Statistics for occurrence #1 of “Nile” in book 2, chapter 99, section 3 of Herodotus, The Histories:
...xt="ptext" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/strict"> And to this day the Persians keep careful watch on this bend of the river, strengthening its dam every year to keep the current in; for were the Nile to burst its dikes and overflow here, all Memphis would be in danger of flooding.
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