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... after this, Alexander the son of Priam, having heard of these events, was
desirous of obtaining a wife from Greece by means of violence, being fully
persuaded that he should not have to give satisfaction, for that the Greeks had
not done so.
... after this, Alexander the son of Priam, having heard of these events, was
desirous of obtaining a wife from Greece by means of violence, being fully
persuaded that he should not have to give satisfaction, for that the Greeks had
not done so.
Page 18
... means check the growing power of the Persians before they became
formidable. After he had formed this purpose, he determined to make trial as well
of the oracles in Greece as of that in Libya ; and sent different 18 [44—46.
HERODOTUS.
... means check the growing power of the Persians before they became
formidable. After he had formed this purpose, he determined to make trial as well
of the oracles in Greece as of that in Libya ; and sent different 18 [44—46.
HERODOTUS.
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... and robes of purple and garments ; hoping by that means more completely to
conciliate the god : he also ordered all the Lydians to offer to the god whatever he
was able. When the sacrifice was ended, having melted down a vast quantity of ...
... and robes of purple and garments ; hoping by that means more completely to
conciliate the god : he also ordered all the Lydians to offer to the god whatever he
was able. When the sacrifice was ended, having melted down a vast quantity of ...
Page 47
These Scythians had driven the Cimmerians out of Europe, and pursuing them
into Asia, by that means entered the territories of the Medes. 104. The distance
from the lake Maeotis to the river Phasis and to Colchis, is a journey of thirty days
to ...
These Scythians had driven the Cimmerians out of Europe, and pursuing them
into Asia, by that means entered the territories of the Medes. 104. The distance
from the lake Maeotis to the river Phasis and to Colchis, is a journey of thirty days
to ...
Page 49
... and because Astyages is old, and has no male offspring ; besides, if, after his
death, the sovereignty should devolve on this daughter, whose son he would
now murder by my means, what else remains for me but the greatest danger ?
... and because Astyages is old, and has no male offspring ; besides, if, after his
death, the sovereignty should devolve on this daughter, whose son he would
now murder by my means, what else remains for me but the greatest danger ?
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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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