Halicarnassian
Britishadjective
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Accordingly he first attempted and prepared to persuade the citizens privately, and studied an oration composed to this purpose by Cleon, the Halicarnassian.
From Plutarch: Lives of the noble Grecians and Romans by Clough, Arthur Hugh
If they display too nice an arrangement, the Halicarnassian shall vindicate me.
From Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 by Disraeli, Isaac
It is ascribed by Plutarch to Pigres, the brother of the Halicarnassian Queen, Artemisia, contemporary with the Persian War.
From History of English Humour, Vol. 1 With an Introduction upon Ancient Humour by L'Estrange, Alfred Guy Kingan
What is suitable for the Historian you will have learnt more correctly from the ancient authors, Polybius, the Halicarnassian, Diodorus, Cicero, Lucian, and many others, who have handed down certain stray precepts concerning that subject.
From The Life of John Milton, Volume 5 (of 7), 1654-1660 by Masson, David
Concerning the Antheadæ as priests of Poseidon see an Halicarnassian inscription in Corp.
From The History and Antiquities of the Doric Race, Vol. 1 of 2 by Müller, Karl Otfried
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