The History of Herodotus, literally tr. by a graduate of the university, Bind 21824 |
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... formed the nation of the Sauromatæ . Diodorus Siculus ii . 43. Were the Sigynnæ descended from a branch of these Sauromatæ ? Larcher . • See also Sophocles . Ajax . v . 655 . P This is also mentioned by Aristot . Poetic . 35 . of ...
... formed the nation of the Sauromatæ . Diodorus Siculus ii . 43. Were the Sigynnæ descended from a branch of these Sauromatæ ? Larcher . • See also Sophocles . Ajax . v . 655 . P This is also mentioned by Aristot . Poetic . 35 . of ...
Side 27
... formed to protect the temple of Delphi , and to administer justice to the multitudes that flocked to his shrine . For a complete account of this council , see the disser- tation prefixed to Leland's Life of Phi- lip . tThe temple of ...
... formed to protect the temple of Delphi , and to administer justice to the multitudes that flocked to his shrine . For a complete account of this council , see the disser- tation prefixed to Leland's Life of Phi- lip . tThe temple of ...
Side 30
... formed the Athenians into ten tribes , which to that time had been no more than fours , changing the names they had from Geleon , Ægicores , Argadeus , and Hoples , sons of Ion , into other appellations derived from heroes who were all ...
... formed the Athenians into ten tribes , which to that time had been no more than fours , changing the names they had from Geleon , Ægicores , Argadeus , and Hoples , sons of Ion , into other appellations derived from heroes who were all ...
Side 38
... formed out of that wood , their country became fruitful again , and they performed the promise they had made to the Athenians . LXXXIII . In those and preceding times , the Æginetæ were dependent upon the Epidaurians in other things ...
... formed out of that wood , their country became fruitful again , and they performed the promise they had made to the Athenians . LXXXIII . In those and preceding times , the Æginetæ were dependent upon the Epidaurians in other things ...
Side 39
... formed an action , which I cannot believe , though perhaps some others may . For , say they , both these statues fell down on their knees , and have ever since continued in that posture . These things are related of the Athenians by the ...
... formed an action , which I cannot believe , though perhaps some others may . For , say they , both these statues fell down on their knees , and have ever since continued in that posture . These things are related of the Athenians by the ...
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Ægina Æginetæ afterwards ancient answer Argives Argos Aristagoras Ariston army arrived Artabanus Artaphernes Artemisium Asia Asopus Athe Athenians Athens Attica Barbarians battle Boeotia Boeotians called cavalry Cleomenes Clisthenes coast commanded Corinthians Darius daughter death Delphi Demaratus desire Diodorus endeavoured enemy engagement expedition favour fight fleet forces gave Gelon Grecians Greece Greeks heard Hellespont Herodotus Histiæus honour horse hundred inhabitants Ionians island isthmus killed king Lacedæmon Lacedæmonians land Larcher Leonidas Leotychides manner marched Mardonius Medes mentioned Milesians Miletus Miltiades Mitford's Greece nians opinion oracle passed Pausan Pausanias Pelasgians Peloponnesians Peloponnesus Persians Phocians Phoenicians Platea Plutarch possession Pythian received rest retired river sailed Salamis Sardis Schweigh Schweighauser sent shew ships sians Sicily signifies Spartans stades Susa temple Thebans Themistocles Thessalians Thessaly things thousand Thrace Thucyd Thucydides tion took tyrant Valckenaer victory viii Wesseling whilst words Xerxes
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Side 324 - The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son : the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him.
Side 241 - And the pots, and the shovels, and the snuffers, and the spoons, and all the vessels of brass wherewith they ministered, took they away. 15 And the firepans, and the bowls, and such things as were of gold, in gold, and of silver, in silver, the captain of the guard took away...
Side 7 - ... trap-door closely fitted in the planks, and leading down to the lake. They tie the young children with a cord round the foot, fearing lest they should fall into the lake beneath. To their horses and beasts of burden they give fish for fodder ; of which there is such an abundance, that when a man has opened his trap-door, he lets down an empty basket by a cord into the lake, and, after waiting a short time, draws it up full of fish.
Side 223 - Then Adiamanthus the Corinthian, being the only commander who insisted on weighing anchor; Themistocles went on board him, and told him in few words: " Adiamanthus, you shall not abandon us, for I will give you a greater present for doing your duty than the king of the Medes would send you for deserting the allies.
Side 147 - ... and land forces, which Xerxes led out of Asia to invade Greece, amounted to two millions three hundred and seventeen thousand six hundred and ten men. We are told, that, on his passing the Hellespont, to enter Europe, an inhabitant of that country cried out: " O Jupiter, why art thou come to destroy Greece, in the shape of a Persian, and under the name of Xerxes, with all mankind following thee ; whereas thy own power is sufficient to do this, without their assistance?
Side 129 - When night came, the same dream, again standing by Xerxes as he slept, said : " Son of Darius, you have then openly renounced, in the presence of the Persians, the intended expedition, and make no account of my words, as if you had not heard them from any one. Be well assured, however, of this, that unless you immediately undertake this expedition, this will be the consequence to you : as you have become great and powerful in a short time, so you shall become low again in an equally short space.
Side 152 - The Ethiopians from the sun-rise (for two kinds served in the expedition) were marshalled with the Indians, and did not at all differ from the others in appearance, but only in their language, and their hair. For the eastern Ethiopians are straight-haired ; but those of Libya have hair more curly than that of any other people. These Ethiopians from Asia were accoutred almost the same as the Indians ; but they wore on their heads skins of horses...
Side 131 - The dreams of sleeping men are, as I take it, all made up of the •waking man's ideas, though for the most part oddly put together.
Side 136 - O king, I will not conceal it from you, nor will I pretend to be ignorant of my own substance, but as I know it perfectly I will tell you the exact truth. As soon as I heard you were coming down to the Grecian sea, wishing to present you with money for the war, I made inquiry, and found by computation that I had two thousand talents of silver, and of gold four millions of Daric staters, all but seven thousand. These I freely give you ; for myself I have sufficient subsistence from my slaves and...
Side 111 - That ready method for accommodating chronological difficulties by the supposition of two or more persons of the same name, in the same situation, and sometimes of the same character and the same fame, in different ages, has been employed to adjust the age of...