. 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 . During the recent occupation of Con-stantinople by the Western Powers, notonly were excavations made, and theserpent laid bare to its base, but by theapplication of chemical solvents the in-scription was almost entirely recovered. As the inscription itself is a m
. 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 . During the recent occupation of Con-stantinople by the Western Powers, notonly were excavations made, and theserpent laid bare to its base, but by theapplication of chemical solvents the in-scription was almost entirely recovered. As the inscription itself is a matter ofgreat interest, which cannot be ade-quately treated in a foot-note, I havethought it best to reserve my accountof it for the Appendix. (See Appendix,Note A.). No. II. 7 Pausanias saw this statue, with itsinscription still perfect (supra, cli. 28,note ^), at the distance of nearly sevencenturies. It stood in the space be-tween the great temple and the council•house, and looked towards the east(Pausan. v. xxiii. § 1). The inscription,like that on the tripod, simply gave thenames of the nations. ^ Pausanias mentions three statues ofNeptune at the Isthmus, two in thepronaos or ante-chapel of the greattemple, and one in the chapel of Palie-mon wthin the sacred precinct (ii. i.§ 6, iii. § 1). But he does not identifyany of theui with this Colossus. 366 A PEESIAN AND A SPARTAN SUPPER. Book IX. the rest of the spoil was divided among the soldiers, each ofM-hom received less or more according to his deserts f and inthis way was a distribution made of the Persian concubines, ofthe gold, the silver, the beasts of bui-then, and all the othervaluables. What special gifts Avere presented to those who hadmost distinguished themselves in the battle, I
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