Studies in Herodotus

From the introductory. No satisfactory explanation has yet been given of the order in which the Greek state stand upon the celebrated monument dedicated at Delphi from the spoils of the battle of Platæa. As is well known, the monument consisted of a golden tripod, standing upon a bronze column of three intertwining serpents. The inscription begins upon the thirteenth coil from the base, and the names stand in a single column, three upon each coil, with the exception of the fourth and sevent...