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Achæans Africa afterwards Alexander ancient appears Arabia Armenia Asia Minor Assyria Athenians Augustus bank became Bithynia borders boundary Cæsar capital Cappadocia Caria Carm Caspian celebrated central chief town Cilicia coast Coin Corinthian Gulf course defeated described district divided eastern Egypt empire Euphrates Euxine extended fertile formed former founded Galatia Gaul geography Greece Greek Gulf harbour hence Herodotus hill Homer important towns inhabitants interior Ionian island kings lake land latter Lycaonia Lycia Mediterranean Meroë miles modern Montes mountains mouth Mysia Nile northern noticed numerous occupied Ocean originally Palestine Peloponnesian War peninsula period Persian Phoenicia Phrygia Pisidia plain Pontus port portion position possessed probably promontory Propontis province Ptolemy race range remains rises river road Roman colony Rome ruins sea-coast shores side Sinus situated southern stood Strabo stream Syria Taurus temple thence Thrace tribes tributary upper valley walls western whence δὲ καὶ τε