Herodotus: A New and Literal Version from the Text of BaehrH.G. Bohn, 1848 - 613 pages |
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Page 38
... called happy . " When this occurred to him , it is said , that after a long silence he recovered himself , and uttering a groan , thrice pronounced the name of Solon ; that when Cyrus heard him , he commanded his interpreters to ask ...
... called happy . " When this occurred to him , it is said , that after a long silence he recovered himself , and uttering a groan , thrice pronounced the name of Solon ; that when Cyrus heard him , he commanded his interpreters to ask ...
Page 43
... called the Gygean lake . This may suffice for this subject . 94. The customs of the Lydians differ little from those of the Grecians , except that they prostitute their females . They are the first of all nations we know of that ...
... called the Gygean lake . This may suffice for this subject . 94. The customs of the Lydians differ little from those of the Grecians , except that they prostitute their females . They are the first of all nations we know of that ...
Page 57
... called an assembly of the Persians , and then , having opened the letter and read it , he said that Astyages had appointed him general of the Persians : " Now , " he continued , " I re- quire you to attend me , every man with a sickle ...
... called an assembly of the Persians , and then , having opened the letter and read it , he said that Astyages had appointed him general of the Persians : " Now , " he continued , " I re- quire you to attend me , every man with a sickle ...
Page 64
... called Io- nians ; and even now many of them appear to me to be ashamed of the name . But these twelve cities gloried in the name , and built a temple for their own use , to which they gave the name of Panionium ; and they resolved not ...
... called Io- nians ; and even now many of them appear to me to be ashamed of the name . But these twelve cities gloried in the name , and built a temple for their own use , to which they gave the name of Panionium ; and they resolved not ...
Page 66
... called also Phriconis , Larissa , Neon - teichos , Temnos , Cilla , Notium , Ægiroessa , Pitane , Ægææ , Myrina , and Grynia : these are eleven of the ancient cities of the Æolians ; for one of them , Smyrna , was taken away from them ...
... called also Phriconis , Larissa , Neon - teichos , Temnos , Cilla , Notium , Ægiroessa , Pitane , Ægææ , Myrina , and Grynia : these are eleven of the ancient cities of the Æolians ; for one of them , Smyrna , was taken away from them ...
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