| 单词 | Herodotus |
| 例句 | “Yeah, him too. But they were talking about Herodotus saying there were giant ants and gryphons guarding gold mines, and how he made this stuff up.” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z “You ever read a guy named Herodotus?” he asked. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z “I can sit for hours without moving if I am reading Ptolemy or Herodotus.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z The Greek historian Herodotus described it as a stack of eight stepped towers, with gates of solid brass and 120 lions in brightly colored, glazed tiles leading to it. The Annotated Mona Lisa 1992-06-01T00:00:00Z Herodotus, in the Persian War, tells a story of how Croesus, the richest and most-favored king of his time, asked Solon the Athenian a leading question. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z But beyond this, Fargo to me is brother to the fabulous places of the earth, kin to those magically remote spots mentioned by Herodotus and Marco Polo and Mandeville. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Herodotus says that he introduced the alphabet into Greece. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z I read Herodotus, “the father of History,” or, rather, I read about him. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z She studied history written by Herodotus and Thucydides, which included political and military events of the past, and memorized the speeches of Demosthenes to learn the fine points of public speaking and debate. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z He left Shadow his copy of Herodotus with several actual coins hidden in the pages: two quarters, a penny, and a nickel. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z Lyesmith had loaned Shadow a battered paperback copy of Herodotus’s Histories several months earlier. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z She also traverses the centuries, opening her book by skewering Herodotus, credited with writing the first history of Western civilization. The War Crime No One Wants to Talk About 2020-09-22T04:00:00Z Gilgamesh and Herodotus were among the cerebral choices that made the cut, among an eclectic crowd of others. The all-time best summer books, according to our readers 2021-05-26T04:00:00Z Photograph: Ron Jaffe/AMC Homer, Herodotus, Horace – such are some of the names that crop up in Daniel Mendelsohn's second collection of essays. Waiting for the Barbarians by Daniel Mendelsohn – review 2013-01-06T00:08:39Z According to Herodotus, she cautions the Persian Emperor Xerxes against fighting the disastrous naval battle at Salamis, which, in the film, is an engagement she pursues with a furious mania. Zack Snyder and the West Should Stop Killing Ancient Persians 2014-03-10T14:33:58Z Herodotus claimed they wore trousers, packed arms and hunted men. Got an Hour? See the Met These 4 Ways 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z He ticked off Plutarch and Herodotus and Cicero, writers named by his character in the play, crediting them with thoughtfully exploring the role of fact in art. What if the Guy With the Red Pencil Is Nuts? 2018-09-20T04:00:00Z Kapuscinski notes Herodotus’ dependence on hearsay — the constant disclaimers “I have heard,” “it seems likely” and such — as if confessing his own. New & Noteworthy, From Trump’s America to a Swedish Thriller 2021-06-29T04:00:00Z Cotton was being spun in the Indus Valley in 3000BC; Herodotus admired its quality. Spinning tales 2014-12-30T05:00:00Z But the moment historical sources appear with Herodotus, the Iranian connection is made explicit. Art: Macedonia's Riches Before Alexander 2011-10-21T12:30:08Z Anatolia was "the cradle of western civilization; it was the birthplace of history and philosophy, of Homer, Heraclitus and Herodotus, of coinage and town planning, and defining advances in medicine, mathematics and architecture". Meander: East to West Along a Turkish River by Jeremy Seal – review 2012-07-06T21:55:10Z Aldus was the first to print Aristotle, Thucydides, Herodotus and Sophocles, among others in the Greek canon. A Grolier Club Tribute to the Printer Aldus Manutius 2015-02-26T05:00:00Z The name of the island is true to myth, which suggests that someone at DC Comics has been knuckling down to Herodotus and the Greek tragedians. Top Ten Things About Wonder Woman 2017-06-05T04:00:00Z The Greek defense is, arguably, the most formidable in the tournament, lining up with Euripides, Hippocrates, Herodotus and Euclid. A World Cup for writers in the 'Penguin Cup' 2014-06-16T04:00:00Z To Herodotus and Homer, dreams were divine prophesies to be interpreted by priests. Review | Dreams are dangerous — and contagious — in Karen Thompson Walker’s apocalyptic thriller 2019-01-11T05:00:00Z Titillating stories of faraway lands date to at least as far back as the fifth century B.C., when Herodotus wrote of a goat-footed people far to the north, and of the cannibals beyond them. A Journey Along the River That Separates Russia From China 2021-09-24T04:00:00Z In Johnson’s final pages you find yourself spiraling through Herodotus and Euclid; in Seager’s you watch her learn how to love again. These Books Transport You to a Galaxy Far, Far Away 2020-08-18T04:00:00Z He earned a master’s degree there, too, after completing a thesis on Thucydides and Herodotus. William H. McNeill, Professor and Prolific Author, Dies at 98 2016-07-12T04:00:00Z The first account of the region was in the fifth century BC, by Herodotus. Mapping history 2017-02-09T05:00:00Z For answers, we can only leave home, gather stories and learn, as Kapuscinski learns with Herodotus, “that there are many worlds. And that each is different.” New & Noteworthy, From Trump’s America to a Swedish Thriller 2021-06-29T04:00:00Z Herodotus reports that the Sarmatians, the people descended from that union, created a society characterized by gender equality, in which men and women led the same sort of life. The Real Amazon Warriors 2014-10-17T04:00:00Z Here’s a story, told by Herodotus, about the fierce female warriors known as Amazons. The Real Amazon Warriors 2014-10-17T04:00:00Z A quick turn to the source material—specifically, The Histories by Herodotus, the most famous Greek chronicler of the Persian wars—shows how ridiculous some of this is. Zack Snyder and the West Should Stop Killing Ancient Persians 2014-03-10T14:33:58Z The Landmark series presents classics of ancient history — previous volumes focused on the works of Herodotus, Thucydides and Julius Caesar — in a format that makes even annotated editions look skimpy. Review | 7 beautiful books that transport you to the worlds of Bond, Tolkien, Spider-Man and beyond 2021-11-30T05:00:00Z As a young man in prison Malcolm steeped himself not just in black history, Mr. Marable writes, but in “Herodotus, Kant, Nietzsche, and other historians and philosophers of Western civilization.” Books of The Times: Stripping Away Myth and Finding Multiple Masks 2011-04-07T13:56:45Z Ask people who the first author was, and they might say Homer, or Herodotus. In Search of Enheduanna, History’s First Named Author 2022-11-09T05:00:00Z The earliest known examples show up in The Histories by Herodotus, written in the 5th century BCE. Secret Messages Can Hide in AI-Generated Media 2023-06-15T04:00:00Z Clearly, there was a sophisticated ethical code and set of social expectations present even in early Zoroastrianism, reflected in a comment made by the Greek historian Herodotus. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z Herodotus records that it was made up of a great number of subject peoples from around the empire, all with their own colorful uniforms. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z According to Greek historians such as Diodorus Siculus and Herodotus, Greeks from various Sicilian cities united to help Himera fend off the Carthaginian invaders, sending heavily armed citizen soldiers into the fray. Mercenaries may have helped ancient Greeks turn the tide of war 2022-10-02T04:00:00Z Herodotus claimed the ancient Greeks adopted practices and ideas as diverse as solemn processions to temples, the belief in an immortal soul, and the knowledge of geometry and astrology from the Egyptians. Introduction to Philosophy 2022-06-15T00:00:00Z But he refuses to exoticize local quirks in the way of Herodotus and his ilk. Perspective | Exploring the rich history — and strange depths — of the Black Sea 2022-07-29T04:00:00Z Herodotus sought to explain human actions in terms of how people tend to react to the political and social pressures they experienced. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z Herodotus and Thucydides are considered the first true historians because they examined the past to rationally explain the causes and effects of human actions. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Sprawling and wildly ambitious, idiosyncratic and also consistently readable and engaging, “Making History” dives deep into the way history-driven scholars and artists — from Burns to Shakespeare to Herodotus — have shaped the collective memory of humankind. Review | The people who teach us history aren’t always historians 2022-04-22T04:00:00Z They learned geometry from Euclid, history from Herodotus, and medicine from Galen. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z But that’s not the Postal Service’s official motto; it’s actually a reference to an ancient Persian messenger service remembered admiringly by Herodotus. Perspective | Five myths about the U.S. Postal Service 2020-08-21T04:00:00Z To illustrate the absurdity—and long history—of this notion, linguists often retell the ancient story of the Greek historian Herodotus, who in about the fifth century B.C. wrote about an ancient psycholinguistics experiment. Were French People Born to Speak French? 2020-08-06T04:00:00Z Herodotus, who lived in the fifth century BCE, is called the father of history in the West; he wrote the history of the Greco-Persian wars. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z The author is inspired by the Greek explorer, historian and travel writer Herodotus, whose classic “Histories” provides his template to examine the rise and fall of urban empires. Review | In 16 centuries of Islamic history, gilded kingdoms and faded glories 2020-03-19T04:00:00Z Scholars still accept Herodotus’s description of the process of mummification as one of the methods used by Egyptians. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z For example, 300 years earlier, Herodotus describes men bidding for the most attractive wives in Babylon. Are things only worth what people will pay? 2020-03-17T04:00:00Z Whatever the case, Herodotus’s tale reflects our intuition that the ability to speak one language instead of another is somehow rooted in biology, and a child might inherit it. Were French People Born to Speak French? 2020-08-06T04:00:00Z His paraphrase of Herodotus is still visible there. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z The result, according to classical writers like Galen, Strabo, and Herodotus, was a large, sweet, shelf-stable fruit that was a prized treat throughout the Roman world. Dead Sea dates grown from 2000-year-old seeds 2020-02-05T05:00:00Z Herodotus, a Greek who lived in Athens for a time, pioneered the accurate reporting of events. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Writers from Pliny the Elder to Herodotus raved about the qualities of Judean dates, including their long shelf-life, which allowed them to be transported far and wide. Scientists in Israel grow date plants from 2,000-year-old seeds 2020-02-05T05:00:00Z Herodotus, in the 5th century B.C., recorded an account of a race of people in northern Africa who, according to local lore, never seemed to age. Opinion | ‘Transhumanist’ eternal life? No thanks, I’d rather learn not to fear death. 2019-11-15T05:00:00Z It seems unlikely, though Herodotus insists he did. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z That consensus was previously based on disputed or ambiguous archaeological findings and on the account of the Greek historian Herodotus. Archaeologists find signs of ritualized cannabis use 2,500 years ago in China 2019-06-12T04:00:00Z “This was a particular vessel-type that was described by the Greek Historian Herodotus after he visited Egypt in 450 BC,” explains the Centre, in a statement. Strange 2,500-year-old wreck discovered in Nile 'ship graveyard,' solving ancient puzzle 2019-03-20T04:00:00Z In the fifth century BC, the Greek historian Herodotus visited Egypt and wrote of unusual river boats on the Nile. Nile shipwreck discovery proves Herodotus right – after 2,469 years 2019-03-17T04:00:00Z We’re hardly more advanced than the ancient Persians, who, Herodotus says, made big decisions by discussing them twice: once while drunk, once while sober. The Art of Decision-Making 2019-01-14T05:00:00Z In the mid-fifth century BCE, the ancient Greek historian Herodotus recorded that the pyramid of Khufu took 100,000 workers twenty years to construct. