A Dictionary of Ancient Geography: Explaining the Local Appellations in Sacred, Grecian, and Roman History; Exhibiting the Extent of Kingdoms, and Situations of Cities, &c. And Illustrating the Allusions and Epithets in the Greek and Roman Poets. The Whole Established by Proper Authorities, and Designed for the Use of Schools |
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Strona 4
Tlie town stood upon a mountain, at the confluence of the Acragas andHyp- u, a
mountain near the port called Zf*.-.(,n by Ptolemy, but eot'kiov, or the E>ocjc, by
Strabo. And in the time of the latter, scarce a trace of all that side remained.
Tlie town stood upon a mountain, at the confluence of the Acragas andHyp- u, a
mountain near the port called Zf*.-.(,n by Ptolemy, but eot'kiov, or the E>ocjc, by
Strabo. And in the time of the latter, scarce a trace of all that side remained.
Strona 4
A£LiNUMPRÆTORiuM,appears,from coins found on the spot, to have stood near
Adriani Forum, so called from Aelius, Adrian's first name. Aelius Pons, now ;/
Ponte S. Angeh, a stone bridge at Rome, over the Tyber, which leads to the
Burgo ...
A£LiNUMPRÆTORiuM,appears,from coins found on the spot, to have stood near
Adriani Forum, so called from Aelius, Adrian's first name. Aelius Pons, now ;/
Ponte S. Angeh, a stone bridge at Rome, over the Tyber, which leads to the
Burgo ...
Strona 6
... before Rome reduced the neighbouring nations under her power, from which
time, all those of Latiurn were reckoned Latins. equimelium, a place in Rome,
where stood the house of Spurius Meiius, who, by largesses corrupting the
people, ...
... before Rome reduced the neighbouring nations under her power, from which
time, all those of Latiurn were reckoned Latins. equimelium, a place in Rome,
where stood the house of Spurius Meiius, who, by largesses corrupting the
people, ...
Strona 11
AlbanoPolis, a place mentioned only by Ptolemy, together with the Albani, a
people on the confines of ' Macedonia. Albanum PompeiI, and bomfiam, two
villas, near the spot where Alba Longa stood, situate on the Via Appia, Cicero,
Tacitus.
AlbanoPolis, a place mentioned only by Ptolemy, together with the Albani, a
people on the confines of ' Macedonia. Albanum PompeiI, and bomfiam, two
villas, near the spot where Alba Longa stood, situate on the Via Appia, Cicero,
Tacitus.
Strona 5
Ammon, a city of Marmarica, Ptolemy; Arrian calls it a place, not a city, in which
stood the temple of Jupiter Ammon, round which there was nothing but sandy
wastes. Plin^r lays, that the oracle of Ammon is twelve days journey from
Memphis, ...
Ammon, a city of Marmarica, Ptolemy; Arrian calls it a place, not a city, in which
stood the temple of Jupiter Ammon, round which there was nothing but sandy
wastes. Plin^r lays, that the oracle of Ammon is twelve days journey from
Memphis, ...
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Strona 16 - He used to thank the gods for three things ; that he was born a reasonable creature, and not a beast ; a man, and not a woman ; a Greek, and not a Barbarian.
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| Tytuł | A Dictionary of Ancient Geography: Explaining the Local Appellations in Sacred, Grecian, and Roman History; Exhibiting the Extent of Kingdoms, and Situations of Cities, &c. And Illustrating the Allusions and Epithets in the Greek and Roman Poets. The Whole Established by Proper Authorities, and ... |
| Autor | Alexander MacBean |
| Wydawca | G. Robinson, 1773 |
| W formie oryginalnej | Biblioteka Publiczna w Nowym Jorku |
| W formie cyfrowej | 28 Kwi 2007 |
| Liczba stron | 628 |
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