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HISTORY

OF

HERODOTU S.

A NEW ENGLISH VERSION, EDITED WITH COPIOUS NOTES AND APPENDICES,
ILLUSTRATING THE HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY OF HERODOTUS, FROM

THE MOST RECENT SOURCES OF INFORMATION; AND EMBODYING

THE CHIEF RESULTS, HISTORICAL AND ETHNOGRAPHICAL,

WHICH HAVE BEEN OBTAINED IN THE PROGRESS

OF CUNEIFORM AND HEIROGLYPHICAL

DISCOVERY.

BY GEORGE RAWLINSON, M.A.,

CANON OF CANTERBURY, AND CAMDEN PROFESSOR OF ANCIENT HISTORY
IN THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD.

ASSISTED BY

MAJOR-GENERAL SIR HENRY RAWLINSON, K.C.B.,
AND SIR J. G. WILKINSON, F.R.S.

THIRD EDITION.

IN FOUR VOLUMES.-VOL. III.

WITH MAPS AND ILLUSTRATIONS.

NEW YORK:

SCRIBNER, WELFORD AND ARMSTRONG.

1875.

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CONTENTS OF VOL. III.

Expedition of Darius against Scythia-its pretext (1). Previous history of the

Scythians-their war with their slaves (2-4). Traditions of their origin-

1. Their own account (5-7). 2. Greek version of the same (8-10). 3. Account

preferred by the author (11, 12). Story of Aristeas (13-16). Description of

Scythia (17-20). Neighbouring nations, Sauromatæ, Budini, Argippæi, Isse-

dones, and Arimaspi (21-27). Climate of Scythia (28-31). Stories of the

Hyperboreans (32-36). Universal geography-1. Description of Asia (37-41).

2. Circumnavigation of Libya (42, 43). 3. Voyage of Scylax (44). Origin

of the names, Europe, Asia, Libya (45). Remarkable features of Scythia-

the people (46, 47). The rivers-the Ister and its affluents (48-50). The

Tyras (51). The Hypanis (52). The Borysthenes (53). The Panticapes,

Hypacyris, Gerrhus, Tanais, &c. (54-58). Religion of the Scyths-Gods

(59). Sacrifices (60, 61). Worship of Mars, &c. (62, 63). War-customs

(64-66). Soothsayers (67-69). Oaths (70). Burial of the kings, &c. (71-73).

Use of hemp (74; 75). Hatred of foreign customs-stories of Anacharsis

and Scylas (76-80). Population (81). Marvels (82). Preparations of Darius

(83-85). Size of the Euxine, Propontis, &c. (86). March of Darius to the

Ister (87-92). Customs of the Thracians (93-96). Dariuз at the Ister

(97,98). Size and shape of Scythia (99-101). Description of the surround.

ing nations, Tauri, &c. (102-117.) Consultation of the kings (118, 119).

Plans of the Scyths (120). March of Darius through Scythia, and return to

the Ister (121-140). Passage of the Ister and return to the Hellespont

(141, 143). Saying of Megabazus (144). Libyan expedition of Aryandes-

Founding of Thera (145-149). Theræans required by the oracle to colonise

Libya-two accounts (150-155). Occupation of Platea (156). Settlement

at Aziris (157). Colonisation of Cyrene (158). History of Cyrene from its

foundation to the death of Arcesilaus III. (159-164). Application of Pheretima

to Aryandes (165). Fate of Aryandes (166). Expedition against Barca (167).

Account of the Libyan tribes from Egypt to Lake Tritonis (168-181). The

three regions of Northern Libya (182-185). Customs of the Libyans

(186-190). Contrast of eastern and western Libya (191, 192). Account

of the western tribes (193-196). Four nations of Libya (197). Productive.

ness of Libya (198, 199). Account of the expedition against Barca (200-203).

Fate of the Barcæans (204). Death of Pheretima (205)
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