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z The English alphabet is descended, via the Latin, from the Greek alphabet, which, according to Herodotus, was adapted from the Phoenician alphabet in the time of Cadmus. Mary Norris: Greek to Me 2019-01-07T05:00:00Z Herodotus also records the brutality with which ancient tyrants treated their enemies. Opinion | What we can learn from the world’s oldest literature 2018-11-16T05:00:00Z “It wasn’t until we discovered this wreck that we realised Herodotus was right,” said Dr Damian Robinson, director of Oxford University’s centre for maritime archaeology, which is publishing the excavation’s findings. Nile shipwreck discovery proves Herodotus right – after 2,469 years 2019-03-17T04:00:00Z He is not a journalist, a small-minded fact-grubber; he is a literary essayist, a self-appointed heir to Herodotus, Cicero, Seneca, and Plutarch, who, in his view, “nudged details to create a closer understanding.” Truth vs. Ego in “The Lifespan of a Fact” 2018-10-22T04:00:00Z Herodotus lived two thousand years after this pyramid was built, however, so we might easily dismiss his report as exaggeration. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z I asked Hippocrates an impertinent question about his legendary baldness, I watched Herodotus draw many long faces while discussing the imbroglio between city-states and, at a symposium, I helped Sophocles prank Aristophanes. Review | ’Assassin’s Creed Odyssey’ is very entertaining. If you have the time to truly play it. 2018-10-05T04:00:00Z True to his warrior-scholar reputation, he answered questions about today’s Middle East by invoking Ulysses S. Grant and Herodotus, and he likened the Syrian civil war to earlier conflicts in Lebanon and Algeria. Can Jim Mattis Hold the Line in Trump’s ‘War Cabinet’? 2018-03-26T04:00:00Z “What Herodotus described was what we were looking at.” Nile shipwreck discovery proves Herodotus right – after 2,469 years 2019-03-17T04:00:00Z For me, they led to Herodotus’ The Histories, Thucydides, Peloponnesian War, and the ancient Greek playwrights like Sophocles and Euripides. New Sentences: From Emily Wilson’s Translation of the ‘Odyssey’ 2018-03-15T04:00:00Z According to Herodotus, Persia was made a vassal of Media in the seventh century BCE but freed itself in the sixth century BCE under the leadership of Cyrus II, also called Cyrus the Great. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Whitmore gingerly turned the pages of a Latin translation of Herodotus printed in 1494, just 46 years after Gutenberg invented the printing press. The book-lover's gift of a lifetime: rare books – LA Times 2017-12-07T05:00:00Z And much later the fearsome Spartan warriors were known for their long hair, which they combed before battle - according to Herodotus. A Grecian Artifact Evokes Tales From the ‘Iliad’ and ‘Odyssey’ 2017-11-06T05:00:00Z Herodotus wrote of stones being drawn from quarries near and far, with some being shipped down the Nile on boats. Archaeologists discover mysterious void deep within Great Pyramid of Giza 2017-11-02T04:00:00Z Herodotus wrote in his Histories of griffins guarding golden treasure at the desert's craggy northern extreme, and of the North Wind gushing from a mountain cave here. China's New Silk Road Is a Challenge for Washington 2017-10-23T04:00:00Z The ancient Greek historian Herodotus is one of our major sources for information about the Persian Empire. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Lehner and Hawass reject the idea that armies of Egyptian slaves constructed the pyramids, as the classical Greek historian Herodotus suggested. Archaeology: The wonder of the pyramids : Nature : Nature Research 2017-10-17T04:00:00Z Herodotus is rather impressed by Artemisia and her loyalty to the Persian king Xerxes, so he gives us a relatively detailed account of her. A battle with prejudice: why we overlook the warrior women of ancient times | Natalie Haynes 2017-09-18T04:00:00Z The judge also quoted from the poet Wordsworth, name-checked Greek historian Herodotus, and referenced a Russian opera. 'Cruel Fate.' Judge Denies Key Witness a Chance to Watch the Eclipse 2017-08-22T04:00:00Z The Greek historian Herodotus wrote that the “Scythian soldier drinks the blood of the first man he overthrows in battle” out of a cup made from a human skull. Long-frozen DNA shows how humans made horses faster — and more likely to get sick 2017-04-27T04:00:00Z The philosophical schools of Plato and Aristotle, the histories of Herodotus and Thucydides, the plays of Athenian dramatists, and the art of Greek sculptors, architects, and painters have inspired European thinkers and artists for centuries. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Herodotus, an ancient Greek historian, wrote that the Scythians blinded their slaves, and the warriors drank the blood of the first enemy they killed in battle. Ancient Horse DNA Shows Scythian Warriors Were Adept Domesticators 2017-04-27T04:00:00Z As Herodotus wrote more than two millenniums ago: In peaceful times, children inter their parents. ‘Duop, Can You Hear Me?’ A Child Soldier Tries to Go Home Again 2017-04-04T04:00:00Z As Herodotus and other classical scholars extolled Giza's pyramids and the great lighthouse at Alexandria, Egyptian cults and esoteric tracts seeped into Greece and Rome — to later fascinate and befuddle medieval and Renaissance scholars. Books in brief : Nature : Nature Research 2016-11-08T05:00:00Z Herodotus admitted to being puzzled, in fact, as to “why the earth, which is one, has three names, all women’s”. There is no such thing as western civilisation | Kwame Anthony Appiah 2016-11-09T05:00:00Z Comparing changes in these magnetic stripes with known patterns of the African plate during its long northeastern migration, the researchers estimate that the Herodotus Basin is 315 to 365 million years old. Mediterranean Sea may harbor piece of oldest ocean crust 2016-08-15T04:00:00Z Herodotus, an ancient Greek historian, called the fertile land of Egypt the Nile’s gift. Sharing the Nile 2016-01-13T05:00:00Z But the papyrus was written 1,000 years before Herodotus, and there is no reason to think the term ever meant the pyramids themselves. The Vocabularist: Which came first, cake or pyramid? - BBC News 2015-11-03T05:00:00Z The myth was just that, however: according to Herodotus, there was a messenger boy with a similar name, but he did not deliver the message from Marathon to Athens, and he didn’t die. How New York City Made The Modern Marathon 2015-10-27T04:00:00Z Then the geography Herodotus knew was radically reshaped by the rise of Islam, which burst out of Arabia in the seventh century, spreading with astonishing rapidity north and east and west. There is no such thing as western civilisation | Kwame Anthony Appiah 2016-11-09T05:00:00Z The ancient historian Herodotus mentions a slave called Αἰσώπου τοῦ λογοποιοῦ - Aesop the storyteller - who may be the author of many of the tales, and later all ancient Greek fables were attributed to Aesop. From Harry Potter Latin to Hunger Games Rome: the classical jokes hiding in your favourite children's books 2015-08-19T04:00:00Z Herodotus wrote his Histories in ancient Greece; Jean Froissart wrote his Chronicles in medieval Europe. The Long-Lost Tale of the World’s Longest Book 2015-07-27T04:00:00Z What that has to do with a Phoenician princess, bull-loving or otherwise, is unclear - Herodotus himself says he is baffled by it. The Vocabularist: The roots of the word 'eurosceptic' - BBC News 2015-06-23T04:00:00Z In their home’s finished basement, which doubles as a classroom, walls of bookshelves are filled with Thomas Paine’s “Rights of Man,” Dante’s “Inferno,” “Herodotus for Boys and Girls” and Ayn Rand’s “Atlas Shrugged.” Can you spell rivalry? Family dynasties fuel competition, intrigue at spelling bee 2015-05-23T04:00:00Z But here’s the important point: it would not have occurred to Herodotus to think that these three names corresponded to three kinds of people: Europeans, Asians, and Africans. There is no such thing as western civilisation | Kwame Anthony Appiah 2016-11-09T05:00:00Z Herodotus said an eclipse even halted a battle. Solar Eclipse and Supermoon Have Europe Energy Providers Watchful 2015-03-19T04:00:00Z A swashbuckling merchant sailor, he supposedly spent a fortune to buy the freedom of a favorite courtesan in Egypt—an act, Herodotus reports, for which Sappho “severely chided” her sibling in verse. How Gay Was Sappho? 2015-03-09T04:00:00Z But you're also just as likely to find Davies on a glossy photo shoot, or Oliver with his nose buried in the works of Plato, Aristotle, and his personal favourite, Herodotus. Brains, beauty and brawn: Meet England's power couple 2014-07-25T04:00:00Z The strategy of examining how cultures vary harkens back as far as Herodotus in his classic, Histories. Tightness and Looseness: A New Way to Understand Differences Across the 50 United States 2014-07-02T04:00:00Z For the Greek historian Herodotus, writing in the fifth century BC, the world was divided into three parts. There is no such thing as western civilisation | Kwame Anthony Appiah 2016-11-09T05:00:00Z Artemisia was real enough, we learn from Herodotus, her contemporary and historian of the Greco-Persian Wars. Five historical errors in the new 300 film 2014-03-08T10:19:45Z Joining the Army with the outbreak of war he travelled widely, carrying a copy of the histories of Herodotus with him. The perils of belief 2014-01-03T16:42:03Z As the Greek historian, Herodotus, put it in 50 B.C., Ethiopia's Plan to Dam the Nile Has Egypt Fuming 2013-06-28T08:05:23Z Contrary to reports by famous Greek historian Herodotus, the ancient Egyptians probably didn't remove mummy guts using cedar oil enemas, new research on the reality of mummification suggests. 2,400-Year-Old Myths of Mummy-Making Busted 2013-03-22T21:15:00.210Z Herodotus only uses the word “European” as an adjective, never as a noun. There is no such thing as western civilisation | Kwame Anthony Appiah 2016-11-09T05:00:00Z They are thus real Lotophagi, such as are mentioned by Herodotus. Dr. David Livingstone, a Bicentenary 2013-03-18T16:15:05.213Z Classic works of literature from Herodotus’s “Histories” to “Alice in Wonderland” and “The Waste Land” have received the honor of annotated editions. Books on Science: ‘The Double Helix’ Review - Twists in the Tale of the Great DNA Discovery 2012-11-12T19:35:27Z Herodotus claimed some Egyptians were not only prohibited from eating the beans but were also restricted from even looking at them. Fava - the magic bean 2012-08-08T16:45:05.313Z Herodotus, the "father of history," got an inside peek at the Egyptian mummification process. 2,400-Year-Old Myths of Mummy-Making Busted 2013-03-22T21:15:00.210Z For another, there were Muslim rulers in the Iberian Peninsula – part of the continent that Herodotus called Europe – until nearly the 16th century. There is no such thing as western civilisation | Kwame Anthony Appiah 2016-11-09T05:00:00Z Why did Athens between 440 and 380 B.C. produce Plato, Socrates, Thucydides, Herodotus, Euripides, Aeschylus and Aristophanes, all in the same place and time? America’s ‘genius cluster’ in sports 2012-06-29T18:21:33Z His temple became in a special degree a depository for royal records, and Herodotus states that the priests of Heliopolis were the best informed in matters of history of all the Egyptians. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" 2012-04-25T02:00:53.567Z We read many a chapter of Herodotus differently when we attack his works equipped with a knowledge of natural science, and with information about the stone age and the lake-dwellers. Popular scientific lectures 2012-04-24T02:00:17.273Z For the lower class, mummies had organs eaten away with an enema of cedar oil, which was thought to be similar to turpentine, Herodotus reported. 2,400-Year-Old Myths of Mummy-Making Busted 2013-03-22T21:15:00.210Z Herodotus says that the Egyptians were a very religious people, excelling all others in the honors paid to their gods; and this we can well believe, seeing the temples that they reared for their worship. From Egypt to Japan 2012-04-19T02:00:28.147Z Herodotus, too, tells us of the immense wealth in the precious metals possessed by some of the Pharaohs. The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, October 1879 2012-04-18T02:00:17.060Z The first time it is mentioned in history is by Herodotus. Behind the Veil in Persia and Turkish Arabia An account of an Englishwoman's Eight Years' Residence amongst the Women of the East 2012-04-18T02:00:15.997Z The story, also related by Herodotus,4 of Rampsinit and the thief which turns on the latter’s successful attempt to rescue his brother’s body, illustrates again the value that the Egyptians set upon burial. The Grateful Dead The History of a Folk Story 2012-04-11T02:00:32.697Z And whereas Herodotus had suggested mummies had their brains removed and discarded, Wade and his colleagues found about a fifth of the brains were left inside the mummies' skulls. 2,400-Year-Old Myths of Mummy-Making Busted 2013-03-22T21:15:00.210Z It covers eleven acres, a space nearly as large as the Washington Parade Ground in New York; and is said by Herodotus to have taken a hundred thousand men twenty years to build it. From Egypt to Japan 2012-04-19T02:00:28.147Z Herodotus calls the deity of the Pelasgians, Gods, and it is admitted that the passage evidently implies that the expression was used by the priests of Dodona. The Masculine Cross A History of Ancient and Modern Crosses and Their Connection with the Mysteries of Sex Worship; Also an Account of the Kindred Phases of Phallic Faiths and Practices 2012-04-11T02:00:31.327Z Every partial history requires an “introduction”; Herodotus, untrammelled by examples, resolved to give his history a magnificent introduction. