Geographia Classica: Or, The Application of Ancient Geography to the ClassicsCarey, Lea, and Blanchard, 1835 - 238 páginas |
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... Gulf of Venice ; and on the South by the Mare Ionium , or Grecian Sea so called , because this sea washes on one side Greece itself , and on the other the South of Italy , which , under the name of Magna Græcia , antiently contained ...
... Gulf of Venice ; and on the South by the Mare Ionium , or Grecian Sea so called , because this sea washes on one side Greece itself , and on the other the South of Italy , which , under the name of Magna Græcia , antiently contained ...
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... Gulf of Tarentum . South of Lucania are the Bruttii . - Near the Mare Tyrrhenum , a little inland , is Consentia , now Consenza . Quite in the toe of Italy , on the strait which di- vides it from Sicily , is Rhegium , now Regio ; and on ...
... Gulf of Tarentum . South of Lucania are the Bruttii . - Near the Mare Tyrrhenum , a little inland , is Consentia , now Consenza . Quite in the toe of Italy , on the strait which di- vides it from Sicily , is Rhegium , now Regio ; and on ...
Página 94
... Gulf contained between it and the South - western promontory of Tænarus , or Cape Matapan , ( one of the fabled entrances into the infernal regions , ‡ ) was called the Sinus Laconicus , or Gulf of Colokythia , from the antient town of ...
... Gulf contained between it and the South - western promontory of Tænarus , or Cape Matapan , ( one of the fabled entrances into the infernal regions , ‡ ) was called the Sinus Laconicus , or Gulf of Colokythia , from the antient town of ...
Página 95
... Gulf of Coron . The fortress of Ithome was near it , and served as its cita- del South - east of it , at the mouth of the Pamisus , was Stenyclarus , now Nisi . On the Western side was the Messenian Methone , now Modon ; and above it ...
... Gulf of Coron . The fortress of Ithome was near it , and served as its cita- del South - east of it , at the mouth of the Pamisus , was Stenyclarus , now Nisi . On the Western side was the Messenian Methone , now Modon ; and above it ...
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... Gulf of Le- panto , is Dyme , on the coast of the Ionian Sea ; and above it is Patræ , now Patras , near the mouth of the straights . At the entrance into the straights is Rhium , and on the opposite coast Antirrhium . Proceeding East ...
... Gulf of Le- panto , is Dyme , on the coast of the Ionian Sea ; and above it is Patræ , now Patras , near the mouth of the straights . At the entrance into the straights is Rhium , and on the opposite coast Antirrhium . Proceeding East ...
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Página 163 - Thammuz came next behind, Whose annual wound in Lebanon allured The Syrian damsels to lament his fate In amorous ditties all a summer's day, While smooth Adonis from his native rock Ran purple to the sea, supposed with blood Of Thammuz yearly wounded...
Página 49 - Charybdis 420 obsidet, atque imo barathri ter gurgite vastos sorbet in abruptum fluctus rursusque sub auras erigit alternos et sidera verberat unda.
Página 197 - Onward resistless rolls the infuriate surge, Clouds follow clouds, and mountains mountains urge ; Wave over wave the driving desert swims, Bursts o'er their heads, inhumes their struggling limbs ; Man mounts on man, on camels camels rush, Hosts march o'er hosts, and nations nations crush, — Wheeling in air the winged islands fall, And one great earthy ocean covers all...
Página 196 - Desert, was a small and beautiful spot, or Oasis, as it is called, refreshed by streams and shade, and luxuriant with verdure, in which was the celebrated temple of Jupiter Hammon, said to have been founded by Bacchus, in gratitude to his father Jupiter, who appeared to him in the form of a ram, and showed him a fountain, when himself and his army were perishing with thirst.
Página 49 - 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.