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Tales From Herododotus XII. A Rebuff to Darius for Disturbing the Tomb of Nitocris, Queen of Babylon

Posted on August 16, 2012 by Mark Mueller

Translated from Tales From Herodotus. Nitocris, the Queen of Babylon, contrived a certain deceit as follows. Over the most frequented gates of the town she constructed a tomb up high up, above the gates themselves; and she engraved letters on … Continue reading →

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