 | 1915 - 632 sivua
...Abydos, and called for a sham fight between the ships. 'And seeing all the Hellespont covered with the ships, and all the shores and the plains of Abydos full of men, Xerxes pronounced himself a happy man, and after that he fell to weeping, saying in answer to Artabanos' question,... | |
 | Herodotus, Henry Cary - 1885 - 628 sivua
...of Rhoetium, and Ophrynium, and Dardanus, which borders on Abydos ; and on the right the GergithiB Teucrians. 44. When they were at Abydos, Xerxes wished...having perceived Xerxes shedding tears, addressed him _thus : " O king, how very different from each other are what you are now doing, and what you did a... | |
 | Victor Duruy - 1892 - 396 sivua
...Plioenicians were victorious, he showed himself extremely gratified both with the contest and the army. When he saw the whole Hellespont covered by the ships,...pronounced himself happy, but afterwards shed tears. Artabanos, his father's brother, having observed him, — the same who had freely declared his opinion... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1901 - 538 sivua
...defeated at the Battle of Salamis, BC 480. Herodotus says that when Xerxes saw all his forces before him " the whole Hellespont covered by the ships, and all the shores and plain of Abydos full of men, he wept. When asked the reason, he replied: ' Commiseration seized me... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1901 - 536 sivua
...defeated at the Battle of Salamis, BC 480. Herodotus says that when Xerxes saw all his forces before him " the whole Hellespont covered by the ships, and all the shores and plain of Abydos full of men, he wept. When asked the reason, he replied : ' Commiseration seized me... | |
 | Herodotus - 1904 - 472 sivua
...both with the contest and with the whole armament. 45. And seeing all the Hellespont covered over with the ships, and all the shores and the plains of Abydos full of men, then Xerxesf pronounced himself a happy man, and after that he fell to weeping. 46. Artabanos his uncle... | |
 | Denton Jaques Snider - 1907 - 598 sivua
...Orient and to pass into Europe. But first he takes a survey of his forces (44) on both sea and land. " And when he saw the whole Hellespont covered by the ships and all the shores and plains of Abydus full of men, Xerxes thereupon pronounced himself happy, but afterward shed tears."... | |
 | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle), George Walter Prothero - 1915 - 642 sivua
...Abydos, and called for a sham fight between the ships. 'And seeing all the Hellespont covered with the ships, and all the shores and the plains of Abydos full of men, Xerxes pronounced himself a happy man, and after that he fell to weeping, saying in answer to Artabanos' question,... | |
 | Herbert George Wells - 1920 - 680 sivua
...which Xerxes surveyed the whole array of his forces. "And seeing all the Hellespont covered over with the ships and all the shores and the plains of Abydos full of men, then Xerxes pronounced himself a happy man, and after that he fell to weeping. Artabanus, his uncle,... | |
 | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, John Murray, Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle), George Walter Prothero - 1915 - 636 sivua
...Abydos, and called for a sham fight between the ships. 'And seeing all the Hellespont covered with the ships, and all the shores and the plains of Abydos full of men, Xerxes pronounced himself a happy man, and after that he fell to weeping, saying in answer to Artabanos' question,... | |
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... the shore, he beheld both the land army and the fleet ; and when he beheld them, he desired to see a contest take place between the ships ; and when it had taken place, and the Sidonian Phoenicians were victorious, he showed himself exceedingly gratified... 