Herodotus: A New and Literal Version from the Text of BaehrH.G. Bohn, 1848 - 613 pages |
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... , in order to please the Lace- dæmonians ; I know his name , but forbear to mention it . The boy indeed , through whose hand the water flows , is their At the same time gift ; but neither of the 20 [ 50 , 51 . HERODOTUS .
... , in order to please the Lace- dæmonians ; I know his name , but forbear to mention it . The boy indeed , through whose hand the water flows , is their At the same time gift ; but neither of the 20 [ 50 , 51 . HERODOTUS .
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... flows from the mountains of Armenia through Cilicia ; and afterwards has the Matienians on the right and the Phrygians on the other side ; then passing these and flowing up towards the north , it skirts the Syrian Cappadocians on one ...
... flows from the mountains of Armenia through Cilicia ; and afterwards has the Matienians on the right and the Phrygians on the other side ; then passing these and flowing up towards the north , it skirts the Syrian Cappadocians on one ...
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... flow likewise on the right ; and he contrived it thus : having begun above the camp , he dug a deep trench , in the shape of a half - moon , so that the river , being turned into this from its old channel , might pass in the rear of the ...
... flow likewise on the right ; and he contrived it thus : having begun above the camp , he dug a deep trench , in the shape of a half - moon , so that the river , being turned into this from its old channel , might pass in the rear of the ...
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... flows from Armenia , and falls into the Red Sea . The wall there- fore on either bank has an elbow carried down to the river ; from thence along the curvatures of each bank of the river runs a wall of baked bricks . The city itself ...
... flows from Armenia , and falls into the Red Sea . The wall there- fore on either bank has an elbow carried down to the river ; from thence along the curvatures of each bank of the river runs a wall of baked bricks . The city itself ...
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... defence . First of all , with re- spect to the river Euphrates , which before ran in a straight line , and which flows through the middle of the city , this . by having channels dug above , she made so winding , 183-185 . ] 79 CLIO . I.
... defence . First of all , with re- spect to the river Euphrates , which before ran in a straight line , and which flows through the middle of the city , this . by having channels dug above , she made so winding , 183-185 . ] 79 CLIO . I.
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