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Tales From Herodotus XIV. Two Stories of the Alcmaeonid Family

Posted on August 17, 2012 by Mark Mueller

Translated from Tales From Herodotus. (a) How Alcmaeon was enriched by Croesus. The Alcmaeonids were both ancient and illustrious amongst the Athenians, from Alcmaeon and again from Megacles they became very illustrious. For Alcmaeon became an assistant to the Lydians … Continue reading →

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