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The Histories

Herodotus was an ancient Greek historian who lived in the fifth century BC (c.484 - 425 BC).

The Histories Book 1: Clio

The Histories, were divided into nine books, named after the nine Muses: the "Muse of History", Clio, representing the first book, then Euterpe, Thaleia, Melpomene, Terpsichore, Erato, Polymnia, Ourania and Calliope for books 2 to 9, ...

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... a sensuous man than by making him first aesthetic. But, you might object: Is this mediation absolutely indispensable? Could not truth and duty, one or the other, in themselves and by themselves, find access to the sensuous man? To this ...

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... a sensuous man than by making him first aesthetic. But, you might object: Is this mediation absolutely indispensable? Could not truth and duty, one or the other, in themselves and by themselves, find access to the sensuous man? To this ...

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... a sensuous man than by making him first aesthetic. But, you might object: Is this mediation absolutely indispensable? Could not truth and duty, one or the other, in themselves and by themselves, find access to the sensuous man? To this ...

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... Edition . Woodcuts . Feap . 8vo . 58 . DOUGLAS'S ( GENERAL SIR HOWARD ) Treatise on the Theory and Practice of Gunnery . Fourth Edition . Plates . 8vo . 218 . Treatise on Military Bridges , and the Passages of Rivers in Military ...

The History of Herodots ; A New English Version, Edited with Copious Notes and Appendices ... by George Rawlinson, Assisted by Col. Sir Henry Rawlinson, K.C.B., and Sir J. G. Wilkinson

... Hero- dotus observes , had been already 1 No. II . established long before any similar custom existed in Greece . - G . W. ] The mode of ... flute , and with dances . These last were the FEAST OF BUBASTIS . these the chief , which is.

The History of Herodotus. A new Engl. version, ed. with notes by G. Rawlinson assisted by sir H. Rawlinson and sir J.G. Wilkinson

... ( ap . Strab . xi . p . 748 ) , who are separated by the Jaxar- tes from the ... 13 ) . But these cannot be the Saca whom Herodotus joined with the Bac ... Euro- pean character has been already proved ( vol . iii . pp . 187-200 ) . 5 Herod ...

History of Herodotus: the seventh book entitled Polymnia

... Persepolis ) 40 Persian spear ( ditto ) 41 ... Chart of the country about Troy Persian acinaces , belt , and sheath ( from Persepolis ) Persian acinaces , drawn from the sheath Persian Warriors ( from Persepolis ) Asiatic and African ...

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... small conjuration, when your finger May do it: thus. Is it fit? (She puts the ring upon his finger): he kneels. ANTONIO. What said you? DUCHESS. Sir, This goodly roof of yours is too low built; I cannot stand upright in 't nor discourse ...

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... sweet wee Donald, Picture o' the great Clanronald; Brawlie kens our wanton Chief Wha gat my young Highland thief. Leeze me on thy bonie craigie, An' thou live, thou'll steal ... score o'kye, Ochon, Ochon, Ochrie! Feeding on you hill sae high, ...

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... bore him, and bathes him in lukewarm water, and anoints him all over with ... chamber where he finds the tables set out in such style that he is filled ... dauntless, gentle, patient, and have learned to bear hardships, imprisonments, and ...

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... Dana, Henry Fielding, John Dryden, Philip Massinger, Pedro Calderón de la Barca, Bret Harte, George Sand, John ... Bracy! bard Bracy! your horses are fleet, Ye must ride up the hall, your music so sweet, More loud than your horses ...

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... blood , for it was not the feeblest of the Achaeans who struck him . The sire of gods and men had pity on him , and ... Olympus were in a fury , but they could not reach you to set you free ; when I caught any one of them I gripped him ...

