The History of Maritime and Inland Discovery, Volum 1Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown & Green, 1833 |
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Side vii
... Peninsula . 76 CHAP . VIII . PTOLEMY . Increased Intercourse of Nations under the Romans . - Advantages enjoyed by Ptolemy . - Applies the Measures of Longitude and Latitude . - His Errors . Displays an Acquaintance with the Caspian ...
... Peninsula . 76 CHAP . VIII . PTOLEMY . Increased Intercourse of Nations under the Romans . - Advantages enjoyed by Ptolemy . - Applies the Measures of Longitude and Latitude . - His Errors . Displays an Acquaintance with the Caspian ...
Side 4
... peninsula of India to the island of Ceylon , may be considered as derived from this common ancestor . The Turkish nation also , occupying the elevated countries of central Asia , boast the same descent . Their own traditions accord in ...
... peninsula of India to the island of Ceylon , may be considered as derived from this common ancestor . The Turkish nation also , occupying the elevated countries of central Asia , boast the same descent . Their own traditions accord in ...
Side 7
... peninsula , were not slow to learn the advantages of their inter- mediate position . The Phoenician colonies , Utica , Carthage , and Gades , or Ca- diz , were founded between the twelfth and eighth centuries be- fore the Christian era ...
... peninsula , were not slow to learn the advantages of their inter- mediate position . The Phoenician colonies , Utica , Carthage , and Gades , or Ca- diz , were founded between the twelfth and eighth centuries be- fore the Christian era ...
Side 21
... peninsula of Greece . Herodotus first read his his- tories at the Olympic games , where he received the unbounded applauses of his nation . Twelve years later he read them again ( probably enlarged and amended ) before the senate at ...
... peninsula of Greece . Herodotus first read his his- tories at the Olympic games , where he received the unbounded applauses of his nation . Twelve years later he read them again ( probably enlarged and amended ) before the senate at ...
Side 26
... peninsula of Arabia to that of Italy . Among the tributaries of the Persian empire , Herodotus enumerates the Parthians , Chorasmians , the Uti ( Uzes ? ) , and Sogdians : he also mentions the Bactrians , the farthest limit of his know ...
... peninsula of Arabia to that of Italy . Among the tributaries of the Persian empire , Herodotus enumerates the Parthians , Chorasmians , the Uti ( Uzes ? ) , and Sogdians : he also mentions the Bactrians , the farthest limit of his know ...
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The History of Maritime and Inland Discovery, Volum 1 William Desborough Cooley Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1830 |
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