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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... taken from women , have been assigned . To one of these divisions ( meaning Asia ) some have given as a boundary the Egyptian Nile and the Colchian Phasis ; others , the Tanais , the Cimmerian Bosphorus , and the Palus Mæotis . " It ...
... taken from women , have been assigned . To one of these divisions ( meaning Asia ) some have given as a boundary the Egyptian Nile and the Colchian Phasis ; others , the Tanais , the Cimmerian Bosphorus , and the Palus Mæotis . " It ...
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... taken place in the state of Scilly and Cornwall since the date of that traffic 3 . 3 There are some curious particulars in Diodorus Siculus respecting an island near the British coast , to which carriages laden with tin came at low ...
... taken place in the state of Scilly and Cornwall since the date of that traffic 3 . 3 There are some curious particulars in Diodorus Siculus respecting an island near the British coast , to which carriages laden with tin came at low ...
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... taken place , between the time of Scylax , and that of Strabo . For in- stance , the Island of Crete , is said by Scylax * , to be 2,500 stades in length ; but by Sosicrates , 2,300+ ; and by Strabo , 2,000 . It is somewhat less than ...
... taken place , between the time of Scylax , and that of Strabo . For in- stance , the Island of Crete , is said by Scylax * , to be 2,500 stades in length ; but by Sosicrates , 2,300+ ; and by Strabo , 2,000 . It is somewhat less than ...
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... taken as decisive . This 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 ...
... taken as decisive . This 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 ...
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... taken through the points of Issus and Mosul , to Sus , ( supposed to be Susa , ) is 1,120 G. miles , from which results a proportion of 723 to a degree . But as this is calcu- ated on exceeding long lines of distance , it requires that ...
... taken through the points of Issus and Mosul , to Sus , ( supposed to be Susa , ) is 1,120 G. miles , from which results a proportion of 723 to a degree . But as this is calcu- ated on exceeding long lines of distance , it requires that ...
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