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Title: The history of Herodotus. A new English version, ed. with copious notes and appendices, illustrating the history and geography of Herodotus, from the most recent sources of information; and embodying the chief results, historical and ethnographical, which have been obtained in the progress of cuneiform and hieroglyphical discovery
Year: 1862 (1860s)
Authors: Herodotus Rawlinson, George, 1812-1902 Rawlinson, Henry Creswicke, Sir, 1810-1895 Wilkinson, John Gardner, Sir, 1797-1875
Subjects: History, Ancient
Publisher: London : J. Murray
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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Supra, vii. 100. * He was probably one of the royalhouse, since the royal names, of which Aiiaramnes Λναβ one (supra, vii. 11), donot seem to have been assumed by otherPersians. Cii.vp. 90. VIEW PUOM XERXES SEAT. 273
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entof V VOL. IV. 274 ROUT OF THE PERSIANS. Book VIII. I speak, had a sbare in bringing about the punishment of thePhoenicians.^ /.^ 91. Whenthe rout of the barbarians began, and they soughtto make their escape to Phalerum, the Eginetans, awaitingthem m the channel, performed exploits worthy to be re-corded. Through the whole of the confused struggle theAthenians employed themselves in destroying such ships aseither made resistance or fled to shore, while the Eginetansdealt with those which endeavoured to escape down the strait;so that the Persian vessels were no sooner clear of the Athe-nians than forthwith they fell into the hands of the Eginetansquadron. 92. It chanced here that there was a meeting between theship of Themistocles, which was hasting in pursuit of the enemy,and that of Polycritus, son of Crius the Eginetan, which hadjust charged a Sidonian trireme. The Sidonian vessel was thesame that captured the Eginetan guard-ship off Sciathus,^ whichhad Pytheas, the son of Ischeno

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