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This file was rebuilt from parsed fields rather than retained headers, so it is faithful in content but not byte-exact.", "addresses": "obscured as 'user at host'" }, "archive": "urth", "thread": { "id": 5515, "subject": "An Herodotus account possibly confirmed", "messages": 3, "voices": 3, "first": "2009-11-12T17:21:44+00:00", "last": "2009-11-12T22:09:26+00:00" }, "messages": [ { "message_id": "", "from": { "name": "James Wynn", "address": "crushtv at gmail.com" }, "date": "2009-11-12T17:21:44+00:00", "subject": "(urth) An Herodotus account possibly confirmed", "in_reply_to": null, "reply_link": null, "blocks": [ { "kind": "text", "depth": 0, "text": "http://news.discovery.com/archaeology/cambyses-army-remains-sahara.html\n\n\"Bones, jewelry and weapons found in Egyptian desert may be the\nremains of Cambyses' army that vanished 2,500 years ago.\"\n\n\"According to Herodotus (484-425 B.C.), Cambyses, the son of Cyrus the\nGreat, sent 50,000 soldiers from Thebes to attack the Oasis of Siwa\nand destroy the oracle at the Temple of Amun after the priests there\nrefused to legitimize his claim to Egypt. After walking for seven days\nin the desert, the army got to an \"oasis,\" which historians believe\nwas El-Kharga. After they left, they were never seen again.\n\n\"A wind arose from the south, strong and deadly, bringing with it vast\ncolumns of whirling sand, which entirely covered up the troops and\ncaused them wholly to disappear,\" wrote Herodotus.\"\n\nThe tale of Cambyses' lost army, however, faded into antiquity. As no\ntrace of the hapless warriors was ever found, scholars began to\ndismiss the story as a fanciful tale.\"" } ] }, { "message_id": "<6476.67.142.130.14.1258060355.squirrel@brunians.org>", "from": { "name": "brunians at brunians.org", "address": "brunians at brunians.org" }, "date": "2009-11-12T21:12:35+00:00", "subject": "(urth) An Herodotus account possibly confirmed", "in_reply_to": "", "reply_link": "header", "blocks": [ { "kind": "text", "depth": 0, "text": "What, again?\n\n." }, { "kind": "quote", "depth": 1, "text": "http://news.discovery.com/archaeology/cambyses-army-remains-sahara.html\n\n\"Bones, jewelry and weapons found in Egyptian desert may be the\nremains of Cambyses' army that vanished 2,500 years ago.\"\n\n\"According to Herodotus (484-425 B.C.), Cambyses, the son of Cyrus the\nGreat, sent 50,000 soldiers from Thebes to attack the Oasis of Siwa\nand destroy the oracle at the Temple of Amun after the priests there\nrefused to legitimize his claim to Egypt. After walking for seven days\nin the desert, the army got to an \"oasis,\" which historians believe\nwas El-Kharga. After they left, they were never seen again.\n\n\"A wind arose from the south, strong and deadly, bringing with it vast\ncolumns of whirling sand, which entirely covered up the troops and\ncaused them wholly to disappear,\" wrote Herodotus.\"\n\nThe tale of Cambyses' lost army, however, faded into antiquity. As no\ntrace of the hapless warriors was ever found, scholars began to\ndismiss the story as a fanciful tale.\"\n_______________________________________________" } ] }, { "message_id": "<266889.7189.qm@web180205.mail.gq1.yahoo.com>", "from": { "name": "John Smith", "address": "jsmith2627 at att.net" }, "date": "2009-11-12T22:09:26+00:00", "subject": "(urth) An Herodotus account possibly confirmed", "in_reply_to": "", "reply_link": "header", "blocks": [ { "kind": "text", "depth": 0, "text": "Herodotus's Histories is a wonderful book, and readers of Wolfe's \"Soldier\" books should enjoy this source.\nThe accuracy of the Histories has often been questioned, but many strange tales have been confirmed.\n\nBest wishes,\n\n\n\nJack\n\n--- On Thu, 11/12/09, James Wynn wrote:\n\nFrom: James Wynn \nSubject: (urth) An Herodotus account possibly confirmed\nTo: \"The Urth Mailing List\" \nDate: Thursday, November 12, 2009, 12:21 PM\n\nhttp://news.discovery.com/archaeology/cambyses-army-remains-sahara.html\n\n\"Bones, jewelry and weapons found in Egyptian desert may be the\nremains of Cambyses' army that vanished 2,500 years ago.\"\n\n\"According to Herodotus (484-425 B.C.), Cambyses, the son of Cyrus the\nGreat, sent 50,000 soldiers from Thebes to attack the Oasis of Siwa\nand destroy the oracle at the Temple of Amun after the priests there\nrefused to legitimize his claim to Egypt. After walking for seven days\nin the desert, the army got to an \"oasis,\" which historians believe\nwas El-Kharga. After they left, they were never seen again.\n\n\"A wind arose from the south, strong and deadly, bringing with it vast\ncolumns of whirling sand, which entirely covered up the troops and\ncaused them wholly to disappear,\" wrote Herodotus.\"\n\nThe tale of Cambyses' lost army, however, faded into antiquity. As no\ntrace of the hapless warriors was ever found, scholars began to\ndismiss the story as a fanciful tale.\"" } ] } ] }