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Britannica 11th
Encyclopaedia Britannica · 11th edition
Artaphernes
Britannica 11thARTAPHERNES. more correctly ARTAPHRENES, brother of Darius Hystaspis, and satrap of Sardis. It was he who received the embassy from Athens sent probably by Cleisthenes (^.r.) in 507 B.C., and subsequently warned the Athenians to receive back the " tyrant " Hip ...
Vol. 2, pp. 661-661
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Artaxerxes
Britannica 11thARTAXERXES, a name representing Pers. Artakkihatra, he whose empire is well-fitted " or " perfected ", Heb. Artakkshasta, Bab. Artakshatsu, Susian Irtakshaskska (and variants), Gr. '\pratipfrtt, 'ApTo{fp£i7», and in an inscription of Tralles (Dittenbergcr, Syl
Vol. 2, pp. 661-663
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Arteries
Britannica 11thARTERIES (Gr. apnrtpia, probably from alpeiv, to raise, but popularly connected by the ancients with ar/p, air), in anatomy, the elastic tubes which carry the blood away from the heart to the tissues. As, after death, they are always found empty, the older ana
Vol. 2, pp. 666-669
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Euboea
Britannica 11th... first place EUBULIDES— EUCALYPTUS in Greece proper to be attacked by Datis and Artaphernes in 400 B.C. It was utterly ruined on that occasion, and its inhabitants were transported to Persia. Though it was restored after the battle of Marathon, on a site at a ...
Vol. 9, pp. 865-867
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