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... Tell me , how does it fare ? And the people of Abydus ( and Abydus is a colony of Miletus ) are very luxurious in their way of life , and wholly enervated by pleasure ; as Hermippus tells us , in his Sol- diers- A. I do rejoice when I ...
... Tell me , how does it fare ? And the people of Abydus ( and Abydus is a colony of Miletus ) are very luxurious in their way of life , and wholly enervated by pleasure ; as Hermippus tells us , in his Sol- diers- A. I do rejoice when I ...
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... tells us― They learnt all sorts of useless foolishness From the effeminate Lydians , while they Were held in bondage to sharp tyranny . They went into the forum richly clad In purple garments , in numerous companies , Whose strength was ...
... tells us― They learnt all sorts of useless foolishness From the effeminate Lydians , while they Were held in bondage to sharp tyranny . They went into the forum richly clad In purple garments , in numerous companies , Whose strength was ...
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... tells us , in the thirteenth book of his History , that on account of their con- tinual wars , and the extravagance of their lives , they became involved in debt . And Agatharchides , in the twelfth book of his Histories , says " The ...
... tells us , in the thirteenth book of his History , that on account of their con- tinual wars , and the extravagance of their lives , they became involved in debt . And Agatharchides , in the twelfth book of his Histories , says " The ...
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... tells us , in his Daitaleis , where he says— But after that I sent you , you did not Learn this at all ; but only learnt to drink , And sing loose songs at Syracusan feasts , And how to share in Sybaritic banquets , And to drink Chian ...
... tells us , in his Daitaleis , where he says— But after that I sent you , you did not Learn this at all ; but only learnt to drink , And sing loose songs at Syracusan feasts , And how to share in Sybaritic banquets , And to drink Chian ...
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... in Italy , as Hyperochus tells us , or whoever else it was who wrote the History of Cuma which From Relpw , to cut and dress the hair . is attributed to him , wore golden brocaded garments all 816 [ B. XII . THE DEIPNOSOPHISTS .
... in Italy , as Hyperochus tells us , or whoever else it was who wrote the History of Cuma which From Relpw , to cut and dress the hair . is attributed to him , wore golden brocaded garments all 816 [ B. XII . THE DEIPNOSOPHISTS .
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