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... Herodotus and Thucydides have been widely diver- gent . They are illustrated in the story of a French- man who took ... Herodotus has been assailed almost from the publication of his work . I have mentioned Ctesias ; Plutarch set out to ...
... Herodotus and Thucydides have been widely diver- gent . They are illustrated in the story of a French- man who took ... Herodotus has been assailed almost from the publication of his work . I have mentioned Ctesias ; Plutarch set out to ...
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... Herodotus that rests on autopsy that has not been substantiated . On the whole I think that the consensus of opinion would be that in Herodotus , in spite of his fondness for a good story and tendency to romanticize , there is no ...
... Herodotus that rests on autopsy that has not been substantiated . On the whole I think that the consensus of opinion would be that in Herodotus , in spite of his fondness for a good story and tendency to romanticize , there is no ...
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... Herodotus it seems always afternoon . At the same time it is a style of the highest artistry . Its very simplicity sometimes obscures the writer's critical acumen . Herodotus has an unfailing charm . It is hard to resist the magic of ...
... Herodotus it seems always afternoon . At the same time it is a style of the highest artistry . Its very simplicity sometimes obscures the writer's critical acumen . Herodotus has an unfailing charm . It is hard to resist the magic of ...
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