The Deipnosophists; Or, Banquet of the Learned, Volume 3H.G. Bohn, 1854 |
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... called in the Persian language σovσov . But they pass their autumns in Persepolis ; and the rest of the year they spend in Babylon . And in like manner the kings of the Parthians spend their spring in Rhagæ , and their winter in Babylon ...
... called in the Persian language σovσov . But they pass their autumns in Persepolis ; and the rest of the year they spend in Babylon . And in like manner the kings of the Parthians spend their spring in Rhagæ , and their winter in Babylon ...
Page 825
... called the king's pillow . And at his feet was another supper- room , prepared with three couches , in which there were constantly kept three thousand talents of silver ; and this was called the king's footstool . And in his bed ...
... called the king's pillow . And at his feet was another supper- room , prepared with three couches , in which there were constantly kept three thousand talents of silver ; and this was called the king's footstool . And in his bed ...
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... called by the inhabitants of the adjacent countries μιτροχίτωνες , since Homer calls those who have no girdles ... called Siris , as Timæus asserts , and as Euripides says too in his play called The Female Prisoner , or Melanippe , from ...
... called by the inhabitants of the adjacent countries μιτροχίτωνες , since Homer calls those who have no girdles ... called Siris , as Timæus asserts , and as Euripides says too in his play called The Female Prisoner , or Melanippe , from ...
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... called an ornament . And they lorded it over all other nations in so tyrannical a manner , that the offices of slavery , which are painful enough to all men , made it plain to all succeeding ages what was the real character of " a ...
... called an ornament . And they lorded it over all other nations in so tyrannical a manner , that the offices of slavery , which are painful enough to all men , made it plain to all succeeding ages what was the real character of " a ...
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... called sarapes , of yellow , or scarlet , or white , and some even of purple : and they wear also long robes called calasires , of Corinthian workmanship ; and some of these are purple , and some violet - coloured , and some hya- cinth ...
... called sarapes , of yellow , or scarlet , or white , and some even of purple : and they wear also long robes called calasires , of Corinthian workmanship ; and some of these are purple , and some violet - coloured , and some hya- cinth ...
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