Heraclidae
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But that he was of great antiquity may be gathered from a passage in Xenophon, where he makes him contemporary with the Heraclidae.
From Plutarch: Lives of the noble Grecians and Romans by Clough, Arthur Hugh
The point is clear so far, that Lycurgus himself is said to have lived in the days of the Heraclidae.
From Polity Athenians and Lacedaemonians by Dakyns, Henry Graham
The Heraclidae was undoubtedly written with a similar view in respect to Lacedaemon.
From Lectures on Dramatic Art and Literature by Black, John
Aristarchus says he lived about the period of the Ionian emigration; this happened sixty years after the return of the Heraclidae.
From Complete Works of Plutarch — Volume 3: Essays and Miscellanies by Plutarch
Although some hold opinion that this ceremony is retained in memory of the Heraclidae, who were thus entertained and brought up by the Athenians.
From Plutarch: Lives of the noble Grecians and Romans by Clough, Arthur Hugh
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