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... Greece , Macedonia , Thrace , Aegypt , Aethiopia , and the isles of the Aegean , whilst much It may be remarked that the Herodotean geography of Greece mainly consists of these brief and scattered notices , for as Herodotus pre- sumed ...
... Greece , Macedonia , Thrace , Aegypt , Aethiopia , and the isles of the Aegean , whilst much It may be remarked that the Herodotean geography of Greece mainly consists of these brief and scattered notices , for as Herodotus pre- sumed ...
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... Greece and the An- cient World , are intended , like his letter - press , to illustrate Herodotus by the light of modern dis- covery . The outlines have been drawn in accord- ance with actual geography , and every reasonable effort has ...
... Greece and the An- cient World , are intended , like his letter - press , to illustrate Herodotus by the light of modern dis- covery . The outlines have been drawn in accord- ance with actual geography , and every reasonable effort has ...
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... Greece is strangely distorted , because Herodotus apparently supposed that Megara was farther to the west than Delphi . ' The river Araxes is drawn in the most extraordinary manner in order to reconcile all Herod- otus's statements ...
... Greece is strangely distorted , because Herodotus apparently supposed that Megara was farther to the west than Delphi . ' The river Araxes is drawn in the most extraordinary manner in order to reconcile all Herod- otus's statements ...
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... Greece ib Period of his travels 2 Halicarnassus , its history Herodotus removes to Thurium ib 3 Extent of his travels His general information Previous state of geographical science . Homer , his notions of the universe ( B. c . 900 ) ...
... Greece ib Period of his travels 2 Halicarnassus , its history Herodotus removes to Thurium ib 3 Extent of his travels His general information Previous state of geographical science . Homer , his notions of the universe ( B. c . 900 ) ...
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... GREECE , OR HELLAS . Hellas of Herodotus , its wide signification European Greece , general description Pindus range running southward from the Balkan Eastern arms , Olympus and Othrys Western arm to the Ceraunian mountains Ossa and ...
... GREECE , OR HELLAS . Hellas of Herodotus , its wide signification European Greece , general description Pindus range running southward from the Balkan Eastern arms , Olympus and Othrys Western arm to the Ceraunian mountains Ossa and ...
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Aegypt Aegyptian Aethiopians AFRICA amongst ancient Arabian Gulf army Asia Minor Asiatic Asopus Athenians Athens Babylonians Bubastis called canal Carians carried Caspian CHAP Cissia coast contained costume cubits Darius deities Delta described desert district Dorians east eastern Euphrates EUROPE Euxine extended feet flowed formed geography Greece Greeks Heeren Hellas Hellenic helmets Heracles Herod Herodotus Herodotus's identified included inhabitants Ionians island Ister journey king lake Lake Moeris land Libya Lydia Matiene Medes mentioned miles modern Mount mountains mouth nations Nile nomades northern occupied oracle Osiris Palaestine Pelasgians Peloponnesus Persian Phoenicians plain probably propylaea pyramids region Rennell river rodotus sacred Salamis satrapy says scription Scythian ships side southern stadia stone Strabo supposed Susa Syrians talents temenus temple territory Thebes Thessaly Thrace Thracians Tigris tion town tribes valley viii voyage western whilst wore Xerxes Zeus
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Page 440 - Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth: thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them...
Page 487 - And Joseph commanded his servants the physicians to embalm his father : and the physicians embalmed Israel. And forty days were fulfilled for him ; for so are fulfilled the days of those which are embalmed : and the Egyptians mourned for him threescore and ten days.
Page 258 - The women also with cords about them, sitting in the ways, burn bran for perfume: but if any of them, drawn by some that passeth by, lie with him, she reproacheth her fellow, that she was not thought as worthy as herself, nor her cord broken.
Page 459 - And it came to pass at noon that Elijah mocked them, and said, Cry aloud, for he is a god; either he is talking, or he is pursuing, or he is in a journey, or peradventure he sleepeth, and must be awaked. And they cried aloud, and cut themselves after their manner with knives and lancets, till the blood gushed out upon them.
Page 518 - Therefore will I number you to the sword, and ye shall all bow down to the slaughter: because when I called, ye did not answer; when I spake, ye did not hear; but did evil before mine eyes, and did choose that wherein I delighted not.
Page 569 - It was decreed by the Carthaginians, that Hanno should undertake a voyage beyond the pillars of Hercules, and found Libyphcenician cities. He sailed accordingly with sixty ships of fifty oars each, and a body of men and women to the number of thirty thousand, and provisions and other necessaries.
Page 251 - It shall never be inhabited, neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation: neither shall the Arabian pitch tent there; neither shall the shepherds make their fold there. But wild beasts of the desert shall lie there; and their houses shall be full of doleful creatures; and owls shall dwell there, and satyrs shall dance there. And the wild beasts of the islands shall cry in their desolate houses, and dragons in their pleasant palaces: and her time is near to come, and her days shall...
Page 571 - Though we pursued the men we could not seize any of them ; but all fled from us, escaping over the precipices, and defending themselves with stones. Three women were however taken ; but they attacked their conductors with their teeth and hands, and could not be prevailed upon to accompany us. Having killed them, we flayed them, and brought their skins with us to Carthage.
Page 570 - We judged from our voyage that this place lay in a direct line with Carthage ; for the length of our voyage from Carthage to the Pillars, was equal to that from the Pillars to Cerne.
Page 481 - Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honour the face of the old man, and fear thy God : I am the LORD.