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4.24 So we know about the bald guys & the other people I've mentioned through both the Scythians & the Greeks who live around the Black Sea. about 9 hours ago via dlvr.it
4.23 Beyond these Scythian lands there's rugged terrain where the Agrippaioi live. They are all bald from birth and they live under trees. 7:17 AM May 31st via dlvr.it
4.22 North of the Budini it's desolate for a stretch, then there are some non-Scythian tribes of hunters, and east of them more Scythians. 7:24 AM May 30th via dlvr.it
4.21 East of the Tanais are the Sauromatians, who are not Scythian, and north of them the Budini. 7:05 AM May 29th via dlvr.it
4.20 East of the Gerros, along the north shore of Lake Maeotis to the Tanais R, are the Royal Scythians. North of them are the Black Cloaks. 7:24 AM May 28th via dlvr.it
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4.19 East of the farmers are the Scythian nomads, who inhabit the land going east to the Gerros R. (a 14-day journey across). 7:12 AM May 27th via dlvr.it
Today only, The Mutilation of the Herms, by Debra Hamel, is free on Kindle: amzn.to/xkz8ne 2:28 PM May 26th via Twitter for Mac
4.18 Scythian farmers live along the Borysthenes for some distance. A ways beyond them are the Maneaters, and beyond them it's uninhabited. 7:03 AM May 26th via dlvr.it
Today's the day! Check your lawn gnomes for damage and pick up a free copy of The Mutilation of the Herms: amzn.to/xkz8ne 5:47 AM May 26th via Twitter for Mac
Remember, peeps, The Mutilation of the Herms will be FREE tomorrow: amzn.to/xkz8ne. Pass it on! 5:58 PM May 25th via web
RT @Debra_Hamel: To celebrate the 2426th anniv. of the mutilation of the herms, my Kindle book will be FREE tomorrow: amzn.to/xkz8ne 3:43 PM May 25th via Twitter for Mac
4.17 Various grain-sowing ppl live along the Hypanis R. going north from the Black Sea. As far as we know no one lives beyond the Neurians. 7:22 AM May 25th via dlvr.it
RT @Debra_Hamel: The vandals would have gone out...tonight & the Athenians would wake to find their statues defaced (& perhaps de-penised). 6:50 AM May 25th via Twitter for Mac
RT @Debra_Hamel: ...today may be (the date is disputed) the 2426th anniversary of the mutilation of the herms. amzn.to/Lz63V4 6:46 AM May 25th via Twitter for Mac
4.16 No one knows what's north of the land I'm talking about. No one I've met has been there. But I'll say what I know of these places. 7:27 AM May 24th via dlvr.it
Folks may not know that my personal assistant is also behind these Twitter accts: @TwitrLit, @KidderLit, @ScatterLit. 2:40 PM May 23rd via Twitter for Mac
RT @holland_tom: How to celebrate the day you finish your translation of Herodotus twitter.com/holland_tom/st… 2:34 PM May 23rd via Tweetbot for iOS
@agidgetwidget That sounds okay, I guess. I scare easily. 2:32 PM May 23rd via Tweetbot for iOS in reply to agidgetwidget

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