The king's might is greater than human, and his arm is very long. - Herodotus

Now, that these descendants of Perdiccas are Greeks, as they themselves say, I myself chance to know.

I am going to talk at some length about Egypt, because it has very many remarkable features and has produced more monuments which beggar description than anywhere else in the world.

The Lacedaemonians fought a memorable battle; they made it quite clear that they were the experts, and that they were fighting against amateurs.