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While this Psammis was king of Egypt [30,27] (nation), Africa Egypt , he was visited by ambassadors from +Elis [21.4,37.8833] (Perseus) Elis , the Eleans boasting that they had arranged the Olympic games with all the justice and fairness in the world, and claiming that even the Egyptians, although the wisest of all men, could not do better.
While this Psammis was king of Egypt [30,27] (nation), Africa Egypt , he was visited by ambassadors from +Elis [21.4,37.8833] (Perseus) Elis , the Eleans boasting that they had arranged the Olympic games with all the justice and fairness in the world, and claiming that even the Egyptians, although the wisest of all men, could not do better.
Histories. Herodotus. ed. A.D. Godley. Cambridge. 1920-1925.
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