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Excerpt from Herodotus, Vol. 2 of 4 Colchidos hic ortusque tuens: ut prima Sesostris Intulerit iex bella Getis: ut calde snorum Territus, hos Thebas patriumque reducat ad amuem Phasidis hos imponat ag - ris, Colchosque vocari linperet. Larclier. Among the arguments adduced by Robertson against the probability that Sesostris conquered India, the following is much entitled to attention It is remarkable that Herodotus, who inquired with the most persevering diligence into the ancient history of E0 gypt, and who ieceiv ed all the information concerning it which the priests of Memphis, Heliopolis, and Thebes, could communi cate, although he relates the history of Sesostris at some length, does not mention his conquest of India. That tale, it is probable, was invented in the period between the age of Herodotus and that of Diodorus Siculus, from whom we re ceive a particular detail of the Indian expedition of Sesostris. Robertson on India, p. 336. I have little scruple in avowing my belief that almost the whole of the story of Sesostris is fabulous. 18 lv/zet/ier he left, dej - Phuy assures us, though I know not on what authority, that Sesostris was defeated by the Colchians. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.