Herodotus: A New and Literal Version from the Text of BaehrH.G. Bohn, 1848 - 613 pages |
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Page 19
... speak ; the savour of the hard - shelled tortoise boiled in brass with the flesh of lamb strikes on my senses ; brass is laid beneath it , and brass is put over it . " 48. The Lydians having written down this answer of the Pythian ...
... speak ; the savour of the hard - shelled tortoise boiled in brass with the flesh of lamb strikes on my senses ; brass is laid beneath it , and brass is put over it . " 48. The Lydians having written down this answer of the Pythian ...
Page 37
... speaking within thy palace : it were better for thee that this should be far off ; for he will first speak 84 , 85. ] 37 CLIO . I.
... speaking within thy palace : it were better for thee that this should be far off ; for he will first speak 84 , 85. ] 37 CLIO . I.
Page 38
... speak in an unhappy day . " When the city was taken , one of the Persians , not knowing Croesus , was about to kill him : Croesus , though he saw him approach , from his present misfortune , took no heed of him , nor did he care about ...
... speak in an unhappy day . " When the city was taken , one of the Persians , not knowing Croesus , was about to kill him : Croesus , though he saw him approach , from his present misfortune , took no heed of him , nor did he care about ...
Page 52
... speaking thus , Astyages recognised who he was ; both the character of his face appeared like his own , and his answer more free than accorded with his con- dition ; the time also of the exposure seemed to agree with the age of the boy ...
... speaking thus , Astyages recognised who he was ; both the character of his face appeared like his own , and his answer more free than accorded with his con- dition ; the time also of the exposure seemed to agree with the age of the boy ...
Page 53
... speaking the truth throughout ; and concluded with prayers and entreaties for pardon . 117. Astyages , when the ... speak falsely , for such indeed were your orders . In this manner I delivered the infant to him , charging him to ...
... speaking the truth throughout ; and concluded with prayers and entreaties for pardon . 117. Astyages , when the ... speak falsely , for such indeed were your orders . In this manner I delivered the infant to him , charging him to ...
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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