Herodotus: A New and Literal Version from the Text of BaehrH.G. Bohn, 1848 - 613 pages |
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... forces with his own ? " Such were their questions ; and the opinions of both oracles concurred , foretelling , " That if Croesus should make war on the Persians , he would destroy a mighty em- pire ; " and they advised him to engage the ...
... forces with his own ? " Such were their questions ; and the opinions of both oracles concurred , foretelling , " That if Croesus should make war on the Persians , he would destroy a mighty em- pire ; " and they advised him to engage the ...
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... forces , and by revenues partly collected at home and partly drawn from the river Stry- mon.2 He also seized as hostages the sons of the Athenians who had held out against him , and had not immediately fled , and settled them at Naxos ...
... forces , and by revenues partly collected at home and partly drawn from the river Stry- mon.2 He also seized as hostages the sons of the Athenians who had held out against him , and had not immediately fled , and settled them at Naxos ...
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... forces , as I believe , by the bridges which are now there . But the common opinion of the Grecians is , that Thales the Mi- lesian procured him a passage . For , whilst Croesus was in · 7 Syennesis seems to have been a name common to ...
... forces , as I believe , by the bridges which are now there . But the common opinion of the Grecians is , that Thales the Mi- lesian procured him a passage . For , whilst Croesus was in · 7 Syennesis seems to have been a name common to ...
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... forces that engaged were far fewer than those of Cyrus , -laying the blame on this , when on the following day Cyrus did not attempt to attack him , he marched back to Sardis , designing to sum- mon the Egyptians according to treaty ...
... forces that engaged were far fewer than those of Cyrus , -laying the blame on this , when on the following day Cyrus did not attempt to attack him , he marched back to Sardis , designing to sum- mon the Egyptians according to treaty ...
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... forces of the Lydians could be a second time assembled ; and when he had thus deter- mined , he put his plan into practice with all possible expedi- tion , for having marched his army into Lydia , he brought this news of his own ...
... forces of the Lydians could be a second time assembled ; and when he had thus deter- mined , he put his plan into practice with all possible expedi- tion , for having marched his army into Lydia , he brought this news of his own ...
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