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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... give correct outlines alone , of a system of geography , the particulars of which might be found , generally , in the existing systems ; although framed for an age posterior to that of Hero- dotus . The general maps relating to Western ...
... give correct outlines alone , of a system of geography , the particulars of which might be found , generally , in the existing systems ; although framed for an age posterior to that of Hero- dotus . The general maps relating to Western ...
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... give my opinion of him , having followed him through most of the countries which he visited , I would say , that he is a writer of VERACITY in his description of what he SAW , but of CREDULITY in his relations of what he had HEARD ...
... give my opinion of him , having followed him through most of the countries which he visited , I would say , that he is a writer of VERACITY in his description of what he SAW , but of CREDULITY in his relations of what he had HEARD ...
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... give information and satisfaction : these being his proper walks . We could with pleasure dwell on this subject , if the scope of our work permitted it ; for the justice and propriety of his remarks on matters of common life , prove his ...
... give information and satisfaction : these being his proper walks . We could with pleasure dwell on this subject , if the scope of our work permitted it ; for the justice and propriety of his remarks on matters of common life , prove his ...
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... gives a much longer standard in Greece , Asia Minor , and Persia , than in Egypt and the Euxine sea . Whether this difference was the effect of design , or of misconception , cannot with certainty be known ; but it was probably from the ...
... gives a much longer standard in Greece , Asia Minor , and Persia , than in Egypt and the Euxine sea . Whether this difference was the effect of design , or of misconception , cannot with certainty be known ; but it was probably from the ...
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... gives a ratio of 755 stades to a degree . But , on the other hand , Pau- sanias , gives the measure of the road between Sparta and Pisa , on which there arises a ratio of 707. It will be found in the sequel , that the former result ...
... gives a ratio of 755 stades to a degree . But , on the other hand , Pau- sanias , gives the measure of the road between Sparta and Pisa , on which there arises a ratio of 707. It will be found in the sequel , that the former result ...
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