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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... " spite of the precaution the seasons will be confused . - Wyttenbach alters the number of intercalary months and days to make it agree with truth . Larcher . 33. When he spoke thus to Croesus , Croesus did 14 [ 32 . HERODOTUS .
... " spite of the precaution the seasons will be confused . - Wyttenbach alters the number of intercalary months and days to make it agree with truth . Larcher . 33. When he spoke thus to Croesus , Croesus did 14 [ 32 . HERODOTUS .
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... spoke thus to Croesus , Croesus did not con- fer any favour on him , and holding him in no account , dis- missed him ; since he considered him a very ignorant man , because he overlooked present prosperity , and bade men look to the end ...
... spoke thus to Croesus , Croesus did not con- fer any favour on him , and holding him in no account , dis- missed him ; since he considered him a very ignorant man , because he overlooked present prosperity , and bade men look to the end ...
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... spoke as follows : " O king , a boar of enormous size has appeared in our country , and ravages our fields : though we have often endeavoured to take him , we cannot . We therefore earnestly beg , that you would send with us your son ...
... spoke as follows : " O king , a boar of enormous size has appeared in our country , and ravages our fields : though we have often endeavoured to take him , we cannot . We therefore earnestly beg , that you would send with us your son ...
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... spoke in hexame- ter verse : I know the number of the sands , and the measure of the sea ; I understand the dumb , and hear him that does not speak ; the savour of the hard - shelled tortoise boiled in brass with the flesh of lamb ...
... spoke in hexame- ter verse : I know the number of the sands , and the measure of the sea ; I understand the dumb , and hear him that does not speak ; the savour of the hard - shelled tortoise boiled in brass with the flesh of lamb ...
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... spoke a barbarous language . And if the whole Pelasgian body did so , the Attic race , being Pelasgic , must at the time they changed into Hellenes have altered their language . For neither do the Crestonians use the same language with ...
... spoke a barbarous language . And if the whole Pelasgian body did so , the Attic race , being Pelasgic , must at the time they changed into Hellenes have altered their language . For neither do the Crestonians use the same language with ...
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accordingly Ægina Æginetæ afterwards Amasis answered Argives Aristagoras army arrived Asia Astyages Athenians Athens barbarians battle called Cambyses Carians carried cavalry chap Cleomenes commanded consult the oracle Croesus cubits Cyrenæans Cyrus Darius daughter death Delphi Demaratus Egypt Egyptians enemy engagement Ethiopians expedition fled flows gave give gods gold Grecians Greece Greeks happened Harpagus heard Hellespont herald Hercules Histiæus honour horses hundred inhabit Ionians island Ister Jupiter king Lacedæmonians lake land Libya Lydians manner marched Mardonius Medes Megabazus mention Milesians Miletus Miltiades nations Nile opinion Pæonians passed Pausanias Pelasgians Peloponnesus Periander perished Persians Phocians Phoenicians Pisistratus Polycrates possession Pythian reigned rest revolt river round sacred sacrifice sailed Salamis Samians Samos Sardis Scythians sent ships Smerdis Spartans spoke stades subdued taken temple territory Thebans Themistocles thence thereupon Thessaly things thousand took tyrant whole wife wished women Xerxes