A Geographical and Historical Description of Ancient Greece: With a Map, and a Plan of Athens, Volume 3Clarendon Press, 1828 - Greece |
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... ( VIII . 73. ) It appears therefore that Herodotus did not trace the origin of this people beyond the peninsula in which they existed in his time ; though it is seen from Pausanias and other authorities that they were Thessalians ; and ...
... ( VIII . 73. ) It appears therefore that Herodotus did not trace the origin of this people beyond the peninsula in which they existed in his time ; though it is seen from Pausanias and other authorities that they were Thessalians ; and ...
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... VIII . p . 345 . Under the Caucones we must also range the Epei of Homer , Ἢ εἰς Ηλιδα διαν , ὅθι κρατέουσιν Ἐπειοί . OD . N. 275 . ( cf. II . B. 619. Antimach . ap . Strab . VIII . p . 345. ) and the Paroreatæ of Herodotus , IV . 148 ...
... VIII . p . 345 . Under the Caucones we must also range the Epei of Homer , Ἢ εἰς Ηλιδα διαν , ὅθι κρατέουσιν Ἐπειοί . OD . N. 275 . ( cf. II . B. 619. Antimach . ap . Strab . VIII . p . 345. ) and the Paroreatæ of Herodotus , IV . 148 ...
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... VIII . p . 378. V. p . 219. Polyb . VI . 2. Dion . Hal . III . 46. Liv . I. 34. ) The reign of Cypselus , which lasted thirty years , was more prosperous than his crimes deserved , ( Herod . V. 92. ) and though we find the period of his ...
... VIII . p . 378. V. p . 219. Polyb . VI . 2. Dion . Hal . III . 46. Liv . I. 34. ) The reign of Cypselus , which lasted thirty years , was more prosperous than his crimes deserved , ( Herod . V. 92. ) and though we find the period of his ...
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... VIII . p . 378. ) We are told by Thucydides that the Corinthians were the first to build war galleys or triremes ; and the earliest naval engagement , according to the same historian , was fought by their fleet and that of the ...
... VIII . p . 378. ) We are told by Thucydides that the Corinthians were the first to build war galleys or triremes ; and the earliest naval engagement , according to the same historian , was fought by their fleet and that of the ...
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... been treated with scorn , and even insult , the city became exposed to all the vengeance of the Romans . ( Polyb . XL . 4 , 1. Strab . VIII . p . 381. ) L. Mummius the consul appeared before its walls with a 20 CORINTHIA .
... been treated with scorn , and even insult , the city became exposed to all the vengeance of the Romans . ( Polyb . XL . 4 , 1. Strab . VIII . p . 381. ) L. Mummius the consul appeared before its walls with a 20 CORINTHIA .
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