 ... only oracles among men, sends these presents in acknowledgment of your discoveries ; and now asks whether he should lead an army against the Persians, and whether he should join any auxiliary forces with his own.  The Man Hunters - Pagina 233di Melville Davisson Post - 1926 - 348 pagineVisualizzazione completa - Informazioni su questo libro
 | Herodotus, Henry Cary - 1848 - 634 pagine
...with his own ?" Such were their questions ; and the opinions of both oracles concurred, foretelling, " That if Croesus should make war on the Persians, he would destroy a mighty empire;" and they advised him to engage the most powerful of the Grecians in his alliance. 54. When Croesus... | |
 | Frederick Arnold - 1871 - 526 pagine
...Persians with dismay, and was anxious to arrest its progress. He consulted the oracles, and they declared that " if Croesus should make war on the Persians he would destroy a mighty empire." Croesus interpreted the oracle in his own favour, though it was of course susceptible of a very different interpretation.... | |
 | Herodotus, Henry Cary - 1885 - 628 pagine
...with his own ?" Such were their questions ; and the opinions of both oracles concurred, foretelling, " That if Croesus should make war on the Persians, he would destroy a mighty empire ; " and they advised him to engage the most powerful of the Grecians in his alliance.Nyo4. When Croesus... | |
 | Herodotus - 1892 - 630 pagine
...Such were their questions ; and the opinions of both oracles concurred, foretelling " that if Crossus should make war on the Persians, he would destroy a mighty empire ;" and they advised him to engage the most powerful of the Grecians in his alliance. 54. When Croesus... | |
 | Richard Garnett, Leon Vallée, Alois Brandl - 1899 - 446 pagine
...with his own." Such were their questions : and the opinions of both oracles concurred, foretelling " that if Croesus should make war on the Persians, he would destroy a mighty empire ; " and they advised him to engage the most powerful of the Grecians in his alliance. When Croesus... | |
 | Richard Garnett, Léon Vallée, Alois Brandl - 1899 - 438 pagine
...with his own." Such were their questions : and the opinions of both oracles concurred, foretelling " that if Croesus should make war on the Persians, he would destroy a mighty empire ; " and they advised him to engage the most powerful of the Grecians in his alliance. When Croesus... | |
 | Richard Garnett - 1899 - 560 pagine
...with his own." Such were their questions : and the opinions of both oracles concurred, foretelling " that if Croesus should make war on the Persians, he would destroy a mighty empire ; " and they advised him to engage the most powerful of the Grecians in his alliance. When Croesus... | |
 | E. E. G. - 1903 - 748 pagine
...double interpretation. As an example we may take the Oracle given to the Lydian Croesus, that " if he should make war on the Persians he would destroy a mighty empire " (Herodotus, i. 53). Croesus understands that the fall is to be that of Persia, whereas it is his... | |
 | Carlyle Boynton Haynes - 1918 - 140 pagine
...should join any auxiliary forces with his own." And the answer given by the oracle was: "That if Crossus should make war on the Persians he would destroy a mighty empire." — Herodotus, Book 1, ch. 46-50. Cicero reports the answer of the oracle as follows: "By crossing... | |
 | Carlyle Boynton Haynes - 1918 - 144 pagine
...whether he should join any auxiliary forces with his own." And the answer given by the oracle was: "That if Croesus should make war on the Persians he would destroy a mighty empire." — Herodotus, Book 1, ch. 46-50. Cicero reports the answer of the oracle as follows: "By crossing... | |
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