Geographia Classica: Or, The Application of Ancient Geography to the ClassicsCarey, Lea, and Blanchard, 1835 - 238 páginas |
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Página 26
... Sinæ , now part of Cochin China . In Africa they knew little beyond Lat . 10 ° N. , and little of that perfectly , beyond the immediate coast of the Mediterranean and banks of the Nile . CHAPTER II . ITALIA ANTIQUA . A.G. Pl . I. 26.
... Sinæ , now part of Cochin China . In Africa they knew little beyond Lat . 10 ° N. , and little of that perfectly , beyond the immediate coast of the Mediterranean and banks of the Nile . CHAPTER II . ITALIA ANTIQUA . A.G. Pl . I. 26.
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... coast at the bend or knee of the boot , where is Genua , now the teritory and Gulf of Genoa . North - west of them were the Taurini , or Piedmontese , whose capital Augusta , still retains the name of Turin . North- east of Gallia ...
... coast at the bend or knee of the boot , where is Genua , now the teritory and Gulf of Genoa . North - west of them were the Taurini , or Piedmontese , whose capital Augusta , still retains the name of Turin . North- east of Gallia ...
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... coast is Ravenna , celebrated for a port and arsenal made there by Augustus as a rendez- vous for his fleets in the Adriatic ; afterwards , for its having been the residence of the Emperors of the West , in the fifth century , when Rome ...
... coast is Ravenna , celebrated for a port and arsenal made there by Augustus as a rendez- vous for his fleets in the Adriatic ; afterwards , for its having been the residence of the Emperors of the West , in the fifth century , when Rome ...
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... coast along the Adriatic was subsequently oc- cupied by the Galli Senones . Their name still remains in Sena Gallica now Senigaglia . Below these was Picenum , celebrated for its applest . Below Umbria were the Sabini , separated from ...
... coast along the Adriatic was subsequently oc- cupied by the Galli Senones . Their name still remains in Sena Gallica now Senigaglia . Below these was Picenum , celebrated for its applest . Below Umbria were the Sabini , separated from ...
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... coast , now Pisa ; above it Luca , now Lucca ; and North- west , on the coast , Luna , near Lerici * . East of Pisa is Florentia , now Florence , and Fæsulæ , now Fiesole ; and South - east Arretium Vetus , now Arezzo ; below which is ...
... coast , now Pisa ; above it Luca , now Lucca ; and North- west , on the coast , Luna , near Lerici * . East of Pisa is Florentia , now Florence , and Fæsulæ , now Fiesole ; and South - east Arretium Vetus , now Arezzo ; below which is ...
Términos y frases comunes
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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.