Herodotus: A New and Literal Version from the Text of BaehrH.G. Bohn, 1848 - 613 pages |
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... spoke as follows : " Croesus , king of the Lydians and of other nations , has sent us with this mes- sage ; ' O Lacedæmonians , since the deity has directed me by an oracle to unite myself to a Grecian friend , therefore ( for I am ...
... spoke as follows : " Croesus , king of the Lydians and of other nations , has sent us with this mes- sage ; ' O Lacedæmonians , since the deity has directed me by an oracle to unite myself to a Grecian friend , therefore ( for I am ...
Page 39
... spoke but Cyrus , having set him at liberty , placed him by his own side , and showed him great respect ; and both he and all those that were with him were astonished at what they saw . But Croesus , absorbed in thought , remained ...
... spoke but Cyrus , having set him at liberty , placed him by his own side , and showed him great respect ; and both he and all those that were with him were astonished at what they saw . But Croesus , absorbed in thought , remained ...
Page 44
... , the partisans of Deioces spoke to the following purpose : " Since it is impossible for us to inhabit the country if we continue in our present condition , let us constitute a king over us , and so the country 44 [ 96 , 97 . HERODOTUS .
... , the partisans of Deioces spoke to the following purpose : " Since it is impossible for us to inhabit the country if we continue in our present condition , let us constitute a king over us , and so the country 44 [ 96 , 97 . HERODOTUS .
Page 49
... spoke , and immediately sent a messenger for one of Astyages ' herdsmen , who he knew grazed his cattle on pastures most convenient for the purpose , and on mountains abounding with wild beasts . His name was Mitradates , and he had ...
... spoke , and immediately sent a messenger for one of Astyages ' herdsmen , who he knew grazed his cattle on pastures most convenient for the purpose , and on mountains abounding with wild beasts . His name was Mitradates , and he had ...
Page 51
... spoke very much to the purpose under existing circumstances , and immediately proceeded to act accordingly : the child that he had brought for the purpose of putting to death he delivered to his wife ; his own , which was dead , he put ...
... spoke very much to the purpose under existing circumstances , and immediately proceeded to act accordingly : the child that he had brought for the purpose of putting to death he delivered to his wife ; his own , which was dead , he put ...
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