. 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 . the discovery of similar stones ingreat abundance on a vast number ofancient Attic sites makes it impossibleto regard them, in any place where theyoccur, as tokens of Persian invasion. Ithas even been questioned whether theyai-e arrow-heads at all, and no
. 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 . the discovery of similar stones ingreat abundance on a vast number ofancient Attic sites makes it impossibleto regard them, in any place where theyoccur, as tokens of Persian invasion. Ithas even been questioned whether theyai-e arrow-heads at all, and not i-athernatural productions (see Col. LeakesDemi of Attica, p. 101, note of 1837). ^ The Arabians here spoken of, whoserved under the same commander asthe Ethiopians, were probably those ofAfrica, who occupied the tract betweenthe valley of the Nile and the Red supra, ii. 8, and compare Juba (H. N. vi. 29, p. 374) and Strabo(svii. p. 1143). The Asiatic Arabs werenot subject to Persia (iii. 88). • This is one of the few places wherethere is a close agreement betweenHerodotus and ^Eschylus. iEschylusmakes Aisames—great Arsames, ashe calls him—governor of Egyj)t (), which would be quite in accordancewith the position here assigned him. ^ Vide supra, ii. 104, note *. 5? EGYPTIAN LONG-BOW. Book \&: ^^,
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