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Page 108
THE SCYTHIANS , PAST AND PRESENT THE HE history of Herodotus has been the subject of many undeserved attacks , and some of his critics have gone so far as to maintain that his works are but a collection of old wives ' tales .
THE SCYTHIANS , PAST AND PRESENT THE HE history of Herodotus has been the subject of many undeserved attacks , and some of his critics have gone so far as to maintain that his works are but a collection of old wives ' tales .
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This process of evaluation from past into present is in itself very difficult , nor is it less difficult to evaluate war experience gained by foreign armies . Among other difficulties is that of obtaining prompt and reliable information ...
This process of evaluation from past into present is in itself very difficult , nor is it less difficult to evaluate war experience gained by foreign armies . Among other difficulties is that of obtaining prompt and reliable information ...
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in the past becomes very obvious on investigation to the detached student . It would , however , be too much to say , and perhaps too wounding to the natural vanity of the human intellect , that these problems were in fact incapable of ...
in the past becomes very obvious on investigation to the detached student . It would , however , be too much to say , and perhaps too wounding to the natural vanity of the human intellect , that these problems were in fact incapable of ...
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