Lucian's Dialogues: Namely the Dialogues of the Gods, of the Sea-gods, and of the Dead; Zeus the Tragedian, the Ferry-boat, EtcG. Bell and sons, 1888 - 315 pages |
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... The Philopatris ( in which satirical allusion is made to the visions of St. Paul ) is assigned to the year 363 , the date of the Emperor Julian's Persian expedition . Cf. Philopseudes , 16 . ( " Praise of Folly " ) , and , xviii PREFACE .
... The Philopatris ( in which satirical allusion is made to the visions of St. Paul ) is assigned to the year 363 , the date of the Emperor Julian's Persian expedition . Cf. Philopseudes , 16 . ( " Praise of Folly " ) , and , xviii PREFACE .
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... Persians . Iphianassa , as a Greek divinity , naturally speaks as a Greek woman . Tápog . This term was especially applied to the wedding supper ( for the feast always took place at night ) which , with the Greeks , was the sole witness ...
... Persians . Iphianassa , as a Greek divinity , naturally speaks as a Greek woman . Tápog . This term was especially applied to the wedding supper ( for the feast always took place at night ) which , with the Greeks , was the sole witness ...
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... Persians . Diogenes . What are these possessions you speak of ? Krates . Wisdom , self - sufficiency , truth , plain - speaking , freedom . Diogenes . By my faith , yes . I remember also , that , having received this wealth in ...
... Persians . Diogenes . What are these possessions you speak of ? Krates . Wisdom , self - sufficiency , truth , plain - speaking , freedom . Diogenes . By my faith , yes . I remember also , that , having received this wealth in ...
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... Persian Empire him- self . Demosthenes publicly stigmatized him as the λῃστης τῶν Ἑλλήνων ( Þ . iv . ) , just as , in later times , there were some who characterized the Roman generals and armies as " latrones , communisque omnium liber ...
... Persian Empire him- self . Demosthenes publicly stigmatized him as the λῃστης τῶν Ἑλλήνων ( Þ . iv . ) , just as , in later times , there were some who characterized the Roman generals and armies as " latrones , communisque omnium liber ...
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... Persian monarchy . Scipio does not figure in this scene ; and it is a curious fact that no Roman is admitted into Lucian's Elysium . By Livy ( xxxv . 14 ) Hannibal is represented as much more modest than he appears in this Dialogue ...
... Persian monarchy . Scipio does not figure in this scene ; and it is a curious fact that no Roman is admitted into Lucian's Elysium . By Livy ( xxxv . 14 ) Hannibal is represented as much more modest than he appears in this Dialogue ...
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