The Geography System of Herodotus Examined and Explained, by a Comparison with Those of Other Ancient Authors, and with Modern Geography ...C.J.G. & F. Rivington, 1830 |
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... Alexander was confined generally within the limits already known to our Author ; so that it brought no accession of space . And although the discoveries and inquiries made by the Romans , had added to the space known to Herodotus , the ...
... Alexander was confined generally within the limits already known to our Author ; so that it brought no accession of space . And although the discoveries and inquiries made by the Romans , had added to the space known to Herodotus , the ...
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... Alexander's expedition , to Ptolemy , the Caspian passed for a gulf of the Northern ocean ; to which it was supposed to be joined , by an exceeding long and narrow strait . So that an ac- tual visit to the spot , by Alexander and his ...
... Alexander's expedition , to Ptolemy , the Caspian passed for a gulf of the Northern ocean ; to which it was supposed to be joined , by an exceeding long and narrow strait . So that an ac- tual visit to the spot , by Alexander and his ...
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... days of Herodotus ; save only such as were cor- rected by the materials furnished by the expedition of Alexander ; which expedition , besides the eclat of the military history belonging to it , furnished in 12 PRELIMINARY OBSERVATIONS .
... days of Herodotus ; save only such as were cor- rected by the materials furnished by the expedition of Alexander ; which expedition , besides the eclat of the military history belonging to it , furnished in 12 PRELIMINARY OBSERVATIONS .
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... Alexander and of Xenophon , how fruitful soever in geographical notices , in detail , did not afford materials for cor- recting the former errors of the Greeks , respecting some of the most important relative positions , in the gross as ...
... Alexander and of Xenophon , how fruitful soever in geographical notices , in detail , did not afford materials for cor- recting the former errors of the Greeks , respecting some of the most important relative positions , in the gross as ...
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... Alexander , for direct distance . This appears clearly by comparing the actual distances , as they appear in modern geography , with the numbers of stades given ; for , in most cases , across the conti- nent of Asia , the deficiency of ...
... Alexander , for direct distance . This appears clearly by comparing the actual distances , as they appear in modern geography , with the numbers of stades given ; for , in most cases , across the conti- nent of Asia , the deficiency of ...
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