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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... XERXES : explanatory of the latter part of Sec- tion VI . Also , Edrisi's idea of the situation of the rampart and country of GOG and MAGOG , referred to from Section VII . • • V. The TWENTY SATRAPIES of DARIUS HYSTASPES , in Asia and ...
... XERXES : explanatory of the latter part of Sec- tion VI . Also , Edrisi's idea of the situation of the rampart and country of GOG and MAGOG , referred to from Section VII . • • V. The TWENTY SATRAPIES of DARIUS HYSTASPES , in Asia and ...
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... Xerxes on Thessaly in the succeeding chapter , are worth attention ; as is the description of Thermopyla in chapter 176 . * The Periplus of Scylax is supposed to have been written sub- sequent to the expedition of Hanno , and before the ...
... Xerxes on Thessaly in the succeeding chapter , are worth attention ; as is the description of Thermopyla in chapter 176 . * The Periplus of Scylax is supposed to have been written sub- sequent to the expedition of Hanno , and before the ...
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... Xerxes , over the Bosphorus and Hellespont - more of vain - glory than use , in these works -- Idea of the breadth of the two Straits - Difficulties in the description of Xerxes ' Bridge , attempted to be solved . THE march of DARIUS ...
... Xerxes , over the Bosphorus and Hellespont - more of vain - glory than use , in these works -- Idea of the breadth of the two Straits - Difficulties in the description of Xerxes ' Bridge , attempted to be solved . THE march of DARIUS ...
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... Xerxes invaded Greece . We must therefore conceive , that the principal intention of collecting so large a fleet ... Xerxes . Nor could they have been very numerous either . Perhaps of the whole number might have sufficed . 1 The fleet ...
... Xerxes invaded Greece . We must therefore conceive , that the principal intention of collecting so large a fleet ... Xerxes . Nor could they have been very numerous either . Perhaps of the whole number might have sufficed . 1 The fleet ...
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... XERXES , have been very much the subject of history and conversation , we shall mention some cir- ! cumstances relating to them in this place . ' Concerning the Bridges thrown across the Bos- phorus and Hellespont , by Darius Hystaspes ...
... XERXES , have been very much the subject of history and conversation , we shall mention some cir- ! cumstances relating to them in this place . ' Concerning the Bridges thrown across the Bos- phorus and Hellespont , by Darius Hystaspes ...
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Agathyrsi Alexander amongst ancient Androphagi appears Arabian Araxes Armenia army Arrian Asia Assyria Author Babylon Bactria borders Borysthenes Bosphorus breadth bricks bridge Budini Caspian sea Clio coast course Cyrus Danube Darius Hystaspes described desert Diodorus distance east eastern eastward Egypt Eratosthenes error Euphrates Europe Euterpe Euxine expedition extended feet geography Gerrhus Greeks gulf Hellespont Herodotus Hypanis idea Imaus India inhabitants islands Issedones Jaxartes journies king known Krimea lake latter length Massagetæ Media Melanchlani Melp Melpom miles modern mountains nations Neuri Nomades Oxus Palus Mæotis parasangas Parthia perhaps Persian Pliny Polym position probable province Ptolemy reckoned remarked respecting river Royal Scythians ruins Satrapy says Scythians ships side situated space speaks stades stadia Strabo strait supposed Susa Syria Tanais Taurus Thalia Thrace Thyssagetæ Tigris tion tract tribes vast vessels western whilst Wolga Xenophon Xerxes