Herodotus: A New and Literal Version from the Text of Bache with a Geographical and General IndexHenry G. Bohn, 1848 - 613 pages |
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Page 18
... the growing power of the Persians be- fore they became formidable . After he had formed this pur- pose , he determined to make trial as well of the oracles in 66 Greece as of that in Libya ; and sent 18 [ 44-46 . HERODOTUS .
... the growing power of the Persians be- fore they became formidable . After he had formed this pur- pose , he determined to make trial as well of the oracles in 66 Greece as of that in Libya ; and sent 18 [ 44-46 . HERODOTUS .
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... Libya ; and sent different persons to different places , some to Delphi , some to Abæ of Phocis , and some to Dodona ; others were sent to Amphiaraus and Tro- phonius , and others to Branchide of Milesia : these were the Grecian oracles ...
... Libya ; and sent different persons to different places , some to Delphi , some to Abæ of Phocis , and some to Dodona ; others were sent to Amphiaraus and Tro- phonius , and others to Branchide of Milesia : these were the Grecian oracles ...
Page 48
... those which have come down to us . In the 184th chapter of this book he speaks of his Assyrian history ; in the 161st of the 2nd of the Libyan . with ; nor expose me to danger by deceiving me 48 [ 107 , 108 . HERODOTUS .
... those which have come down to us . In the 184th chapter of this book he speaks of his Assyrian history ; in the 161st of the 2nd of the Libyan . with ; nor expose me to danger by deceiving me 48 [ 107 , 108 . HERODOTUS .
Page 97
... Libya extends another rocky mountain , and covered with sand , on which the pyramids stand ; and this stretches in ... Libyan ; but above this Egypt again becomes wide . Such then is the character of this country . 9. From He- liopolis ...
... Libya extends another rocky mountain , and covered with sand , on which the pyramids stand ; and this stretches in ... Libyan ; but above this Egypt again becomes wide . Such then is the character of this country . 9. From He- liopolis ...
Page 98
... Libya , nor Syria , ( Syrians occupy the sea - coast of Arabia , ) but is black and crumbling , as if it were mud and alluvial de- posit , brought down by the river from Ethiopia ; whereas we know that the earth of Libya is reddish ...
... Libya , nor Syria , ( Syrians occupy the sea - coast of Arabia , ) but is black and crumbling , as if it were mud and alluvial de- posit , brought down by the river from Ethiopia ; whereas we know that the earth of Libya is reddish ...
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