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  2. Histories (Herodotus) - Wikipedia

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    In Book 3, passages 102 to 105, Herodotus reports that a species of fox-sized, furry "ants" lives in one of the far eastern, Indian provinces of the Persian Empire. This region, he reports, is a sandy desert, and the sand there contains a wealth of fine gold dust.

  3. Alfred Wiedemann - Wikipedia

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    Herodots zweites Buch mit sachlichen Erlaüterungen, 1890 – Herodotus' second book with explanatory notes. Die Toten und ihre Reiche im Glauben der alten Ägypter, 1900 – The realms of the dead according to beliefs of the ancient Egyptians. Die unterhaltungslitteratur der alten Ägypter, 1902 – Popular literature in ancient Egypt.

  4. Herodotus - Wikipedia

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    Herodotus would have made his researches known to the larger world through oral recitations to a public crowd. John Marincola writes in his introduction to the Penguin edition of the Histories that there are certain identifiable pieces in the early books of Herodotus's work which could be labeled as "performance pieces". These portions of the ...

  5. Labyrinth of Egypt - Wikipedia

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    The Labyrinth of Egypt was notably described by the Ancient Greek author Herodotus, who claimed in Book II of his Histories that the structure's greatness surpassed that of the Egyptian pyramids. The first major historian to discuss the labyrinth was the Greek author Herodotus ( c. 484 BC – c. 425 BC), who, in Book II of his Histories , wrote ...

  6. Sesostris - Wikipedia

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    Sesostris (Ancient Greek: Σέσωστρις) is the name of a king of ancient Egypt who, according to Herodotus, led a military expedition into parts of Europe. Tales of Sesostris are probably based on the life of Senusret I , Senusret III and perhaps other Pharaohs such as Shoshenq I [ 1 ] [ 2 ] and Ramesses II .

  7. Bibliotheca historica - Wikipedia

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    His First Book, which deals almost exclusively with Egypt, is the fullest literary account of the history and customs of that country after Herodotus. Books II-V cover a wide range, and because of their inclusion of much mythological material are of much less value.