The Deipnosophists; Or, Banquet of the Learned, Volume 3H.G. Bohn, 1854 |
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... Theopompus , in the forty - third book of his History , states , that it is a law among the Tyrrhenians that all their women should be in common : and that the women pay the greatest attention to their persons , and often practise ...
... Theopompus , in the forty - third book of his History , states , that it is a law among the Tyrrhenians that all their women should be in common : and that the women pay the greatest attention to their persons , and often practise ...
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... Theopompus , in the fifteenth book of his History , says , " that a thousand men of that city used to walk about the city , wearing purple garments , which was at that time a colour rare even among kings , and greatly sought after ; for ...
... Theopompus , in the fifteenth book of his History , says , " that a thousand men of that city used to walk about the city , wearing purple garments , which was at that time a colour rare even among kings , and greatly sought after ; for ...
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... Theopompus makes the following statement : — " But the Byzantians , because they had been governed a long time by a democracy , and because their city was so situated as to be a kind of mart , and because the whole people spent the ...
... Theopompus makes the following statement : — " But the Byzantians , because they had been governed a long time by a democracy , and because their city was so situated as to be a kind of mart , and because the whole people spent the ...
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... Theopompus , speaking of Philip , says- " And on the third day he comes to Onocarsis , which was a strong place in Thrace , having a large grove kept in beautiful order , and full of every resource for living pleasantly , especially ...
... Theopompus , speaking of Philip , says- " And on the third day he comes to Onocarsis , which was a strong place in Thrace , having a large grove kept in beautiful order , and full of every resource for living pleasantly , especially ...
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... Theopompus , entitled , " Concerning the Money of which the Temple at Delphi was pillaged , " he says " Chares the Athenian got sixty talents by means of Lysander . And with this money he gave a banquet to the Athenians in the market ...
... Theopompus , entitled , " Concerning the Money of which the Temple at Delphi was pillaged , " he says " Chares the Athenian got sixty talents by means of Lysander . And with this money he gave a banquet to the Athenians in the market ...
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