Heraclid
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The balance of power saved Sparta, when the two other Heraclid states fell into disorder.
From Laws by Jowett, Benjamin
Who those Heraclid princes were exactly is obscure.
From The Ancient East by Hogarth, D. G. (David George)
Concerning the effeminacy of the Codridæ, see Heraclid.
From The History and Antiquities of the Doric Race, Vol. 2 of 2 by Müller, Karl Otfried
The wrestling went to Carus the Heraclid, who won the garland from Odysseus.
From Works of Lucian of Samosata — Volume 02 by Fowler, F. G. (Francis George)
The history of Macedonia is obscure till the time of the Persian wars; but its kings claimed an Heraclid origin.
From Ancient States and Empires by Lord, John
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