Herodotus: A New and Literal Version from the Text of Baehr. .c With a Geographical and General IndexHarper & Bros., 1855 - 613 pages |
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Page 99
... Libya and partly to Arabia — if we adopted this account , we should show that the Egyptians had not formerly any country of their own ; for the Delta , as the Egyptians themselves acknowledge , and as I think , is al- luvial , and ( if ...
... Libya and partly to Arabia — if we adopted this account , we should show that the Egyptians had not formerly any country of their own ; for the Delta , as the Egyptians themselves acknowledge , and as I think , is al- luvial , and ( if ...
Page 100
... Libya ; for , by this account , the Nile does not separate Asia from Libya , but is divided at the point of Delta , so that it must be between Asia and Libya . But I will dismiss the opinion of the Ionians , and proceed to give my own ...
... Libya ; for , by this account , the Nile does not separate Asia from Libya , but is divided at the point of Delta , so that it must be between Asia and Libya . But I will dismiss the opinion of the Ionians , and proceed to give my own ...
Page 101
... Libya , deeming themselves Libyans and not Egyptians , and being discontented with the institutions regarding victims , were desirous not to be restricted from the use of cow's flesh , and therefore sent to Ammon , saying " that they ...
... Libya , deeming themselves Libyans and not Egyptians , and being discontented with the institutions regarding victims , were desirous not to be restricted from the use of cow's flesh , and therefore sent to Ammon , saying " that they ...
Page 102
... Libya which are not all affected as the Nile is . 21. The second opinion shows still more ig- norance than the former , but , if I may so say , is more marvel- ous . It says that the Nile , flowing from the ocean , produces this effect ...
... Libya which are not all affected as the Nile is . 21. The second opinion shows still more ig- norance than the former , but , if I may so say , is more marvel- ous . It says that the Nile , flowing from the ocean , produces this effect ...
Page 103
... Libya ; this , in few words , com- prehends the whole matter ; for it is natural that that coun- try which this god is nearest to , and over which he is , should be most in want of water , and that the native river streams should be ...
... Libya ; this , in few words , com- prehends the whole matter ; for it is natural that that coun- try which this god is nearest to , and over which he is , should be most in want of water , and that the native river streams should be ...
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