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... says that " with four ex- ceptions there is no computation of his of any extent which does not contain an arithmetical error . " In military matters Herodotus is not strong . Meyer says he could not give a clear account of a battle ...
... says that " with four ex- ceptions there is no computation of his of any extent which does not contain an arithmetical error . " In military matters Herodotus is not strong . Meyer says he could not give a clear account of a battle ...
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... says , forget that Thucydides was writing history , not autobiography . It would seem that Thucydides was bound to ... say a word in explanation or 32 MARTIN CLASSICAL LECTURES.
... says , forget that Thucydides was writing history , not autobiography . It would seem that Thucydides was bound to ... say a word in explanation or 32 MARTIN CLASSICAL LECTURES.
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... say that he best knew the art of telling things as they really happened ? I sup- pose Thucydides . " No man was more tireless in this search for truth , nor more single - hearted in his devo- tion to it when found . He says : " I lived ...
... say that he best knew the art of telling things as they really happened ? I sup- pose Thucydides . " No man was more tireless in this search for truth , nor more single - hearted in his devo- tion to it when found . He says : " I lived ...
Contents
Paul Shorey | 57 |
THE POETIC STRUCTURE OF THE ODYSSEY | 97 |
ANCIENT EMPIRES AND The Modern WORLD | 125 |
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