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 of the Greeks and Romans Together with an Account of Coins, Weights, and Measures, with Tabular Values of the Same |
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Population of Egypt. Diodorus Siculus (1,31) states, on the authority of the
ancient Egyptian records, that the land contained, in the time of the Pharaohs,
more than 18,000 cities and villages. The same writer informs us, that, in the time
of the ...
Population of Egypt. Diodorus Siculus (1,31) states, on the authority of the
ancient Egyptian records, that the land contained, in the time of the Pharaohs,
more than 18,000 cities and villages. The same writer informs us, that, in the time
of the ...
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We seldom find the Egyptians spoken of as a very peculiar race of men. These
circumstances induce us to hesitate in explaining the expressions of the ancients
in that very strong sense in which they at first strike us. —2. The second class of ...
We seldom find the Egyptians spoken of as a very peculiar race of men. These
circumstances induce us to hesitate in explaining the expressions of the ancients
in that very strong sense in which they at first strike us. —2. The second class of ...
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peculiarity of situation. diversity of animals adored by the communities of Egypt.
Had these been merely pure symbols, would the priests, who sought to impart a
uniform character to their institutions, have ever introduced them . These varieties
...
peculiarity of situation. diversity of animals adored by the communities of Egypt.
Had these been merely pure symbols, would the priests, who sought to impart a
uniform character to their institutions, have ever introduced them . These varieties
...
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The President de Goguet, relying on a statement of Servius, supposes that the
Egyptians embalmed their dead for the sake of maintaining the connexion
between the soul and the body, and preventing the former from transmigrating. (
Origin of ...
The President de Goguet, relying on a statement of Servius, supposes that the
Egyptians embalmed their dead for the sake of maintaining the connexion
between the soul and the body, and preventing the former from transmigrating. (
Origin of ...
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With the most rapid success he conquered Syria and Cilicia, and advanced as far
as Bactriana and the confines of India; but a sedition at home stopped his
progress, and he returned to Egypt loaded with the spoils of conquered nations.
With the most rapid success he conquered Syria and Cilicia, and advanced as far
as Bactriana and the confines of India; but a sedition at home stopped his
progress, and he returned to Egypt loaded with the spoils of conquered nations.
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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 of the Greeks and Romans Together with an Account of Coins ... |
| Autor | Charles Anthon |
| Wydawca | Harper, 1847 |
| W formie oryginalnej | Uniwersytet Illinois w Urbanie i Champaign |
| W formie cyfrowej | 6 Lut 2015 |
| Liczba stron | 1458 |
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