. 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 . and the neighbouring tribeswho dwell between them and the Caucasus—for so far the Per-sian rule reaches, while north of the Caucasus no one fears themany longer—undertook to furnish a gift, which in my day was * Vide supra, ch. 38, note *. Asnothing has been said
. 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 . and the neighbouring tribeswho dwell between them and the Caucasus—for so far the Per-sian rule reaches, while north of the Caucasus no one fears themany longer—undertook to furnish a gift, which in my day was * Vide supra, ch. 38, note *. Asnothing has been said about the graineaten by the Calantians, various emenda-tions have been proposed. Valckenaerwould read στιματι for σπΐρματι, Wessel-ing €ρ•γματί. Hence Larchers cou-tumes a Iegard dcs morts, and Langes Todtenbranche. But there seems to beno sufficient reason for departing fromthe reading of the MSS. The grain in-tended is probably rice. 3 This notion probably arose fromtheir having mud huts, so common incentral Africa, and was the origin of thestory and name of the Troglodytae, wholived between Nubia and the Red [G. W.] * They not only brought logs ofebony, with other ornamental woodsand elephants teeth, as tribute to thePharaohs, bvit used ebony clubs inbattle (No. II.) which exactly resemble.
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