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" 2012-04-04T02:00:56.447Z Herodotus states that a Phœnician fleet, which was fitted out by Necho, King of Egypt, even circumnavigated Africa, and gives details which seem to place it within the category of the very greatest voyages. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 2012-04-03T02:00:38.807Z It was practised, according to Herodotus, at least twenty-four hundred years before our era, and was even then an ancient custom. The Eliminator; or, Skeleton Keys to Sacerdotal Secrets 2012-03-27T02:00:23.077Z That is the account of Herodotus, but Ælian says that Osiris threw Cupid into the ocean, and gave him a shell for his abode. The Grotesque in Church Art 2012-03-27T02:00:18.973Z Sir J. Marsham is of opinion that the Hebrews borrowed circumcision from the Egyptians, and that God was not the first author thereof; citing Diodorus and Herodotus as evidences on his side. The Masculine Cross A History of Ancient and Modern Crosses and Their Connection with the Mysteries of Sex Worship; Also an Account of the Kindred Phases of Phallic Faiths and Practices 2012-04-11T02:00:31.327Z Thucydides is content with a single introductory book, forming little more than one-eighth of his work; Herodotus has six such books, forming two-thirds of the entire composition. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" 2012-04-04T02:00:56.447Z There are also seven divisions to the temple, which is mentioned by Herodotus and other ancient writers. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 2012-04-03T02:00:38.807Z The writings of Thales, Solon, Pythagoras, Democritus, Plato, Herodotus, and Xenophon, all of whom visited remote countries, contain no mention of the Jews whatever. The Eliminator; or, Skeleton Keys to Sacerdotal Secrets 2012-03-27T02:00:23.077Z Herodotus called this land, with its stony soil and its multitudes of bare mountains, the "rugged nurse of liberty." The Near East Dalmatia, Greece and Constantinople 2012-03-26T02:00:38.077Z From Herodotus, Aristotle, Plutarch, and others, we get information concerning the triads amongst the Persians, and which were similar in many respects to those recognised by other eastern nations. The Masculine Cross A History of Ancient and Modern Crosses and Their Connection with the Mysteries of Sex Worship; Also an Account of the Kindred Phases of Phallic Faiths and Practices 2012-04-11T02:00:31.327Z It has been questioned, both in ancient and in modern times, whether the history of Herodotus possesses the essential requisite of trustworthiness. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" 2012-04-04T02:00:56.447Z Herodotus himself was as much a scientific explorer as a reciter of narrative, and his life-long investigation was historiē in his Ionian speech. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" 2012-03-25T02:00:05.717Z “Again, Herodotus says of this custom in his day: ‘Now, the Arabians reverence in a very high degree pledges between man and man. The Eliminator; or, Skeleton Keys to Sacerdotal Secrets 2012-03-27T02:00:23.077Z The longest is written in the Ionic dialect, and bears the name of Herodotus, but is certainly spurious. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" 2012-03-15T02:00:32.250Z Herodotus, in another place, relates that the inhabitants of Colchis also used circumcision, and concludes therefrom that they were originally Egyptians. The Masculine Cross A History of Ancient and Modern Crosses and Their Connection with the Mysteries of Sex Worship; Also an Account of the Kindred Phases of Phallic Faiths and Practices 2012-04-11T02:00:31.327Z But it is as a writer that the merits of Herodotus are most 384 conspicuous. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" 2012-04-04T02:00:56.447Z Yet it was Herodotus himself who first hinted at the new use of the word, applied merely to the details accumulated during a long search for knowledge. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" 2012-03-25T02:00:05.717Z They had rendered divine homage to the Nile; and Herodotus informs us that the Persians held their rivers in the highest veneration; while the same worship obtained among the Medes, the Parthians, and the Sarmatians. Curiosities of Medical Experience 2012-03-09T03:00:20.410Z Against the theory which sees in Peisistratus the author of the first complete text of Homer we have to set the absolute silence of Herodotus, Thucydides, the orators and the Alexandrian grammarians. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" 2012-03-15T02:00:32.250Z Whoever has perused the ancient historians, particularly Herodotus, Plutarch, Livy, and Josephus, must admit the force of this reasoning. Ecce Homo! A Critical Inquiry into the History of Jesus of Nazareth: Being a Rational Analysis of the Gospels 2012-03-06T03:00:27.910Z “The style of Herodotus,” says one, “is universally allowed to be remarkable for its harmony and sweetness.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" 2012-04-04T02:00:56.447Z Here the product of the age of Pericles remains unsurpassed still; the works of Herodotus and Thucydides standing along with those of Pheidias as models for all time. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" 2012-03-25T02:00:05.717Z Herodotus informs us, that “so wisely was medicine managed by the Egyptians, that no physician was allowed to practise any but his own peculiar branch.” Curiosities of Medical Experience 2012-03-09T03:00:20.410Z Herodotus and Thucydides seem to tell us all that they know of Peisistratus. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" 2012-03-15T02:00:32.250Z Herodotus observes: Tin and amber come from the extreme western ends of Europe. The History of Antiquity, Vol. II (of VI) 2012-03-01T03:00:28.903Z All, however, seem to agree that among the qualities for which the style of Herodotus is to be admired are simplicity, freshness, naturalness and harmony of rhythm. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" 2012-04-04T02:00:56.447Z The vast gulf which lies between the history of Egypt by Herodotus and that by Flinders Petrie is the measure of its achievement. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" 2012-03-25T02:00:05.717Z Nay, Herodotus informs us that the animals considered sacred in one city, were held in abhorrence in others, a difference of opinion that not unfrequently occasioned bitter hostilities. Curiosities of Medical Experience 2012-03-09T03:00:20.410Z Honey cakes, according to Herodotus, were presented once a month as food to the sacred serpent in the Acropolis at Athens. Ophiolatreia An Account of the Rites and Mysteries Connected with the Origin, Rise, and Development of Serpent Worship in Various Parts of the World 2012-03-01T03:00:28.303Z If we put three full generations, according to the calculation of Herodotus, between the death of Minos and the conquest of Ilium, the first event took place 100 years before the second. The History of Antiquity, Vol. II (of VI) 2012-03-01T03:00:28.903Z Bibliography.—The history of Herodotus has been translated by many persons and into many languages. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" 2012-04-04T02:00:56.447Z Herodotus of Heraclea struggled to rationalize mythology, and established chronology on a solid basis. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" 2012-03-25T02:00:05.717Z According to Herodotus, Cyrus devoted the revenue of four great towns to meet the expenses of his hunting establishments. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 8 "Hudson River" to "Hurstmonceaux" 2012-02-24T03:00:27.173Z —Can any of your correspondents explain to me the reason why, according to Herodotus, the Scythians used to blind their slaves? Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 104, October 25, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. 2012-02-20T03:00:18.340Z Herodotus fixes dates according to generations and the genealogies of legend. The History of Antiquity, Vol. II (of VI) 2012-03-01T03:00:28.903Z That island was an important member of the Athenian confederacy, and in making it his home Herodotus would have put himself under the protection of Athens. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" 2012-04-04T02:00:56.447Z And finally Herodotus, a professional story-teller, rose to the height of genuine scientific investigation. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" 2012-03-25T02:00:05.717Z Herodotus refers to a deaf son of Croesus, whom he declares to have suddenly recovered his speech upon seeing his father about to be killed. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10 "David, St" to "Demidov" 2012-02-17T03:00:33.923Z Our earliest authorities mentioning Africa with the knowledge in them that it is surrounded by the ocean, save at Suez, are Theopompus and Herodotus. West African studies 2012-02-15T03:00:28.537Z But we can still find from Herodotus' calculations how far back the Greeks placed the beginning and the end of the empire of the Phenicians over their islands and coasts. The History of Antiquity, Vol. II (of VI) 2012-03-01T03:00:28.903Z The History.—In estimating the great work of Herodotus, and his genius as its author, it is above all things necessary to conceive aright what that work was intended to be. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" 2012-04-04T02:00:56.447Z Herodotus’ inquiry was not simply that of an idle tourist. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" 2012-03-25T02:00:05.717Z The narration of Herodotus is only a popular tradition which derives the origin of kingship from its judicial functions, considered as its principal and most beneficent aspect. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10 "David, St" to "Demidov" 2012-02-17T03:00:33.923Z This affair I will no further mention or hint at, but hastily pass on to that other early authority, Herodotus, who was born 484 years before Christ, and whose works, thanks be, have survived. West African studies 2012-02-15T03:00:28.537Z For the date of the beginning of the Assyrian dominion Herodotus and Berosus would thus be nearly in agreement. The History of Antiquity, Vol. II (of VI) 2012-03-01T03:00:28.903Z Herodotus was thus born a Persian subject, and such he continued until he was thirty or five-and-thirty years of age. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" 2012-04-04T02:00:56.447Z Yet it was Herodotus’ chief glory to have joined to this scientific spirit an artistic sense which enabled him to cast the material into the truest literary form. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" 2012-03-25T02:00:05.717Z We know from the Assyrian inscriptions that just at the time which Herodotus assigns to Deioces the Medes were divided into numerous small principalities and subjected to the great Assyrian conquerors. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10 "David, St" to "Demidov" 2012-02-17T03:00:33.923Z Several other attempts to circumnavigate Africa were made prior to Herodotus’s writings. West African studies 2012-02-15T03:00:28.537Z There is just as little reason to maintain the period of 520 years which Herodotus allows for the Assyrian empire over Asia. The History of Antiquity, Vol. II (of VI) 2012-03-01T03:00:28.903Z The family of Herodotus belonged to the upper rank of the citizens. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" 2012-04-04T02:00:56.447Z In Thucydides a higher art than that of Herodotus was combined with a higher science. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" 2012-03-25T02:00:05.717Z His organization of the provinces and the fixing of the tributes is described by Herodotus iii. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" 2012-02-11T03:03:39.807Z The cotton-plant furnished clothing to mankind before the age of Herodotus. Inventors 2012-02-08T03:00:16.647Z They have long been known in literature, and the ancient Herodotus spoke of them in Arabia, and said that the inhabitants protected themselves against them in dresses of leather. The Little Gleaner, Vol. X. A Monthly Magazine for the Young 2012-02-03T03:00:20.453Z It is probable that Herodotus shared his relative’s political opinions, and either was exiled from Halicarnassus or quitted it voluntarily at the time of his execution. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" 2012-04-04T02:00:56.447Z From Livy to Tacitus the gulf is greater than from Herodotus to Thucydides. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" 2012-03-25T02:00:05.717Z In all probability there were but few gates in Babylon of solid metal, notwithstanding that there is no mention in Herodotus of their having been constructed merely of wood covered with ornamented strips of bronze. The Old Testament In the Light of The Historical Records and Legends of Assyria and Babylonia 2012-02-02T03:04:35.567Z The didactic novel of Xenophon, the Cyropaedia, is a free invention adapted to the purposes of the author, based upon the account of Herodotus and occasionally influenced by Ctesias, without any independent traditional element. