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... Darius . Estimate of distance by days ' journeys . -15 . Estimate of time by generations , and by reigns of kings . Want of a standard chronological era . Other numerical anomalies . Battle of Thermopyla . - 16 . Invasion of Egypt by ...
... Darius . Estimate of distance by days ' journeys . -15 . Estimate of time by generations , and by reigns of kings . Want of a standard chronological era . Other numerical anomalies . Battle of Thermopyla . - 16 . Invasion of Egypt by ...
Pagina vii
... Darius . Xerxes . 8. Cræsus . Common or conventional traits of character . Amasis .. -9 . Hellenic character . The Athenians . Their disinterested patriotism . Their humanity . Their levity . - 10 . The Spartans . Their Macchiavellian ...
... Darius . Xerxes . 8. Cræsus . Common or conventional traits of character . Amasis .. -9 . Hellenic character . The Athenians . Their disinterested patriotism . Their humanity . Their levity . - 10 . The Spartans . Their Macchiavellian ...
Pagina 14
... Darius , and burn Sardis . 494. Miletus taken and destroyed by the Persians . 490. Invasion of Attica by Datis and Artaphernes . Battle of Marathon . 480. Invasion of Greece by Xerxes . Battles of Thermopyle and Salamis . 479. Battles ...
... Darius , and burn Sardis . 494. Miletus taken and destroyed by the Persians . 490. Invasion of Attica by Datis and Artaphernes . Battle of Marathon . 480. Invasion of Greece by Xerxes . Battles of Thermopyle and Salamis . 479. Battles ...
Pagina 70
... Darius Hystaspes to sail down the lower course of the Indus to its mouth , and thence along the southern coast of Asia to Egypt . In this enterprise he succeeded , and on his return published an account of his voyage , which is now lost ...
... Darius Hystaspes to sail down the lower course of the Indus to its mouth , and thence along the southern coast of Asia to Egypt . In this enterprise he succeeded , and on his return published an account of his voyage , which is now lost ...
Pagina 72
... Darius , " would , if genuine , entitle him to rank as the first Greek writer of real history . But the accounts of this author are scanty , and he is so often confounded with later writers of the same name , as to render more than ...
... Darius , " would , if genuine , entitle him to rank as the first Greek writer of real history . But the accounts of this author are scanty , and he is so often confounded with later writers of the same name , as to render more than ...
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A Critical History of the Language and Literature of Antient Greece, Volume 4 William Mure Volledige weergave - 1859 |
A Critical History of the Language and Literature of Antient Greece, Volume 4 William Mure Volledige weergave - 1853 |
A Critical History of the Language and Literature of Antient Greece, Volume 4 William Mure Volledige weergave - 1853 |
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