A Sketch of Antient Geography, for the Use of Schools1855 |
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Strana 3
... south - east , the remotest nation was , perhaps , the Erembi in Arabia . Southwards were the Ethiopians , both eastern and western , the former perhaps in India , the latter below Egypt ; and the Pygmæi , dwarfs . West- ward , but ...
... south - east , the remotest nation was , perhaps , the Erembi in Arabia . Southwards were the Ethiopians , both eastern and western , the former perhaps in India , the latter below Egypt ; and the Pygmæi , dwarfs . West- ward , but ...
Strana 8
... west , among the Celts , flows through mid Europe , receiving on the north five , and on the south ten great rivers , and issues by five mouths into the Pontus Euxinus . He then names the Hypanis , Borysthenes , Tanais , and other ...
... west , among the Celts , flows through mid Europe , receiving on the north five , and on the south ten great rivers , and issues by five mouths into the Pontus Euxinus . He then names the Hypanis , Borysthenes , Tanais , and other ...
Strana 10
... south- ernmost countries of Libya . To Herodotus succeeded Ctesias of Cnidus , about B. C. 400 ; and about forty ... West had gradually been extended ; and Eudoxus , the mathematician and friend of Plato , wrote a geographical work in ...
... south- ernmost countries of Libya . To Herodotus succeeded Ctesias of Cnidus , about B. C. 400 ; and about forty ... West had gradually been extended ; and Eudoxus , the mathematician and friend of Plato , wrote a geographical work in ...
Strana 14
... south , Ethiopia : the extreme point west- ward is the Sacrum Promontorium , the extreme eastward Thinæ . It is , however , striking , that his view of the utmost north is more limited than that of Eratosthenes ; for Strabo considers ...
... south , Ethiopia : the extreme point west- ward is the Sacrum Promontorium , the extreme eastward Thinæ . It is , however , striking , that his view of the utmost north is more limited than that of Eratosthenes ; for Strabo considers ...
Strana 17
... west , he has the Fortunatæ Insulæ , Juernia , or Ireland , the Cassiterides , or Tin islands , and Albion , or ... south - eastward ; show- ing the communication with these countries to have been by land across Thibet , or more probably the ...
... west , he has the Fortunatæ Insulæ , Juernia , or Ireland , the Cassiterides , or Tin islands , and Albion , or ... south - eastward ; show- ing the communication with these countries to have been by land across Thibet , or more probably the ...
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Africa afterwards Alexander Alps already antient Asia Assyria Athenians Augustus bank battle begins birth-place boundary bounded built Cæsar called capital celebrated centre chief coast colony confines considerable continued Dacia death defeated derived described destroyed district divided earth east eastern eastward Egypt Emperor empire Euphrates extended extremity falls famous flows formed founded further Gallia Cisalpina Gaul gave geographical Georg given giving Greece Greeks Gulf head hence hill important inhabitants island Italy killed king known lake land Mediterranean memorable mentioned Messenia miles Minor Mons Mount mountains mouth nearly north-east north-west northern occupied opposite originally pass peninsula Persian plain principal probably promontory province range residence retains rises river Roman Rome separated shore side Sinus south-east south-west southern succeeded taken temple town tribes Virg wall waters western whence whole
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Strana 52 - Charybdis 420 obsidet, atque imo barathri ter gurgite vastos sorbet in abruptum fluctus rursusque sub auras erigit alternos et sidera verberat unda.
Strana 51 - Portus ab accessu ventorum immotus et ingens 570 ipse; sed horrificis iuxta tonat Aetna ruinis interdumque atram prorumpit ad aethera nubem, turbine fumantem piceo et candente favilla, attollitque globos flammarum et sidera lambit: interdum scopulos avolsaque viscera montis 575 erigit eructans liquefactaque saxa sub auras cum gemitu glomerat fundoque exaestuat imo.
Strana 66 - Rhenumque bibunt. venient annis saecula seris, quibus Oceanus vincula rerum laxet et ingens pateat tellus Tethysque novos detegat orbes nee sit terris ultima Thule.
Strana 136 - Ibimus, o socii comitesque ! Nil desperandum Teucro duce et auspice Teucro : Certus enim promisit Apollo Ambiguam tellure nova Salamina futuram. O fortes, pejoraque passi 30 Mecum saepe viri, nunc vino pellite curas ; Cras ingens iterabimus aequor.
Strana 25 - Fluminaque antiquos subterlabentia muros. An mare, quod supra, memorem, quodque alluit infra ? Anne lacus tantos ? te, Lari maxime, teque, Fluctibus et fremitu assurgens, Benace, marino...
Strana 47 - Tendit, Antoni, quotiens in altos Nubium tractus. Ego apis Matinae More modoque Grata carpentis thyma per laborem Plurimum circa nemus uvidique Tiburis ripas operosa parvus Carmina fingo.
Strana 199 - Urbs antiqua fuit, Tyrii tenuere coloni, Carthago, Italiam contra Tiberinaque longe Ostia, dives opum studiisque asperrima belli...
Strana 202 - Hic vir, hic est, tibi quem promitti saepius audis, Augustus Caesar, Divi genus: aurea condet Saecula qui rursus Latio, regnata per arva Saturno quondam...
Strana 125 - Unde simul primum me dimisere Philippi Decisis humilem pennis, inopemque paterni Et laris et fundi, paupertas impulit audax, Ut versus facerem : sed, quod non desit, habentem Quae poterunt unquam satis expurgare cicutae, Ni melius dormire putem, quam scribere versus?
Strana 26 - Fonte cadit modico, parvisque impellitur undis Puniceus Rubicon, cum fervida canduit aestas : Perque imas serpit valles, et Gallica certus Limes ab Ausoniis disterminat arva colonis.