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" 2012-01-31T03:00:17.257Z It is a remark of Herodotus that the fairest blessings are allotted to the extreme limits of the earth; and among other places to Arabia, the southern extremity of the inhabited world. The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) 2012-01-28T03:00:28.213Z Of the education of Herodotus no more can be said than that it was thoroughly Greek, and embraced no doubt the three subjects essential to a Greek liberal education—grammar, gymnastic training and music. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" 2012-04-04T02:00:56.447Z His discoveries, co-ordinated and arranged in vast corpora inscriptionum, stand now alongside Herodotus or Livy, furnishing a basis for their criticism. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" 2012-03-25T02:00:05.717Z If she supplanted Amytis, Nebuchadnezzar's Median wife, in the affections of her husband, it is easy to see how she could have feared a Median invasion, as indicated by Herodotus. The Old Testament In the Light of The Historical Records and Legends of Assyria and Babylonia 2012-02-02T03:04:35.567Z The principal events of the later history of Cyrus are in the main correctly stated by Herodotus, although his account contains many legendary traditions. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" 2012-01-31T03:00:17.257Z The incursion of the Scythians into Media, with which Herodotus has combined the migration of the Cimmerians, took place, as we shall show from Herodotus' own statement, about the year 630 B.C. The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) 2012-01-28T03:00:28.213Z The poetical literature of Greece was already large; the prose literature was more extensive than is generally supposed; yet Herodotus shows an intimate acquaintance with the whole of it. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" 2012-04-04T02:00:56.447Z It was so in Herodotus and in medieval chronicles. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" 2012-03-25T02:00:05.717Z According to Herodotus, the priests of Heliopolis or On were renowned above all others in Egypt for learning. The Old Testament In the Light of The Historical Records and Legends of Assyria and Babylonia 2012-02-02T03:04:35.567Z The Theraean story of its foundation, as told by Herodotus, runs thus. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" 2012-01-31T03:00:17.257Z The accounts given by Herodotus and Diodorus of the structure of the largest pyramid are completely confirmed by modern researches. The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) 2012-01-28T03:00:28.213Z Up to the time of the execution of Panyasis, which is placed by chronologists in or about the year 457 B.C., there is every reason to believe that Herodotus lived at Halicarnassus. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" 2012-04-04T02:00:56.447Z According to Herodotus he rendered great service to Darius while he was campaigning in Scythia by persuading his fellow-despots not to destroy the bridge over the Danube by which the Persians must return. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" 2012-03-25T02:00:05.717Z In support of this he quotes Herodotus, who, according to him, made a great mistake “when he called this king not king of the Assyrians, but of the Arabians.” The Old Testament In the Light of The Historical Records and Legends of Assyria and Babylonia 2012-02-02T03:04:35.567Z Marco Polo suffered the same fate as did Herodotus of whom Voltaire sneered "father of history, say, rather, father of lies." The Thirteenth Greatest of Centuries 2012-01-28T03:00:21.937Z The only certain conclusion to be drawn from this statement is that mounds on the Dniester were shown to Herodotus as coming down from an older population of those districts. The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) 2012-01-28T03:00:28.213Z After Herodotus had resided for some seven or eight years in Samos, events occurred in his native city which induced him to return thither. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" 2012-04-04T02:00:56.447Z Only one Greek author, Herodotus, alludes to the pre-historic Cappadocian power and only at the latest moment of its long decline. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" 2012-03-25T02:00:05.717Z In the eight years which passed between his assuming the reins of power in Babylonia and his death, must be placed that expedition to Egypt spoken of by Berosus and Herodotus. The Old Testament In the Light of The Historical Records and Legends of Assyria and Babylonia 2012-02-02T03:04:35.567Z —Is there any foundation for Pliny's account of the Indian ants, which were, according to Herodotus, "not so large as a dog, but bigger than a fox?" Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 100, September 27, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. 2012-01-25T03:00:37.190Z Of this some fragments have come down to us, which can here and there be supplemented by the statements of Herodotus. The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) 2012-01-28T03:00:28.213Z According to Suidas, Herodotus was himself an actor, and indeed the chief actor, in the rebellion against him; but no other author confirms this statement, which is intrinsically improbable. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" 2012-04-04T02:00:56.447Z The principle of Polycrates in Herodotus is nearly to the same effect. Principles of Political Economy, Vol. II 2012-01-25T03:00:34.150Z Between marvel and marvel she read Herodotus and Mariette Bey assiduously. Julia Ward Howe 1819-1910 2012-01-24T03:00:23.377Z The case of Augustus is related by Suetonius, that of Romulus by Livy, and that of Cyrus by Herodotus. The World's Sixteen Crucified Saviors Or, Christianity Before Christ 2012-01-19T03:00:18.027Z Herodotus tells us that this district was once known as Milyas, and that the Lycians, who were originally called Termilians, immigrated from Crete. The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) 2012-01-28T03:00:28.213Z Herodotus would now naturally return to his native city, and enter upon the enjoyment of those rights of free citizenship on which every Greek set a high value. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" 2012-04-04T02:00:56.447Z Embalming was most in use with the Egyptians, and the process is described by Herodotus and Diodorus. Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) 2012-01-17T03:00:17.977Z This was rather awkward; for next day, as it happened, was precisely the Professor's morning for the Herodotus lecture; but circumstances like mine at that moment know no law. Strange Stories 2012-01-16T03:00:05.067Z Before we said farewell to the Herodotus the crew gave us a “musical and dramatic” entertainment. Fifty-One Years of Victorian Life 2012-01-15T03:00:15.917Z H. Stein on the passages of Herodotus quoted; in one class of MSS. The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) 2012-01-28T03:00:28.213Z The word annales suggests a different idea of history from that entertained and exemplified by Herodotus and Thucydides. The Roman Poets of the Republic 2012-01-15T03:00:14.187Z According to Herodotus, the Egyptians were accustomed to gild wood and metals; and gilding by means of gold plates is frequently mentioned in the Old Testament. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" 2012-01-11T03:00:20.463Z I am aware that Herodotus states the conclusion of Psammeticus to have been in favor of a dialect of the Phrygian. Poems of James Russell Lowell With biographical sketch by Nathan Haskell Dole 2012-01-09T03:00:25.087Z We can follow the tracks of his reading also in Herodotus, Plato, Plutarch, and Livy. Tennyson and His Friends 2011-12-28T03:00:32.373Z Herodotus' total of 170 years for the dynasty of Gyges is untenable in the face of the Assyrian monuments. The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) 2012-01-28T03:00:28.213Z The chronology of the Lydian kings given by Herodotus has been shown by the Assyrian inscriptions to be about twenty years in excess. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" 2011-12-26T03:00:11.613Z As a nation they appear to have been entirely unknown to Herodotus, and all other Greek historians. Religion In The Heavens Or, Mythology Unveiled in a Series of Lectures 2011-12-24T03:08:03.360Z The Egyptians, according to Herodotus, a Greek writer who lived two thousand five hundred years ago, hated the memory of the kings who built the pyramids. Knowledge is Power: A View of the Productive Forces of Modern Society and the Results of Labor, Capital and Skill. 2011-12-24T03:08:00.833Z The father of history, Herodotus, has not been without reason compared to Homer, on account of his manifold charms, and the clearness and fulness of his narrative. The Philosophy of History, Vol. 1 of 2 2011-12-24T03:07:59.623Z Hence for the 170 years of Herodotus we must adopt the number given by Eusebius, which is 30 years less, and the separate dates of the latter. The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) 2012-01-28T03:00:28.213Z Because Herodotus made the Nile to rise in some large springs, they seem to think they must find something back and beyond a great lake as its source. Stanley's Adventures in the Wilds of Africa A Graphic Account of the Several Expeditions of Henry M. Stanley into the Heart of the Dark Continent 2011-12-24T03:07:57.647Z Herodotus mentions two invasions of the Scythians, through Syria, even to the borders of Egypt; but acknowledges no Jews or Israelites. Religion In The Heavens Or, Mythology Unveiled in a Series of Lectures 2011-12-24T03:08:03.360Z Herodotus says that it was recorded on the pyramid that the onions, radishes, and garlic which the labourers consumed, cost sixteen hundred talents of silver: an immense sum, equivalent to several million pounds. Knowledge is Power: A View of the Productive Forces of Modern Society and the Results of Labor, Capital and Skill. 2011-12-24T03:08:00.833Z The deeper and more comprehensive the researches of the moderns have been on ancient history, the more have their regard and esteem for Herodotus increased. The Philosophy of History, Vol. 1 of 2 2011-12-24T03:07:59.623Z A little above Lake Moeris," Herodotus tells us, "at the so-called City of the Crocodiles, is the labyrinth. The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) 2012-01-28T03:00:28.213Z "Yes, sir; the whole outfit of Pyramids has been described in a special article by a man named Herodotus." In Pastures New 2011-12-23T03:00:12.717Z Herodotus described a race on the upper Nile which corresponds with later descriptions of the Bushmen in tropical and southern Africa. South-African Folk-Tales 2011-12-20T03:00:27.703Z The descriptions of Herodotus enable the traveller to call up some sort of idea of the scene in his time. By Desert Ways to Baghdad 2011-12-18T03:00:22.240Z The general Miltiades perished in prison; Aristides the just, Cimon and many others fell the victims of ostracism, and died in exile, as did the great historians, Herodotus and Thucydides. The Philosophy of History, Vol. 1 of 2 2011-12-24T03:07:59.623Z Herodotus tells us that the priests assured him that the king—at first sailing with ships of war out of the Arabian Gulf—had subjugated the inhabitants of the Red Sea. The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) 2012-01-28T03:00:28.213Z All the things that I had been getting ready to say about the Pyramids had been said by Herodotus. In Pastures New 2011-12-23T03:00:12.717Z Only fragments have come down to us of Diodorus' narrative of the fall of Crœsus; in some respects these agree with the account of Herodotus; more frequently they differ from it. The History of Antiquity Vol. VI. (vol. VI. of VI.) 2011-12-15T03:00:18.317Z In the narrative of Herodotus we find with surprise that the Medes attained their liberation without any combination in the people; without the leadership of a single head. The History of Antiquity Vol. V. 2011-12-06T03:00:24.110Z But in spite of his shortcomings he is an exceedingly attractive writer, and his mastery of the art of narrative has earned for him the name of the Herodotus of the barbarians. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" 2011-12-05T03:00:51.527Z For the fleet of Ramses Herodotus refers to the evidence of the priests. The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) 2012-01-28T03:00:28.213Z Herodotus, by the way, had quite a time in Egypt. In Pastures New 2011-12-23T03:00:12.717Z Herodotus' point of view led him to believe that no one, though warned by portents, dreams, and oracles, could escape the doom which hung over him. The History of Antiquity Vol. VI. (vol. VI. of VI.) 2011-12-15T03:00:18.317Z Till the cylinder is published we must keep to the inscription of Behistun and Herodotus. The History of Antiquity Vol. V. 2011-12-06T03:00:24.110Z Thus, they have produced a literature extending from the Ionian logographers and Herodotus down to the times of Sultan Mahommed II. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" 2011-12-05T03:00:51.527Z Herodotus tells us that each family of warriors possessed twelve measures of good land, free of taxes, the measure being 100 Egyptian cubits in length and breadth. The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) 2012-01-28T03:00:28.213Z Herodotus discovered some large hieroglyphics on the face of the Pyramid and asked the guide for a translation. In Pastures New 2011-12-23T03:00:12.717Z Herodotus told us that before the battle at Sardis he bade his soldiers spare Crœsus. The History of Antiquity Vol. VI. (vol. VI. of VI.) 2011-12-15T03:00:18.317Z Herodotus does not mention him, but Xanthus the Lydian is said to have spoken of him, before the date of Herodotus. The History of Antiquity Vol. V. 2011-12-06T03:00:24.110Z There had been, indeed, writers of prose before Herodotus; but there had not been, in the proper sense of the term, a prose literature. