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Babylon mentioned by Pindar (1)

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Topics (move over topic to see place in topic list) Assyria and Assyrians in Greek, Latin and Jewish sources 12 Assyrian Identity 12.02 Assyrian identity in post-Empire times 12.02.03 Assyria and Assyrians in Greek, Latin and Jewish sources	Keywords Babylon
Period Greek Classical Age 5th century BCE	Channel Greek poets

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Pindar, Paean 4, 11-16:
[ … ] time, it arouses
[ … ] very famous Delos
[ … ] with the Graces, Karthaia
[ … ] a narrow ridge of land
[ … ] I will (not) trade it for Babylon
[ … ] of plains
[ … ] of the gods

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Pindar, Paean 4, 11-16

Erik van Dongen

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