From: pielewe
Message: 38107
Date: 2005-05-27
--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "Aigius" <segijus@...> wrote:
In discussing the information Herodotus gives about the land to the
north of the Scythians it is important to keep in mind that he himself
goes out of his way to tell us very clearly (in chapter 16) that that
information is unsatisfactory and unverifiable. The very least we can
do to respect his memory is not take it literally.
Willem