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σεμνοῦν. For the anti-Achaemenid prejudice of H.'s source cf. J. H. S. xxvii. 40.


The pres. part. ἀρχόντων shows that the Median kingdom arose before Nineveh fell; but H. is wrong in implying that the Medes took the lead in revolt because of their bravery; it was to their remoteness from Nineveh they owed their comparative freedom. The κως (καί κως οὗτοι) indicates that he knows no details.

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