The History of Herodotus: A New English Version, Ed. with Copious Notes and Appendices, Illustrating the History and Geography of Herodotus, from the Most Recent Sources of Information; and Embodying the Chief Results, Historical and Ethnographical, which Have Been Obtained in the Progress of Cuneiform and Hieroglyphical Discovery

... wife of Masistes . But he refused ; for it seemed to him shocking and monstrous to give into the power of another a woman , who was not only his brother's wife , but was likewise wholly guiltless of what had happened — the more ...

Xerxes Invades Greece

A king who would be worshipped as a god.

Herodotus: Histories Book VIII

... KapTa. 2 icr|3aA6vT£s yap TravaTpaTif|i auToi te oi GEcrcraAoi Kai oi cunna- Xoi auTcov is tous OcoKias, ou TroAAoTai ETsai TrpoTEpov touttis 26.2 Tiypdvris ABC ttjs (3aaiAsos aTpaTriAaaiTis, Eaacb6r|aav Otto tcov Ocokegov Kai TTEpi ...

History of Herodotus

... Spartan history , arose in part from the infanti- cide which he enjoined , in part perhaps from the restraints which he placed upon the free ... body , to a mere handful in the population of the city . An exclusive ... APP . BOOK V.

The History of Herodots ; A New English Version, Edited with Copious Notes and Appendices ... by George Rawlinson, Assisted by Col. Sir Henry Rawlinson, K.C.B., and Sir J. G. Wilkinson

Herodotus. 368 DIMINUTION OF CITIZENS . APP ... Spartan history , 3 arose in part from the infanticide which he enjoined , in part perhaps from the restraints which he placed upon the free ... body to a mere handful in the population of the ...

The History of Herodotus: A New English Version, Ed. with Copious Notes and Appendices, Illustrating the History and Geography of Herodotus, from the Most Recent Sources of Information; and Embodying the Chief Results, Historical and Ethnographical, which Have Been Obtained in the Progress of Cuneiform and Hieroglyphical Discovery

... orgies of a similar kind were in use also among the Epidaurians , and likewise another sort of holy orgies , whereof it is not lawful to speak . 84. After the robbery of the images the Epidaurians ceased to make the stipulated payments ...

Herodotus: Histories Book IX

... Iliad , who likewise is ignorant of the gods ' will , yet performs great deeds on the losing side . The important difference is that Mardonius is guilty of moral failing in a way that Hector is not , for Mardonius is the agent of ...

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... wrath against the Immortals , for now she contrives a mighty deed , to destroy the feeble tribes of earth - born men by withholding the seed under the earth . Thereby the honours of the Gods are minished , and fierce is her wrath , nor ...

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... full armour to bestride him . As a cow stands lowing over her first calf ... dauntless of all creatures , than are the proud sons of Panthous . Yet Hyperenor did not see out the days of his youth when he made light of me and withstood me , ...

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... wrath against the Immortals , for now she contrives a mighty deed , to destroy the feeble tribes of earth - born men by withholding the seed under the earth . Thereby the honours of the Gods are minished , and fierce is her wrath , nor ...

The History of Herodotus: A New English Version

... rule of a priest - king like Sethos , or twelve kings ruling the country ; and when the monuments show that no- thing was done worthy of record , or that kings with the title of priest ruled in some part of the country , or that a ...

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... XXX. CUPID once upon a bed Of roses laid his weary head; Luckless urchin, not to see Within the leaves a slumbering bee! The bee awaked—with anger wild The bee awaked, and stung the child. Loud and piteous are his cries; To Venus quick ...

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... XXX. CUPID once upon a bed Of roses laid his weary head; Luckless urchin, not to see Within the leaves a slumbering bee! The bee awaked—with anger wild The bee awaked, and stung the child. Loud and piteous are his cries; To Venus quick ...

The History of Herodotus: A New English Version

A New English Version Herodotus. 4 Barca in the fourth , ' the personal history of Solon , ' and the wars between Sparta and Tegea in the first , 2 are not wanting in interest ; and though undoubtedly we might imagine their loss compensated ...

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