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... Greek writers seemed not to require to be left in the original for some good cause , we have generally given an English translation or abstract . Mr Heitland is responsible for the text , which is based on that of Hedicke ; also for the ...
... Greek writers seemed not to require to be left in the original for some good cause , we have generally given an English translation or abstract . Mr Heitland is responsible for the text , which is based on that of Hedicke ; also for the ...
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... Greek and Latin writers . Still with all its de- fects the style of Curtius has the merit of being terse and generally clear ; if he now and then strains too hard after anti- thesis , at least he succeeds in bringing his point home to ...
... Greek and Latin writers . Still with all its de- fects the style of Curtius has the merit of being terse and generally clear ; if he now and then strains too hard after anti- thesis , at least he succeeds in bringing his point home to ...
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... Greek and Roman writers . We now know that the companions of Alexander and other early travel- lers ( such as Megasthenes1 ) were mistaken in some of their impressions of the Hindus , and that the stories set afloat by some of them ...
... Greek and Roman writers . We now know that the companions of Alexander and other early travel- lers ( such as Megasthenes1 ) were mistaken in some of their impressions of the Hindus , and that the stories set afloat by some of them ...
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... Greek and Roman writers who speak of India . B. A sketch of Alexander's career . ( 1 ) How the Greek states wore themselves out in struggles for the first place , and brought themselves down to one dead level of weariness and exhaustion ...
... Greek and Roman writers who speak of India . B. A sketch of Alexander's career . ( 1 ) How the Greek states wore themselves out in struggles for the first place , and brought themselves down to one dead level of weariness and exhaustion ...
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... Greek states to win for himself a place among them ; how he then by various arts overcame them one by one and made himself lord of Hellas - all this is well known to the readers of Grecian history ' , and needs not to be here further ...
... Greek states to win for himself a place among them ; how he then by various arts overcame them one by one and made himself lord of Hellas - all this is well known to the readers of Grecian history ' , and needs not to be here further ...
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Alexander in India: A Portion of the History Quintus Curtius W. E. Heitland,T. E. Raven No preview available - 2019 |
Alexander in Indi: A Portion of the History of Quintus Curtius (1879) W. E. Heitland,T. E. Raven No preview available - 2008 |
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