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" 2011-12-05T03:00:51.527Z "The priests eat nothing of their own," says Herodotus; "sacred bread is daily baked for them, and they obtain vegetables, geese, calves' flesh, and wine in sufficient quantities." The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) 2012-01-28T03:00:28.213Z In Memphis, which is now a fragmentary suburb of Cairo, Herodotus engaged a guide. In Pastures New 2011-12-23T03:00:12.717Z His occupation there, as Herodotus describes it, is very unintelligible; the Diala was punished by being divided into 360 canals, and so made fordable. The History of Antiquity Vol. VI. (vol. VI. of VI.) 2011-12-15T03:00:18.317Z Herodotus could only speak of the Magians as a tribe or family when they had become an hereditary order. The History of Antiquity Vol. V. 2011-12-06T03:00:24.110Z The sense and the degree in which Herodotus was original may be inferred from what is known of earlier prose-writers. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" 2011-12-05T03:00:51.527Z Herodotus, in his description of Babylon, tells us that the Tower of Belus was on one side of the Euphrates, and the royal castle on the other. The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) 2012-01-28T03:00:28.213Z The guide took Herodotus out to the Pyramids and filled him up. In Pastures New 2011-12-23T03:00:12.717Z From this point, in the next spring, he led his army, as Herodotus states, in a diagonal across Babylonia towards the city. The History of Antiquity Vol. VI. (vol. VI. of VI.) 2011-12-15T03:00:18.317Z According to the statements of Herodotus, the West of Iran was not only in possession of the art of writing by the year 700 B.C., but made considerable use of it. The History of Antiquity Vol. V. 2011-12-06T03:00:24.110Z For about a century before Herodotus there had been a series of writers in philosophy, mythology, geography Early prose writers. and history. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" 2011-12-05T03:00:51.527Z According to Herodotus the Thracians asserted that the Phrygians had once dwelt in their land under the name of Briges. The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) 2012-01-28T03:00:28.213Z It is now believed that most of what Herodotus sent back was merely hearsay, but it made good reading. In Pastures New 2011-12-23T03:00:12.717Z Nabonetus lost the battle, which, as Herodotus says, was fought in the neighbourhood of Babylon. The History of Antiquity Vol. VI. (vol. VI. of VI.) 2011-12-15T03:00:18.317Z Further information is preserved by Herodotus with respect to the tribute imposed by Darius on these nations. The History of Antiquity Vol. V. 2011-12-06T03:00:24.110Z But when we turn from these minor traits to the larger aspects of his work, Herodotus stands forth as an artist whose conception and whose method were his own. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" 2011-12-05T03:00:51.527Z They were not merely called Termilians, as Herodotus supposed, in the most ancient times, but even in their own inscriptions they call themselves Tramele. The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) 2012-01-28T03:00:28.213Z Herodotus put it all down in his notebook without batting an eye. In Pastures New 2011-12-23T03:00:12.717Z But the inhabitants "ridiculed the siege," and Cyrus could make no progress—such is the account in Herodotus and Xenophon. The History of Antiquity Vol. VI. (vol. VI. of VI.) 2011-12-15T03:00:18.317Z Though Herodotus does not mention either the name of Zarathrustra or of Auramazda, what he says of the rites of the Medes and Persians agrees exactly with the rules given in the Avesta. The History of Antiquity Vol. V. 2011-12-06T03:00:24.110Z Thucydides was only thirteen years younger than Herodotus; but the intellectual space between the men is so great that they seem to belong to different ages. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" 2011-12-05T03:00:51.527Z The sanctuary of the goddess at Bubastis was, according to Herodotus' account, the most delightful, though not the largest or most costly, in the whole of Egypt. The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) 2012-01-28T03:00:28.213Z Herodotus put it all down—without batting an eye "How much did they spend for onions and garlic?" he asked, poising his pencil. In Pastures New 2011-12-23T03:00:12.717Z According to Herodotus, a long time had elapsed before Cyrus formed his plan. The History of Antiquity Vol. VI. (vol. VI. of VI.) 2011-12-15T03:00:18.317Z A statement in Herodotus seems to lead us still further back. The History of Antiquity Vol. V. 2011-12-06T03:00:24.110Z Herodotus is the first artist in historical writing; Thucydides is the Thucydides. first thinker. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" 2011-12-05T03:00:51.527Z The account given by Herodotus of the customs observed at the festival are confirmed from other sources. The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) 2012-01-28T03:00:28.213Z Herodotus told his story and got away with it. In Pastures New 2011-12-23T03:00:12.717Z Herodotus observes that those who had done a service to the king were called "Orosangians." The History of Antiquity Vol. VI. (vol. VI. of VI.) 2011-12-15T03:00:18.317Z The five tribes of the Median nation, enumerated by Herodotus, if they also possessed separate territory, were not isolated groups, but on the contrary broken up into yet smaller divisions. The History of Antiquity Vol. V. 2011-12-06T03:00:24.110Z Herodotus gives us a vivid drama Xenophon. with the unity of an epic. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" 2011-12-05T03:00:51.527Z An image in which she was represented in the form of a cow was seen by Herodotus in the royal palace of the last Pharaohs at Sais. The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) 2012-01-28T03:00:28.213Z Herodotus either walked by without seeing it or else he did not think it worthy of mention. In Pastures New 2011-12-23T03:00:12.717Z Had this treated of the march against the Ammonians it would have given some account of the issue of it; but Herodotus expressly tells us that only the Ammonians could give an account of this. The History of Antiquity Vol. VI. (vol. VI. of VI.) 2011-12-15T03:00:18.317Z When Herodotus ascribes the introduction of written process at law to Deioces, the tradition presupposes an established and extensive use of writing. The History of Antiquity Vol. V. 2011-12-06T03:00:24.110Z The earliest name in extant Greek prose literature is that of Herodotus; and, when he wrote, the Attic drama had already Literary prose. passed its prime. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" 2011-12-05T03:00:51.527Z Four hundred years before his time Herodotus had stated that the twelve kings built it as a common memorial of their reign. The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) 2012-01-28T03:00:28.213Z In this respect there is no difference between Plato and Aristotle, or between Herodotus and the later historians.11 His policy is represented as purely selfish, and his rule as oppressive. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z In Herodotus Hystaspes is now overseer of Persia, and his son comes to Susa, to slay the Magians with his own hand. The History of Antiquity Vol. VI. (vol. VI. of VI.) 2011-12-15T03:00:18.317Z Herodotus depicts the reign of Cyaxares when he says: "He was far more powerful than his predecessors." The History of Antiquity Vol. V. 2011-12-06T03:00:24.110Z Various as are the subordinate parts, the action narrated is one, great and complete; and the unity is due to this, that Herodotus refers all events of human history to the principle of divine Nemesis. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" 2011-12-05T03:00:51.527Z This tradition is obviously at the bottom of the accounts of Herodotus and Diodorus, who carry the building back to the seventh century B.C. The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) 2012-01-28T03:00:28.213Z For the period that extends from the end of the Heroic Age to the end of the Peloponnesian War27 the two principal authorities are Herodotus and Thucydides. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z And any one who should do so "would at once show himself to be their enemy;" hence, as Herodotus relates, the seven, by divine guidance, arrived at the palace. The History of Antiquity Vol. VI. (vol. VI. of VI.) 2011-12-15T03:00:18.317Z With the exception of Herodotus, Strabo, and Agathias, the Western writers give us only very exaggerated accounts of the peculiar mode of burial in use among the Persians. The History of Antiquity Vol. V. 2011-12-06T03:00:24.110Z Herodotus interweaves two threads of causation—human agency, represented by the good or bad qualities of men, and divine agency, represented by the vigilance of the gods on behalf of justice. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" 2011-12-05T03:00:51.527Z In the centre is a clear space, once perhaps filled by the courts, of which Herodotus enumerates twelve and Strabo twenty-seven. The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) 2012-01-28T03:00:28.213Z It was from them, rather than from Herodotus, Thucydides or Xenophon that the Roman world obtained its knowledge of the history of Greece in the past, and its conception of its significance. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z The narrative of the campaign in Herodotus is obviously intended to put Crœsus in the wrong, and burden him with guilt of his own in addition to the offence of his ancestor. The History of Antiquity Vol. VI. (vol. VI. of VI.) 2011-12-15T03:00:18.317Z However this may be, one harsh contradiction between the narrative of Herodotus and the inscriptions cannot be removed by any exposition or any deductions. The History of Antiquity Vol. V. 2011-12-06T03:00:24.110Z Strong as is the contrast between Herodotus and Thucydides, their works have yet a character which distinguish both alike from the historical work of Xenophon in the Anabasis and the Hellenica. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" 2011-12-05T03:00:51.527Z As Herodotus tells us that the swineherds married in their own order only, it follows that the other orders married with each other. The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) 2012-01-28T03:00:28.213Z Herodotus is influenced partly by the traditions current among the oligarchs, who had been the chief sufferers, and partly by the odious associations which had gathered round tyranny in Asia Minor. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z The occurrences on and at the pyre partake so strongly of the miraculous that Herodotus himself is puzzled. The History of Antiquity Vol. VI. (vol. VI. of VI.) 2011-12-15T03:00:18.317Z The silence of Herodotus respecting them would then be explained by the fact that they were no longer in existence in his time. The History of Antiquity Vol. V. 2011-12-06T03:00:24.110Z But the several parts of the story are not grouped around any central idea, such as a divine Nemesis is for Herodotus, or such as Thucydides finds in the nature of political man. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" 2011-12-05T03:00:51.527Z "The good-looking and graceful maidens," adds Herodotus, "quickly found a pilgrim, but the ugly ones could not satisfy the law, and often remained in the temple three or four years." The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) 2012-01-28T03:00:28.213Z The issue was determined, not as Herodotus represents it, by the inherent indolence of the Ionian nature, but by the selfish policy of the leading states. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z What reason could Cyrus, whose gentleness Herodotus himself extols, have for condemning Crœsus to a death by fire, and with him fourteen Lydian youths? The History of Antiquity Vol. VI. (vol. VI. of VI.) 2011-12-15T03:00:18.317Z Though we ought to regard these mainly as citadels, yet civic life cannot have been so unknown to the Medes as the narrative of Herodotus would compel us to suppose. The History of Antiquity Vol. V. 2011-12-06T03:00:24.110Z Moses of Khorene, called the Herodotus of Armenia, has written the best known history of the Armenian people. Armenian Legends and Festivals 2011-11-26T03:00:13.237Z The Hebrew scriptures confirm the statements of Herodotus. The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) 2012-01-28T03:00:28.213Z It would have been fortunate if all ancient writers who lacked the critical genius of Thucydides had been content to adopt the practice of Herodotus. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z Lastly, it was incumbent on Herodotus and the Greek narratives to justify the Delphian oracle with regard to the responses given to Crœsus. The History of Antiquity Vol. VI. (vol. VI. of VI.) 2011-12-15T03:00:18.317Z Thus Media and Babylonia took the place of Assyria; and Babylon, as Herodotus says, was now the chief city of the Assyrians. The History of Antiquity Vol. V. 2011-12-06T03:00:24.110Z That such an idea, however, prevailed amongst the Babylonians we learn from Herodotus, who informs us, book i. c. Ancient Faiths And Modern A Dissertation upon Worships, Legends and Divinities 2011-11-24T03:00:37.917Z Herodotus does not conceal the doubts raised in his mind by the high antiquity claimed in these accounts by the priests. The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) 2012-01-28T03:00:28.213Z It is not too much to say that the battle of Plataea, as described by Herodotus, is wholly unintelligible. