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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... hand , the Samians affirm , that when the Lacedæmonians who were con- veying the bowl found they were too late , and heard that Sardis was taken , and Croesus a prisoner , they sold the bowl in Samos , and that some private persons ...
... hand , the Samians affirm , that when the Lacedæmonians who were con- veying the bowl found they were too late , and heard that Sardis was taken , and Croesus a prisoner , they sold the bowl in Samos , and that some private persons ...
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... hand , the Lacedæmonians made a contrary law , enjoining all their people to wear long hair , which they had never done before . As to Othryades , who was the only one that survived of the three hundred , they say that , being ashamed ...
... hand , the Lacedæmonians made a contrary law , enjoining all their people to wear long hair , which they had never done before . As to Othryades , who was the only one that survived of the three hundred , they say that , being ashamed ...
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... hands , adorned as if for death , returned home weeping ; and upon his arrival he told his wife all that Astyages had said . She asked him , " What , then , do you purpose to do ? " He answered , " Not as Astyages has commanded ; though ...
... hands , adorned as if for death , returned home weeping ; and upon his arrival he told his wife all that Astyages had said . She asked him , " What , then , do you purpose to do ? " He answered , " Not as Astyages has commanded ; though ...
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... hands he re- ceived him ? He affirmed that the boy was his own son , and that the mother who bore him was still living with him . Astyages told him that he did not consult his own safety in wishing to be put to the torture ; and as he ...
... hands he re- ceived him ? He affirmed that the boy was his own son , and that the mother who bore him was still living with him . Astyages told him that he did not consult his own safety in wishing to be put to the torture ; and as he ...
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... hands , and the feet ; these were laid apart in a basket covered over . When Harpagus seemed to have eaten enough , Astyages asked him if he was pleased with the entertainment ; and when Harpagus replied that he was highly delighted ...
... hands , and the feet ; these were laid apart in a basket covered over . When Harpagus seemed to have eaten enough , Astyages asked him if he was pleased with the entertainment ; and when Harpagus replied that he was highly delighted ...
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