Heraclidae
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The Achaei originally inhabited the neighborhood of Argos; when driven thence by the Heraclidae, they retired among the Ionians, expelled the natives, and seized their thirteen cities, forming the Achaean League.
From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 02 (From the Rise of Greece to the Christian Era) by Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis)
How much of the air and sun does this form take from the descendant of the Heraclidae?'
From Pausanias, the Spartan The Haunted and the Haunters, an Unfinished Historical Romance by Lytton, Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron
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 ruled in Lacedaemon till 221 B.C., but disappeared much earlier in the other countries.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" by Various
The Heraclidae is a very poor piece; its conclusion is singularly bald.
From Lectures on Dramatic Art and Literature by Black, John
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