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... render it attractive by fabulous and exaggerated descriptions . Probably Curtius , whether drawing direct from Klitarchus or not , dressed up or recast many of his exaggerations as he saw fit at the time , but was too sober to load his ...
... render it attractive by fabulous and exaggerated descriptions . Probably Curtius , whether drawing direct from Klitarchus or not , dressed up or recast many of his exaggerations as he saw fit at the time , but was too sober to load his ...
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... render more easy the homeward passage of his forces by sea and land . The hardships endured by the fleet under Nearchus in its voyage2 from the mouth of the Indus to the Persian Gulf , and the still greater sufferings of the land force ...
... render more easy the homeward passage of his forces by sea and land . The hardships endured by the fleet under Nearchus in its voyage2 from the mouth of the Indus to the Persian Gulf , and the still greater sufferings of the land force ...
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... rendering is correct seems to be shewn by VII 10 § 15 circa eam VI oppidis condendis electa sedes est , duo ad ... renders ' slopes eastward ' , but his reasons seem weak . We must remember that the ancients knew very little of India ...
... rendering is correct seems to be shewn by VII 10 § 15 circa eam VI oppidis condendis electa sedes est , duo ad ... renders ' slopes eastward ' , but his reasons seem weak . We must remember that the ancients knew very little of India ...
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... Render ' in truth the Ganges presents a rough face to its entrance , and its waters though beaten back ( in eddies ) do not give way ' . repercussae ] see on 13 § 9 . § 9. Dyardenes ] cannot be identified . It is however worth com ...
... Render ' in truth the Ganges presents a rough face to its entrance , and its waters though beaten back ( in eddies ) do not give way ' . repercussae ] see on 13 § 9 . § 9. Dyardenes ] cannot be identified . It is however worth com ...
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... render either ' uncommon ' or unknown ' . The frequentative form has here as in many other cases lost its proper meaning . See for instance Virgil Aen vi 258 advent- ante dea . The strange animals referred to are probably the gold ...
... render either ' uncommon ' or unknown ' . The frequentative form has here as in many other cases lost its proper meaning . See for instance Virgil Aen vi 258 advent- ante dea . The strange animals referred to are probably the gold ...
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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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