Herodotus: A New and Literal Version from the Text of BaehrH.G. Bohn, 1848 - 613 pages |
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... custom of the country . Croesus purified him :-( now the manner of expiation is nearly the same among the Lydians and the Greeks :) and when he had performed the usual cere- monies , Croesus inquired whence he came , and who he was ...
... custom of the country . Croesus purified him :-( now the manner of expiation is nearly the same among the Lydians and the Greeks :) and when he had performed the usual cere- monies , Croesus inquired whence he came , and who he was ...
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... customs , and took care that no one should transgress them . Afterwards he established military regula- tions , the enomotiæ , the triecades , and the syssitia , 5 and besides these he instituted the ephori and senators . 66 . Thus ...
... customs , and took care that no one should transgress them . Afterwards he established military regula- tions , the enomotiæ , the triecades , and the syssitia , 5 and besides these he instituted the ephori and senators . 66 . Thus ...
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... custom to deceive those who deserve well of him . " Cyrus asked him what cause he had to complain , that induced him to make this request : upon which Croesus recounted to him all his projects , and the an- swers of the oracles , and ...
... custom to deceive those who deserve well of him . " Cyrus asked him what cause he had to complain , that induced him to make this request : upon which Croesus recounted to him all his projects , and the an- swers of the oracles , and ...
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... custom of the Grecian gods to be ungrateful . 91. When the Lydians arrived at Delphi , and had delivered their message , the Pythian is reported to have made this answer : " The god himself even cannot avoid the decrees of fate ; and ...
... custom of the Grecian gods to be ungrateful . 91. When the Lydians arrived at Delphi , and had delivered their message , the Pythian is reported to have made this answer : " The god himself even cannot avoid the decrees of fate ; and ...
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... 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 ; and they were the first re ...
... 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 ; and they were the first re ...
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