A Classical Dictionary: Containing an Account of the Principal Proper Names Mentioned in Ancient Authors and Intended to Elucidate All the Important Points Connected with the Geography, History, Biography, Mythology, and Fine Arts. Together with an Account of Coins, Weights, and Measures, with Tabular Values of the Same |
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8vo, Westminst., 1824–33. Wharton, Works of Virgil, 4 vols. 8vo, London, 1753.
Whiter, Etymological Dictionary, 4to, 3 vols., Camb., 1822. '. 8vo, Bonn, 1835.
rilogie, 8vo, Darmstadt, 1824. Wilkinson, Topography of Thebes, 8vo, London,
1835.
8vo, Westminst., 1824–33. Wharton, Works of Virgil, 4 vols. 8vo, London, 1753.
Whiter, Etymological Dictionary, 4to, 3 vols., Camb., 1822. '. 8vo, Bonn, 1835.
rilogie, 8vo, Darmstadt, 1824. Wilkinson, Topography of Thebes, 8vo, London,
1835.
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After relating the fable of the foundation of the Dodonean oracle by a black
pigeon, which had fled from Thebes in Egypt, and uttered its prophecies from the
oaks at Dodona, he adds his conjecture respecting the true meaning of the tale.
After relating the fable of the foundation of the Dodonean oracle by a black
pigeon, which had fled from Thebes in Egypt, and uttered its prophecies from the
oaks at Dodona, he adds his conjecture respecting the true meaning of the tale.
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It is to Meroë, its ancient metropolis, that Thebes attaches itself, when, for the
purpose of extending their commercial interests, they send a colony to found, in
the midst of the deserts, a new city of Ammon. (Herod. 2, 42.—Duod. Sic. 2, 3.) ...
It is to Meroë, its ancient metropolis, that Thebes attaches itself, when, for the
purpose of extending their commercial interests, they send a colony to found, in
the midst of the deserts, a new city of Ammon. (Herod. 2, 42.—Duod. Sic. 2, 3.) ...
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Among these Hecataeus of Miletus is the most conspicuous. He travelled thither
about the 59th Olympiad, and described particularly the upper part of Egypt,
bestowing especial attention on the state or city of Thebes, and the history of its
kings.
Among these Hecataeus of Miletus is the most conspicuous. He travelled thither
about the 59th Olympiad, and described particularly the upper part of Egypt,
bestowing especial attention on the state or city of Thebes, and the history of its
kings.
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Be this, however, as it may, the common account makes Menes to have been the
first human king of Egypt, and his name begins the dynasties of Thebes, of This,
and of Memphis. Menes completed the work of the gods, by perfecting the arts of
...
Be this, however, as it may, the common account makes Menes to have been the
first human king of Egypt, and his name begins the dynasties of Thebes, of This,
and of Memphis. Menes completed the work of the gods, by perfecting the arts of
...
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| Tytuł | A Classical Dictionary: Containing an Account of the Principal Proper Names Mentioned in Ancient Authors and Intended to Elucidate All the Important Points Connected with the Geography, History, Biography, Mythology, and Fine Arts. Together with an Account of Coins, Weights, and Measures, with ... |
| Autor | Charles Anthon |
| Wydawca | Harper, 1890 |
| W formie oryginalnej | Uniwersytet w Iowa |
| W formie cyfrowej | 27 Paź 2015 |
| Liczba stron | 1451 |
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