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z Herodotus' account shows us very clearly that Cappadocia had become subject to Cyrus. The History of Antiquity Vol. VI. (vol. VI. of VI.) 2011-12-15T03:00:18.317Z Herodotus himself remarks that Deioces knew that "the unjust are the enemies of the just." The History of Antiquity Vol. V. 2011-12-06T03:00:24.110Z When we next turn to Herodotus, Book L, c. Ancient Faiths And Modern A Dissertation upon Worships, Legends and Divinities 2011-11-24T03:00:37.917Z Moreover, the lists do not correspond with the number of the kings given by Herodotus, or by Diodorus. The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) 2012-01-28T03:00:28.213Z For the period which ends with the repulse of the Persian invasion our authority is Herodotus. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z As Herodotus told us, it was his intention to attack Cyrus before he became too powerful. The History of Antiquity Vol. VI. (vol. VI. of VI.) 2011-12-15T03:00:18.317Z It is a fact beyond dispute that Herodotus was influenced by such conceptions in shaping and forming the material which came to him from tradition. The History of Antiquity Vol. V. 2011-12-06T03:00:24.110Z Perhaps the most striking example of a phantom is given in Herodotus viii. Ancient Faiths And Modern A Dissertation upon Worships, Legends and Divinities 2011-11-24T03:00:37.917Z Long before Herodotus was in Egypt, long before Manetho wrote his Egyptian history, in the fifteenth century B.C. The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) 2012-01-28T03:00:28.213Z The Persian Wars form the proper subject of Herodotus’s work; the Peloponnesian War is the subject of Thucydides. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z We may conclude with certainty from what Herodotus relates, that Crœsus did not hide from himself the importance and difficulty of the undertaking. The History of Antiquity Vol. VI. (vol. VI. of VI.) 2011-12-15T03:00:18.317Z From their youth up, Herodotus tells us, the children of the Persians were instructed in truthfulness. The History of Antiquity Vol. V. 2011-12-06T03:00:24.110Z On the authority of the Greek historian Herodotus, a little bird is found in Egypt called the Tróchilus, which is noted for the friendly and courageous office it performs for the Crocodile. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z Herodotus also learnt in Egypt that the shepherd Philitis had once pastured his flocks at Memphis. The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) 2012-01-28T03:00:28.213Z Herodotus’s work was published soon after 430 B.C., i.e. about half a century after the invasion. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z Herodotus told us that Crœsus was in league with Egypt and Babylonia against Persia before he made the treaty with Sparta. The History of Antiquity Vol. VI. (vol. VI. of VI.) 2011-12-15T03:00:18.317Z Lying and borrowing, Herodotus says, passed with the Persians for the most disgraceful acts, for they were of opinion that any one who contracted debts was generally compelled to tell lies. The History of Antiquity Vol. V. 2011-12-06T03:00:24.110Z The grand work of Herodotus was approached in 1584 by an anonymous writer, who completed only Clio and Euterpe. Schools, School-Books and Schoolmasters 2011-11-16T03:00:25.713Z Herodotus says that the Egyptians could not have lived without a king, and Diodorus tells us that the Egyptians worshipped their kings, and prostrated themselves before them as though they were really gods. The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) 2012-01-28T03:00:28.213Z The chief defects of Herodotus are his failure to grasp the principles of historical criticism, to understand the nature of military operations, and to appreciate the importance of 456 chronology. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z These conclusions we may draw from the fact that it was autumn according to Herodotus before the armies stood opposite each other. The History of Antiquity Vol. VI. (vol. VI. of VI.) 2011-12-15T03:00:18.317Z Herodotus has already told us, that the animals were led to a pure place, and when the sacrificer had invoked the god were killed, cut up, cooked, and then laid out on delicate grass. The History of Antiquity Vol. V. 2011-12-06T03:00:24.110Z Herodotus, Strabo, and others mention common salt sent from about the same locality. De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 2011-11-16T03:00:21.977Z Herodotus says, "the Egyptians are the most religious of all men; they have a severe and strict service, and many sacred customs." The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) 2012-01-28T03:00:28.213Z Of the archaic temple of Apollo, built as Herodotus tells us by the Alcmaeonidae of Athens, the only sculptural remains which have come down to us are some fragments of the pedimental figures. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z He came so quickly, that, as Herodotus says, he announced his own arrival. The History of Antiquity Vol. VI. (vol. VI. of VI.) 2011-12-15T03:00:18.317Z What Herodotus tells us, on the other side, he certainly did not invent, but repeats after his informants. The History of Antiquity Vol. V. 2011-12-06T03:00:24.110Z Homer celebrates him, and according to Herodotus he exploited himself by attacking the camels of the army of Xerxes. Natural History in Anecdote Illustrating the nature, habits, manners and customs of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, etc., etc., etc. 2011-11-12T03:00:32.773Z This was in existence when Herodotus travelled in Egypt. The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) 2012-01-28T03:00:28.213Z At Ephesus Mr Wood has been more successful, and has recovered considerable fragments 479 of the temple of Artemis, to which, as Herodotus tells us, Croesus presented many columns. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z It is the tradition of the Greek cities—favourable to Crœsus and unfavourable to Cyrus—which we have in the account of Herodotus. The History of Antiquity Vol. VI. (vol. VI. of VI.) 2011-12-15T03:00:18.317Z Herodotus observes, that the respect of children for their parents was great. The History of Antiquity Vol. V. 2011-12-06T03:00:24.110Z Afterwards we are alone, and after reading a little Herodotus, Shelley reads Chaucer’s Flower and the Leaf, and then Chaucer’s Dream to me. The Life and Letters of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Volume I (of 2) 2011-11-10T03:00:08.903Z In Plato and Diodorus we miss the merchants, who certainly were not wanting in Egypt, and in Herodotus the husbandmen and artizans. The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) 2012-01-28T03:00:28.213Z It is inadmissible to appeal to Herodotus against Homer. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z When Miletus, "from fear," as Herodotus remarks, accepted these conditions, Cyrus had already won the victory. The History of Antiquity Vol. VI. (vol. VI. of VI.) 2011-12-15T03:00:18.317Z Among the tribes of the Persians Herodotus mentions no tribe of Magi. The History of Antiquity Vol. V. 2011-12-06T03:00:24.110Z I leaned on my elbow, and, by the blaze of the fire, read Herodotus, while my muleteer, as I judged from the frequent repetition of the word Americanos, entertained them with long stories about me. Incidents of Travel in Greece, Turkey, Russia, and Poland, Vol. I (of 2) 2011-11-01T02:00:22.197Z Herodotus gives the name of Syrians to the inhabitants of the Syrian coasts and Mount Lebanon, the settlers on the Euphrates and Tigris, and the population of the eastern districts of Asia Minor. The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) 2012-01-28T03:00:28.213Z A more impartial view than was possible to the generation for which Herodotus wrote suggests that Sparta performed her task with intelligence and patriotism. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z A smith in Barca, according to Herodotus, discovered the direction of the mines by placing a brazen shield upon the ground, inside the wall, and striking it,—the soil being hollow, wherever the shield resounded. The History of Antiquity Vol. VI. (vol. VI. of VI.) 2011-12-15T03:00:18.317Z Herodotus has already told us, that the Magians held it a duty to kill serpents, ants, and other creeping and winged insects. The History of Antiquity Vol. V. 2011-12-06T03:00:24.110Z I made directly for this mound, ascended it, and threw the reins loose over my horse's neck; and, sitting on the top, read the account of the battle in Herodotus. Incidents of Travel in Greece, Turkey, Russia, and Poland, Vol. I (of 2) 2011-11-01T02:00:22.197Z Herodotus intended to write the history of the Assyrians; if ever composed, it has not come down to our times. The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) 2012-01-28T03:00:28.213Z In spite of all such defects Herodotus is an author, not only of unrivalled literary charm, but of the utmost value to the historian. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z The expedition sailed round Hellas; it kept close to the shore, and sketched the coast; as Herodotus remarks, these were the first Persians who had come to Greece. The History of Antiquity Vol. VI. (vol. VI. of VI.) 2011-12-15T03:00:18.317Z Herodotus tells us that Cyaxares was the first to separate the lance-bearers, archers, and horsemen, and combine them into divisions; that is, he introduced a better and more manageable arrangement of the army. The History of Antiquity Vol. V. 2011-12-06T03:00:24.110Z The ancient Hittites marched victims of plague into the cities of their enemies; Herodotus described archers’ firing arrows tipped with manure. Magazine Preview: How Ready Are We for Bioterrorism? 2011-10-26T16:14:21Z Herodotus, who follows all antiquity in extending the name Arabia to the deserts of Syria and Sinai, gives us but few notices of the inhabitants of this wide district. The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) 2012-01-28T03:00:28.213Z Much recent criticism of Herodotus has been directed against his veracity as a traveller. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z As Herodotus calls these inns very beautiful, we must assume that after the Persian fashion they were provided with plantations, and this is confirmed by other evidence. The History of Antiquity Vol. VI. (vol. VI. of VI.) 2011-12-15T03:00:18.317Z According to Herodotus the Persians regarded their land as of moderate extent, poorly equipped, and filled with rocks. The History of Antiquity Vol. V. 2011-12-06T03:00:24.110Z It is curious to find the subject discussed in Herodotus. Birds and Man 2011-10-20T02:00:25.513Z Herodotus remarks that the priests assured him that they had an accurate knowledge of what they said, for the years were always enumerated and put down. The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) 2012-01-28T03:00:28.213Z It must be conceded to Plutarch that he makes good his charge of bias in Herodotus’s attitude towards certain of the Greek states. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z Herodotus told us in regard to Deioces that his spies and informers were in every land, and a Persian proverb said, "The king has many eyes and ears." The History of Antiquity Vol. VI. (vol. VI. of VI.) 2011-12-15T03:00:18.317Z According to the narrative of Herodotus, Cyrus does not simply command the Persians to take up arms against the Medes, but he assembles the tribes, and ascertains their feeling. The History of Antiquity Vol. V. 2011-12-06T03:00:24.110Z A liberal reading must also include the Greek historians Herodotus, Thucydides, and Xenophon. The World's Best Books : A Key to the Treasures of Literature 2011-10-20T02:00:20.857Z Strabo, who travelled through Egypt more than four hundred years later than Herodotus, narrates that a sacred crocodile was kept in the lake of Moeris, which was tame to the priests. The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) 2012-01-28T03:00:28.213Z Nowhere is the contrast between the historical methods of Herodotus and Thucydides more apparent than in the treatment of the causes of events. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z The royal studs in Babylonia contained in breeding horses, 800 horses and 16,000 mares—"besides the horses for war," as Herodotus expressly adds. The History of Antiquity Vol. VI. (vol. VI. of VI.) 2011-12-15T03:00:18.317Z Herodotus told us above that the remaining tribes depended on the three mentioned. The History of Antiquity Vol. V. 2011-12-06T03:00:24.110Z Of the great temple not a vestige remains; but Herodotus says that in front of the great gateway of the temple, Rameses II., called by the Greeks Sesostris, erected a colossal statue of himself. Cleopatra's Needle A History of the London Obelisk, with an Exposition of the Hieroglyphics 2011-10-19T02:00:21.933Z If such were in existence at the time of Herodotus, they certainly contained other things than those which the interpreter pretended to read there. The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) 2012-01-28T03:00:28.213Z Among the Greeks of the pre-Dorian period Herodotus distinguishes various stocks. