, having come to the palace of Croesus, sought permission to obtain
purification according to the custom of the country. Croesus purified him : — (now
the manner of expiation is nearly the same among the Lydians and the Greeks ...
This man, having come to the palace of Croesus, sought permission to obtain
purification according to the custom of the country. Croesus purified him : — (now
the manner of expiation is nearly the same among the Lydians and the Greeks ...
Page 27
For as soon as he had taken the guardianship, he altered all their customs, and
took care that no one should transgress them. Afterwards he established military
regulations, the enomotiae, the triecades, and the syssitia,5 and besides these
he ...
For as soon as he had taken the guardianship, he altered all their customs, and
took care that no one should transgress them. Afterwards he established military
regulations, the enomotiae, the triecades, and the syssitia,5 and besides these
he ...
Page 40
... the most acceptable favour you can bestow upon me is, to let me send my
fetters to the god of the Grecians, whom I have honoured more than any other
deity, and to ask him, if it be his custom to deceive those who deserve well of him.
... the most acceptable favour you can bestow upon me is, to let me send my
fetters to the god of the Grecians, whom I have honoured more than any other
deity, and to ask him, if it be his custom to deceive those who deserve well of him.
Page 41
... assuring him that he would put an end to the power of Cyrus, of which war such
were the first-fruits, {commanding them at these words to show the fetters,) and at
the same time to ask if it were the custom of the Grecian gods to be ungrateful.
... assuring him that he would put an end to the power of Cyrus, of which war such
were the first-fruits, {commanding them at these words to show the fetters,) and at
the same time to ask if it were the custom of the Grecian gods to be ungrateful.
Page 43
The customs of the Lydians differ little from those of the Grecians, except that they
prostitute their females. They are the first of all nations we know of that introduced
the art of coining gold and silver ; arid they were the first retailers. The Lydians ...
The customs of the Lydians differ little from those of the Grecians, except that they
prostitute their females. They are the first of all nations we know of that introduced
the art of coining gold and silver ; arid they were the first retailers. The Lydians ...
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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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