. The history of Herodotus. A new English version, ed. with copious notes and appendices, illustrating the history and geography of Herodotus, from the most recent sources of information; and embodying the chief results, historical and ethnographical, which have been obtained in the progress of cuneiform and hieroglyphical discovery . mis. Having sought for its site 272 XERXES SEAT. Book YIII. perform any wortliy exploit lie inquired concerning him; andthe mans name was taken down by his scribes, together withthe names of his father and his city. Ariaramnes too, a Persian,^who was a friend of
. The history of Herodotus. A new English version, ed. with copious notes and appendices, illustrating the history and geography of Herodotus, from the most recent sources of information; and embodying the chief results, historical and ethnographical, which have been obtained in the progress of cuneiform and hieroglyphical discovery . mis. Having sought for its site 272 XERXES SEAT. Book YIII. perform any wortliy exploit lie inquired concerning him; andthe mans name was taken down by his scribes, together withthe names of his father and his city. Ariaramnes too, a Persian,^who was a friend of the lonians, and present at the time whereof along the whole of that part of the hillto this point, ??? there perceived thatthe stones had been purposely clearedaway on its summit, and i-anged roundit so as to form a margin to its levelledarea (at A in the plan), which couldscarcely have been done for any otherobject than that of witnessing thebattle; and the place for opposing thevast fleet of the Persians could not have been better chosen by the Greeks thanbelow this point, ?vhich is the narrowestpart of the bay. It agrees with theaccount given in Plutarchs Life of The-mistocles, of the site of the battle, inthe part where the channel whichseparates the coast of Attica from theisland of Salamis is the narrowest.—G. W.]. Supra, vii. 100. * He was probably one of the royalhouse, since the royal names, of which Aiiaramnes ???? one (supra, vii. 11), donot seem to have been assumed by otherPersians. 90. VIEW PUOM XERXES SEAT. 273
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