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z Herodotus, who knew nothing of the attempt of Ramses II., says: "Darius carried a canal from the Nile to the Arabian Gulf." The History of Antiquity Vol. VI. (vol. VI. of VI.) 2011-12-15T03:00:18.317Z Herodotus gives a special prominence to three, on which the rest were dependent. The History of Antiquity Vol. V. 2011-12-06T03:00:24.110Z Herodotus says:—‘When the river is full, and the plains are inundated, there grow in the water numbers of lilies which the Egyptians call Lotos.’ Fishes, Flowers, and Fire as Elements and Deities in the Phallic Faiths and Worship of the Ancient Religions of Greece, Babylon, 2011-10-13T02:00:41.150Z From vast numbers of papyri, we learn in detail of that old civilization—records which even Herodotus was not able to read. The Story of a Life 2011-10-11T02:01:02.723Z Herodotus tells us the areas in which these dialects were spoken, but nothing of the differences between them. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z In the mind of Herodotus the solution was the punishment which sooner or later overtakes every unrighteous act. The History of Antiquity Vol. VI. (vol. VI. of VI.) 2011-12-15T03:00:18.317Z To treat the struggle so briefly as Herodotus does was impossible for Nicolaus, as the object of his narrative was to bring out the valour of Cyrus. The History of Antiquity Vol. V. 2011-12-06T03:00:24.110Z According to Herodotus, the Persians venerated fire as a divinity, and Pliny explains that the magic of Persia might apparently have been learned from the practices of the Britons. Fishes, Flowers, and Fire as Elements and Deities in the Phallic Faiths and Worship of the Ancient Religions of Greece, Babylon, 2011-10-13T02:00:41.150Z N.B.—Last year and this I read St John’s Gospel, with part of Xenophon’s Cyropaedia, the Iliad, and Herodotus; but, upon the whole, I rather neglected my Greek.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 8 "Germany" to "Gibson, William" 2011-10-05T02:00:17.763Z The first Greek prose was developed in Ionia, of which an excellent example has been preserved to us in Herodotus. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z This arrangement is mentioned not only by Herodotus but also by Xenophon. The History of Antiquity Vol. VI. (vol. VI. of VI.) 2011-12-15T03:00:18.317Z Herodotus and Nicolaus mark the cunning of Cyrus as opposed to Astyages; in both Cyrus gives out that he is carrying out the king's orders in arming the Persians. The History of Antiquity Vol. V. 2011-12-06T03:00:24.110Z And there were ripping bits of reckless passion in Herodotus too. A Crooked Mile 2011-10-03T02:00:26.870Z Herodotus, a Greek, born in Asia Minor nearly five hundred years before Christ, is called the father of history and geography. Great Inventions and Discoveries 2011-10-01T02:00:30.900Z Herodotus says that the pyramid of Cheops, which is the biggest, took thirty years to build with a hundred thousand slaves, who were changed every three months. The Tour A Story of Ancient Egypt 2011-09-23T02:00:23.040Z Herodotus' narrative of the ascent of the citadel of Sardis is confirmed by a precisely analogous incident which took place more than three centuries later. The History of Antiquity Vol. VI. (vol. VI. of VI.) 2011-12-15T03:00:18.317Z In Herodotus Cyrus tells the Persians that he does not consider them worse men than the Medes, and they revolt "because they have now got a leader in Cyrus." The History of Antiquity Vol. V. 2011-12-06T03:00:24.110Z Herodotus, equally oblivious of the sphere, criticized and ridiculed the circular outline of the oekumene, which he knew to be longer from east to west than it was broad from north to south. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" 2011-09-19T02:00:10.473Z Herodotus wrote that it was the practice of the Scythians to inhale the vapors of a certain kind of hemp to produce intoxication. Great Inventions and Discoveries 2011-10-01T02:00:30.900Z In earlier ages, the ocean must have extended to those margins and stolen the whole northern land of Lower Egypt, that gift of the Nile, as Herodotus had called it long ago. The Tour A Story of Ancient Egypt 2011-09-23T02:00:23.040Z According to Herodotus the campaign occupies only one summer and autumn. The History of Antiquity Vol. VI. (vol. VI. of VI.) 2011-12-15T03:00:18.317Z Median poetry of this kind has been followed by Herodotus. The History of Antiquity Vol. V. 2011-12-06T03:00:24.110Z According to the tradition, which Herodotus quotes sceptically, this was accomplished; but the story is too vague to be accepted as more than a possibility. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" 2011-09-19T02:00:10.473Z Herodotus is authority for the statement that the Greeks borrowed it from the Babylonians. Great Inventions and Discoveries 2011-10-01T02:00:30.900Z Indeed, the ancient Greek historian Herodotus wrote that the Egyptians selectively used a smaller, tamer crocodile in ceremonies and regarded it as sacred. Nile Crocodile Found to Comprise Two Different Species 2011-09-14T16:45:01.947Z If the justification of the oracle in Herodotus is merely an invention of the priests, yet in things so well known the existing circumstances could not be left out of sight. The History of Antiquity Vol. VI. (vol. VI. of VI.) 2011-12-15T03:00:18.317Z Herodotus vouches for the fact that he laid no fixed tribute upon them, but left it to themselves to fix the amount of their yearly contributions. The History of Antiquity Vol. V. 2011-12-06T03:00:24.110Z Myres, “An Attempt to reconstruct the Maps used by Herodotus,” Geographical Journal, viii. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" 2011-09-19T02:00:10.473Z Herodotus relates many things which seem strange, and even incredible; but these are either traditions of remote times, or accounts received from other travellers. The Student's Mythology A Compendium of Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Assyrian, Persian, Hindoo, Chinese, Thibetian, Scandinavian, Celtic, Aztec, and Peruvian Mythologies 2011-09-12T02:00:29.450Z The anecdote is first related by Herodotus, and in such a manner as leaves but little doubt of its authenticity. Cultus Arborum Phallic Tree Worship 2011-09-12T02:00:27.807Z But this would be an error due to Herodotus' habit of anticipation. The History of Antiquity Vol. VI. (vol. VI. of VI.) 2011-12-15T03:00:18.317Z Herodotus told us that he did no injury to the captive Astyages, and kept him with him till his death. The History of Antiquity Vol. V. 2011-12-06T03:00:24.110Z Herodotus, Eratosthenes, Strato and Strabo noted the vast quantities of fossil shells in different parts of Egypt, together with beds of salt, as evidence that the sea had once spread over the country. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" 2011-09-19T02:00:10.473Z The general opinion is that where Herodotus speaks from his own observation, or relates events of which the memory was still recent, he may be relied upon as an accurate and truthful historian. The Student's Mythology A Compendium of Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Assyrian, Persian, Hindoo, Chinese, Thibetian, Scandinavian, Celtic, Aztec, and Peruvian Mythologies 2011-09-12T02:00:29.450Z Thus one of the temples of Diana is described by Herodotus as standing within a grove of the largest trees. Cultus Arborum Phallic Tree Worship 2011-09-12T02:00:27.807Z The objection would be pertinent if the legend of the priests had only been manufactured during Herodotus' stay at Delphi, and for his use. The History of Antiquity Vol. VI. (vol. VI. of VI.) 2011-12-15T03:00:18.317Z Herodotus himself tells us "that Cyaxares was far more powerful than his predecessors." The History of Antiquity Vol. V. 2011-12-06T03:00:24.110Z Herodotus, struck by the amount of alluvial silt brought down annually by the Nile and spread over the flat inundated land, inferred that “Egypt is the gift of the river.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" 2011-09-19T02:00:10.473Z The two biographies of him which were formerly attributed to Herodotus and Plutarch, are evidently fabulous; their real authors are not known. The Student's Mythology A Compendium of Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Assyrian, Persian, Hindoo, Chinese, Thibetian, Scandinavian, Celtic, Aztec, and Peruvian Mythologies 2011-09-12T02:00:29.450Z After giving the account above related, Herodotus adds what he calls the explanation of it. Cultus Arborum Phallic Tree Worship 2011-09-12T02:00:27.807Z A ship of fifty oars carried the embassy to Asia, with the real object, as Herodotus supposes, of ascertaining the position of affairs in Ionia and with Cyrus. The History of Antiquity Vol. VI. (vol. VI. of VI.) 2011-12-15T03:00:18.317Z Hence the later legend, which Herodotus reproduces, ascribed the foundation to Phraortes, and the extension of the Median power to Cyaxares. The History of Antiquity Vol. V. 2011-12-06T03:00:24.110Z Another is the story of the Master Thief, which is found in the second book of Herodotus—the treasure of Rhampsinitus, king of Egypt. Medieval English Literature Home University of Modern Knowledge #43 2011-09-09T02:00:56.970Z Many remarkable oracles are recorded by Herodotus as having been delivered at Delphi, but as a general thing the answers were ambiguous, and so cautiously worded as to seem true, whatever might be the event. The Student's Mythology A Compendium of Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Assyrian, Persian, Hindoo, Chinese, Thibetian, Scandinavian, Celtic, Aztec, and Peruvian Mythologies 2011-09-12T02:00:29.450Z While refreshing readers on their ancient history, this story from Herodotus’ Histories also serves an unlikely sporting purpose — it illuminates the current plight of Arsène Wenger’s Arsenal. Goal: Wenger at Salamis 2011-08-31T20:56:34Z A strong and magnificent wall, well built of large stones, surrounded the city, the circuit of which, as Herodotus says, reached "not a few stadia." The History of Antiquity Vol. VI. (vol. VI. of VI.) 2011-12-15T03:00:18.317Z Apart from the motives which influenced him in describing the elevation of Deioces, Herodotus wishes to show how the nations of Asia obtained their freedom, and subsequently lost it. The History of Antiquity Vol. V. 2011-12-06T03:00:24.110Z It is said that Clement in this only followed Herodotus, Pliny, Ovid, and Tacitus, who mention the phoenix. Frauds and Follies of the Fathers A Review of the Worth of their Testimony to the Four Gospels 2011-08-30T02:00:32.823Z In a beautiful grove of palms, towards the centre of the oasis, is the famous Fons Solis, or Fountain of the Sun, which does not, however, correspond with the description given by Herodotus. The Student's Mythology A Compendium of Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Assyrian, Persian, Hindoo, Chinese, Thibetian, Scandinavian, Celtic, Aztec, and Peruvian Mythologies 2011-09-12T02:00:29.450Z Herodotus gives more than seventy examples of oracular responses, dreams and portents which he affirms were literally fulfilled. Telepathy and the Subliminal Self 2011-08-26T02:00:28.567Z According to Herodotus, they answered the offer of Harpagus with a request that he would allow them a day for consideration, and for that day would lead his army from the wall. The History of Antiquity Vol. VI. (vol. VI. of VI.) 2011-12-15T03:00:18.317Z If we chose to assume that Herodotus included the Phaleric and long walls in the circuit, the total extent would be 22-1/2 miles, an incredible length for the wall of a citadel. The History of Antiquity Vol. V. 2011-12-06T03:00:24.110Z His invasion of Kokuri, though it collapsed in utter failure, was conducted on such a grand scale that it reminds us of the Persian invasion of Greece under Xerxes, described by Herodotus. An Introduction to the History of Japan 2011-08-25T02:00:29.177Z It was thus that Herodotus read his history to assembled Greece. The Student's Mythology A Compendium of Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Assyrian, Persian, Hindoo, Chinese, Thibetian, Scandinavian, Celtic, Aztec, and Peruvian Mythologies 2011-09-12T02:00:29.450Z Greek writers from Herodotus to Plutarch dwell with complacency on the magnanimity of a people who cared for nothing but honour and were content to struggle for a corruptible crown. