| Herodotus - 1821 - 478 páginas
...considerably longer. In the prosecution of this work, under Necos, no less than one hundred and twenty thousand Egyptians perished. He at length desisted...labour would turn to the advantage of a barbarian ; and it is to be observed, that the Egyptians term all barbarians, * who speak a language different... | |
| Herodotus - 1830 - 472 páginas
...such junction ever lookpta». cution of this work, under Ñecos, no less than one hundred and twenty thousand Egyptians perished. He at length desisted...labour would turn to the advantage of a barbarian ; and it is to be observed, that the Egyptians term all barbarians who speak a language different from... | |
| Herodotus - 1830 - 344 páginas
...considerably longer. In the prosecution of this work, under Necos, no less than one hundred and twenty thousand Egyptians perished. He at length desisted...undertaking, being admonished by an oracle that all his labor would turn to the advantage of a barbarian; and it is to be observed that the Egyptians term... | |
| Herodotus, William Beloe - 1831 - 524 páginas
...tush junction ever took place. cutlon of this work, under Necos, no less than one hundred and twenty thousand Egyptians perished. He at length desisted...labour would turn to the advantage of a barbarian; and it is to be observed, that the. Egyptians term all barbarians who speak a language different from... | |
| William Laxton - 1841 - 534 páginas
...considerably longer. In the prosecution of this work under Ñecos, no less than one hundred and twenty thousand Egyptians perished. He at length desisted...his undertaking, being admonished by an oracle, that nil his labour would turn to the advantage of a barbarian. Diodorus Siculus gives an account which... | |
| 1838 - 596 páginas
...the Arabian Gulf. In the prosecution of this work under Ñecos, no less than one hundred thousand men perished. He at length desisted from his undertaking, being admonished by an oracle that all his labor would turn to the advantage of a barbarian.' Strabo, pages 803 and 804, says : ' There is another... | |
| William Newton - 1841 - 494 páginas
...longer. In the prosecution of this work, under Necos, no less than one hundred and twenty thousand perished. He at length desisted from his undertaking,...labour would turn to the advantage of a barbarian," that is a stranger. We have ourselves traced the canal for nearly its whole distance, from the Pelusiac... | |
| 1844 - 828 páginas
...from Patumos, an Arabian town. In the pro-secution of this work, under Nekos, no less than 120,000 Egyptians pe-rished. He at length desisted from his...labour would turn to the advantage of a barbarian." As soon as Nekos discontinued his labours with respect to the canal, he turned all his thoughts to... | |
| 1844 - 834 páginas
...Arabian town. In the prosecution of this work, under Nekos, no less than 120,000 Egyptians pe.. rished. He at length desisted from his undertaking, being...labour would turn to the advantage of a barbarian.” As soon as Nekos discontinued his labours with respect to the canal, he turned all his thoughts to... | |
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