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... Argives at Thyrea , seems to be accepted as historical ; but it only shows us the breakdown of such an experiment . Thus it runs : - The Argives collected troops to resist the seizure of Thyrea , but be- fore any battle was fought , the ...
... Argives at Thyrea , seems to be accepted as historical ; but it only shows us the breakdown of such an experiment . Thus it runs : - The Argives collected troops to resist the seizure of Thyrea , but be- fore any battle was fought , the ...
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