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" 2011-08-24T02:00:20.690Z I have dealt with them," so Herodotus represents Cyrus as saying, "as one who spares the children when he has slain the father. The History of Antiquity Vol. VI. (vol. VI. of VI.) 2011-12-15T03:00:18.317Z More astonishing still is the account given by Herodotus of the ornamentation of the turrets of these walls—the colours of the turrets of the first five, the silver and gold of the two last. The History of Antiquity Vol. V. 2011-12-06T03:00:24.110Z The Persians had their sacred cakes of flour and honey; and Herodotus speaks of similar cakes being offered by the Athenians to a sacred serpent in the temple of their citadel. A History of the Cries of London Ancient and Modern 2011-08-19T02:00:15.893Z But Herodotus is mistaken when he says that those sports were invented in the time of Atys to amuse the people during the famine. The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us 2011-08-02T02:00:21.843Z So much, as Herodotus would say, for crevasses. McClure's Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 5, October 1893 2011-07-30T02:00:16.467Z Herodotus also would not have omitted the siege of Gaza in his detailed description of the march of Cambyses against Egypt, if it had not taken place until then. The History of Antiquity Vol. VI. (vol. VI. of VI.) 2011-12-15T03:00:18.317Z Such is the history, given by Herodotus, of Cyaxares, who, on his reckoning, ascended the throne of Media in the year 633 B.C. The History of Antiquity Vol. V. 2011-12-06T03:00:24.110Z The historian, Herodotus, gives this information and it is fully confirmed by Egyptian records on monuments. The Prophet Ezekiel An Analytical Exposition 2011-07-27T02:00:27.557Z The king of Persia, as Herodotus relates in his first book, drank no water, except what came from the river Choaspes, which flows by Susa. The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us 2011-08-02T02:00:21.843Z Herodotus tells us that it was served at royal tables some centuries before the Christian era, and one of the Roman families ennobled its name with that of Lactucin�. Tablets 2011-07-25T02:00:17.487Z How far he had already advanced towards the Bactrians and Sacae must remain uncertain, owing to the contradiction which exists on this point between the summary narrative of Herodotus and the excerpt from Ctesias. The History of Antiquity Vol. VI. (vol. VI. of VI.) 2011-12-15T03:00:18.317Z According to the account of Herodotus the Sacæ wore trousers, and upright, pointed caps, and carried bows of a peculiar character, battle-axes and daggers. The History of Antiquity Vol. V. 2011-12-06T03:00:24.110Z Herodotus recognised his rites as extremely old, for that is the meaning of his remark*** that the Athenians borrowed them from the Pelasgians, who are generally recognised as prehistoric Greeks. Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:19.110Z So too the aphorisms of Hesiod might naturally pass from mouth to mouth, and the stories of Herodotus be told by an old man at the fireside. The Teacher Essays and Addresses on Education 2011-07-19T02:00:17.220Z Plato and Bacon, even Herodotus and Livy, were poets, though there is much in their works which is not poetry. Oxford Lectures on Poetry 2011-07-19T02:00:15.897Z Between the Lydian and Babylonian wars Herodotus represents him as conquering the whole of upper Asia, one nation after the other, and Berosus as conquering the whole of Asia. The History of Antiquity Vol. VI. (vol. VI. of VI.) 2011-12-15T03:00:18.317Z Herodotus only speaks of the fortifications of the citadel, and represents the city as built at the foot of its walls. The History of Antiquity Vol. V. 2011-12-06T03:00:24.110Z Herodotus bears testimony to this habit in an important passage. Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:19.110Z After the passage of Herodotus had been duly read, Sophocles began: ‘You must not suppose these men stayed in the Pass because they were brave; they were afraid to run away.’ The Teacher Essays and Addresses on Education 2011-07-19T02:00:17.220Z Herodotus says the Persians lost about six thousand four hundred men; the Athenians only one hundred and ninety-two. The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning 2011-07-16T02:00:19.397Z These, as Herodotus tells us, were chosen men, who had to pronounce sentence for the Persians, and explain the customs of the fathers; and "everything was brought before them." The History of Antiquity Vol. VI. (vol. VI. of VI.) 2011-12-15T03:00:18.317Z Polyaenus repeats the narrative of Herodotus about the manner in which Cyrus induced the Persians to revolt. The History of Antiquity Vol. V. 2011-12-06T03:00:24.110Z Herodotus mentions that on the one awful day when a sheep was yearly sacrificed in Thebes, the statue of Zeus, as he calls him, was draped in the hide of the beast. Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:19.110Z Chaucer, like Herodotus, is a story-teller, and follows the lead of those who on the Continent entertained courtly circles with pleasant tales. The Teacher Essays and Addresses on Education 2011-07-19T02:00:17.220Z Most ancient authors, from Herodotus downwards, referring to the heathen period of Egyptian history, mention two distinct modes of writing; the sacred and the common. A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament, Vol. II. 2011-06-30T02:00:31.117Z We may confidently believe Herodotus that the death of Cyrus gave the subject nations the hope of again throwing off the yoke. The History of Antiquity Vol. VI. (vol. VI. of VI.) 2011-12-15T03:00:18.317Z Still less could he have looked on in inaction, while Phraortes, as Herodotus tells us, conquered the Persians, and attacked one nation after another till he had subjugated Asia. The History of Antiquity Vol. V. 2011-12-06T03:00:24.110Z What kind of religion did the Israelites see during the sojourn in Egypt, or what presented itself to the eyes of Herodotus? Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:19.110Z Herodotus modifies this praise, and charges him with some faults. Olive Leaves Or, Sketches of Character 2011-06-25T02:00:21.120Z Thus again, in editing Herodotus, an Ionic form is more eligible than an Attic one equally well attested, while in the Greek Testament an Alexandrian termination should be chosen under similar circumstances. A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament, Vol. II. 2011-06-30T02:00:31.117Z According to the account of Herodotus it would seem that it was not the city but only the citadel of Memphis, "the white tower" on the southern dam, which defended itself. The History of Antiquity Vol. VI. (vol. VI. of VI.) 2011-12-15T03:00:18.317Z Beside the reason given by Herodotus himself for choosing this version, others no doubt had influence. The History of Antiquity Vol. V. 2011-12-06T03:00:24.110Z When confronted with the sacred beasts, Herodotus might have used with double truth the Greek saw: "A great ox has trod upon my tongue".* Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:19.110Z Herodotus, who lived in the fifth, developed the Homeric chart to three times its size. Astronomical Myths Based on Flammarions's History of the Heavens 2011-06-24T02:00:15.873Z The rise and fall of these franchises should call to mind the old aphorism attributed by Herodotus to the Greek philosopher Solon when asked about King Croesus. The Frighteningly Fast Fall of Blackberry, and Why Apple Should be Worried 2011-06-17T23:17:40Z Hence Cambyses did not, as the account of Herodotus represents, return to Egypt from the upper Nile without success. The History of Antiquity Vol. VI. (vol. VI. of VI.) 2011-12-15T03:00:18.317Z With the warning portents, and the exposure of Cyrus, the Median version brought Herodotus on the familiar ground of Greek legend, in which similar oracles, futile exposing of children, and deceptive explanations were common. The History of Antiquity Vol. V. 2011-12-06T03:00:24.110Z But what Herodotus hinted at or left unsaid is gathered from the evidence of tombs and temple walls and illuminated papyri. Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:19.110Z They divided their year according to Herodotus into twelve months, the names of which have come down to us. Astronomical Myths Based on Flammarions's History of the Heavens 2011-06-24T02:00:15.873Z Bouverot's whole past, the books of his life's history, ought, as those of Herodotus are to the nine Muses, to have been dedicated to the three Fates, one to each. Titan: A Romance Vol. II (of 2) 2011-06-14T02:00:26.670Z But Herodotus observes that the priests buried this Apis "secretly." The History of Antiquity Vol. VI. (vol. VI. of VI.) 2011-12-15T03:00:18.317Z Finally, the vengeance which overtook Astyages suits the ethical feeling of Herodotus. The History of Antiquity Vol. V. 2011-12-06T03:00:24.110Z "Homer and Hesiod named the gods for the Greeks;" so Herodotus thought, and constructed the divine genealogies. Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:19.110Z Whenever he adds to the narrative of Herodotus, this seems to be the case. Problems in Greek history 2011-06-09T02:00:18.427Z That curious tale of antiquity which Herodotus has preserved shows us all the obscurity and the inconvenience of allegorical communication in its ambidextrous nature. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z Besides there were narratives of the Persians, which tended to impress on Cambyses the traits which he bears in Herodotus. The History of Antiquity Vol. VI. (vol. VI. of VI.) 2011-12-15T03:00:18.317Z Darius reigned 36 years according to Herodotus and the canon of Ptolemy. The History of Antiquity Vol. V. 2011-12-06T03:00:24.110Z The reverent awe of Herodotus prevents him from describing the mystery-play on the sufferings of Osiris, which he says was acted at Sais, ii. Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:19.110Z Homer also implies that seafaring connections existed between Asia Minor and Greece, and that early wars arose from reprisals for piratical raids, as Herodotus confirms. Problems in Greek history 2011-06-09T02:00:18.427Z Those of Tacitus are so, and likewise those of Carlyle; and Herodotus had undoubtedly a partiality for Athens. The Age of Tennyson 2011-05-31T02:00:36.607Z Like his countrymen before him, Herodotus must have been struck by the contrast between the long reign, the achievements and successes of Cyrus, and the short reign and disastrous end of his son. The History of Antiquity Vol. VI. (vol. VI. of VI.) 2011-12-15T03:00:18.317Z In the narrative of Herodotus Cyrus is no more than an instrument in the hands of Harpagus. The History of Antiquity Vol. V. 2011-12-06T03:00:24.110Z After civilising Egypt, he travelled over the world, like the Greek Dionysus, whom he so closely resembles in some portions of his legend that Herodotus supposed the Dionysiac myth to have been imported from Egypt.* Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:19.110Z And if a case can be found of a tyrant overthrowing a fairly working constitution, I surrender it to the verdict of the jury of historians from Herodotus to Grote. Problems in Greek history 2011-06-09T02:00:18.427Z Among early works we may find one or two, like the history of Herodotus, which simulate the character and rival the proportions of a national epic. The Age of Tennyson 2011-05-31T02:00:36.607Z If Herodotus gives the account of the death of Cambyses after the Greek-Egyptian legend, he is obviously following Iranian poetry in the accompanying circumstances and in the speech of the dying Cambyses. The History of Antiquity Vol. VI. (vol. VI. of VI.) 2011-12-15T03:00:18.317Z His second, as to the quotation from Herodotus, fares no better. The Bible: what it is 2011-05-31T02:00:29.687Z Herodotus naturally explained resemblances in the myth and ritual of distant peoples as the result of borrowing, usually from Egypt, an idea revived by M. Foucart. Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:19.110Z Herodotus, on the other hand, is apt to be underrated in these modern days. Problems in Greek history 2011-06-09T02:00:18.427Z Herodotus says they drew one of them in a carriage with four wheels, and the same was done by the Hindoos. Phallic Miscellanies Facts and Phases of Ancient and Modern Sex Worship, as Illustrated Chiefly in the Religions of India 2011-05-31T02:00:29.133Z The object of Ctesias was to prove the statements of Herodotus incorrect by opposing them with others. The History of Antiquity Vol. VI. (vol. VI. of VI.) 2011-12-15T03:00:18.317Z As a result of this notion, Scaliger asserts that if the history of Herodotus were versified, it would no longer be history, but historical poetry. A History of Literary Criticism in the Renaissance With special reference to the influence of Italy in the formation and development of modern classicism 2011-05-30T02:00:13.147Z What was done at the Thesmophoria Herodotus did not think fit to tell. Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:19.110Z It is our peculiar good fortune to have these two wars narrated respectively by the two greatest historians that Greece produced,—Herodotus and Thucydides. Problems in Greek history 2011-06-09T02:00:18.427Z It is described at large by Herodotus, as it was practised at Babylon in his time; and it is frequently alluded to in the Old Testament. Phallic Miscellanies Facts and Phases of Ancient and Modern Sex Worship, as Illustrated Chiefly in the Religions of India 2011-05-31T02:00:29.133Z According to Herodotus, Cambyses reigned seven years and five months, and the Magian more than seven months; the two make up eight years. The History of Antiquity Vol. VI. (vol. VI. of VI.) 2011-12-15T03:00:18.317Z According to Herodotus, the walls of Babylon were 60 miles in circumference. Studies in Zechariah 2011-05-26T02:00:17.670Z No one man did this, we may believe, for Greece: though Herodotus thought it was done by Homer and Hesiod. Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:19.110Z Herodotus' story has never been much noticed, or brought into relation with the other facts here adduced, but it surely helps to throw light on the question. Problems in Greek history 2011-06-09T02:00:18.427Z |
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