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... Hence we get the following rules : — To find the Olympiad : subtract the given year before Christ from 776 , divide the remainder by 4 , and to the quotient add 1 for the current Olympiad , and 1 for the current year of it . Thus , the ...
... Hence we get the following rules : — To find the Olympiad : subtract the given year before Christ from 776 , divide the remainder by 4 , and to the quotient add 1 for the current Olympiad , and 1 for the current year of it . Thus , the ...
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... Hence the Greek term ' Qκɛ- avòs ; and this idea of ocean , as a frontier , every where surrounding the earth , is to be traced in many passages . Thus it is said to be the bounds of earth , πολυφόρβου πείρατα γαίης ( Π . xiv . 200 ...
... Hence the Greek term ' Qκɛ- avòs ; and this idea of ocean , as a frontier , every where surrounding the earth , is to be traced in many passages . Thus it is said to be the bounds of earth , πολυφόρβου πείρατα γαίης ( Π . xiv . 200 ...
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... hence the later Roman geo- graphers acquired much of their knowledge of the coun- tries therein described . Of these Pomponius Mela , of Tingentera in Spain , was one of the most distinguished . He was born A. D. 40 , and wrote the ...
... hence the later Roman geo- graphers acquired much of their knowledge of the coun- tries therein described . Of these Pomponius Mela , of Tingentera in Spain , was one of the most distinguished . He was born A. D. 40 , and wrote the ...
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... Hence Horace , addressing Mæcenas , who was descended from the antient Kings of Tuscany : - Non quia , Mæcenas , Lydorum quidquid Etruscos Incoluit fines , nemo generosior est te . Hor . Sat. I. vi . 1 . † Hence Virgil : - Inflavit cum ...
... Hence Horace , addressing Mæcenas , who was descended from the antient Kings of Tuscany : - Non quia , Mæcenas , Lydorum quidquid Etruscos Incoluit fines , nemo generosior est te . Hor . Sat. I. vi . 1 . † Hence Virgil : - Inflavit cum ...
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... Hence Juvenal , speaking of Marius : — Exilium et carcer , Minturnarumque paludes Et mendicatus victa Carthagine panis . Tu quoque littoribus nostris , Eneïa nutrix , Eternam moriens famam , Caieta , dedisti . § Cæcubum et prælo domitam ...
... Hence Juvenal , speaking of Marius : — Exilium et carcer , Minturnarumque paludes Et mendicatus victa Carthagine panis . Tu quoque littoribus nostris , Eneïa nutrix , Eternam moriens famam , Caieta , dedisti . § Cæcubum et prælo domitam ...
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Adriatic Ægean Ægyptus Africa afterwards Alexander Alps antiently called Apennines Apollo Armenia Asia Athenians Augustus battle birth-place Bithynia Boeotia built Cæsar capital Caria Caspian celebrated centre chief city chief rivers Cilicia coast Colchis colony confines Cyrus Danube death defeated district east eastern eastward Egypt Emperor empire Epirus Euphrates Euxine extended extremity flows Galatia Gallia Gaul geographical giving name Grecian Greece Greeks Gulf hence Hercules Herodotus Homer Horace inhabitants Insula island Italy Jupiter killed king Lacedæmonians lake Latium Lilybæum Locri Macedonia Mediterranean memorable mentioned miles modern Mons Montes Mount mountains mouth Nile north-east north-west northern Numidia occupied Ovid Palus Paphlagonia peninsula Persian Phrygia Pisidia Pompey principal city promontory province Ptolemy Punic Rhine Roman Rome Scipio Scythia second Punic war shore Sicily side Sinus south-east south-west southern southward Strabo Syria Syrtis Syrtis Major temple Thessaly Tiber tribes Vindelicia Virg western whence
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Page 52 - Charybdis 420 obsidet, atque imo barathri ter gurgite vastos sorbet in abruptum fluctus rursusque sub auras erigit alternos et sidera verberat unda.
Page 51 - 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.
Page 66 - Rhenumque bibunt. venient annis saecula seris, quibus Oceanus vincula rerum laxet et ingens pateat tellus Tethysque novos detegat orbes nee sit terris ultima Thule.
Page 136 - Ibimus, o socii comitesque ! Nil desperandum Teucro duce et auspice Teucro : Certus enim promisit Apollo Ambiguam tellure nova Salamina futuram. O fortes, pejoraque passi 30 Mecum saepe viri, nunc vino pellite curas ; Cras ingens iterabimus aequor.
Page 25 - Fluminaque antiquos subterlabentia muros. An mare, quod supra, memorem, quodque alluit infra ? Anne lacus tantos ? te, Lari maxime, teque, Fluctibus et fremitu assurgens, Benace, marino...
Page 47 - Tendit, Antoni, quotiens in altos Nubium tractus. Ego apis Matinae More modoque Grata carpentis thyma per laborem Plurimum circa nemus uvidique Tiburis ripas operosa parvus Carmina fingo.
Page 199 - Urbs antiqua fuit, Tyrii tenuere coloni, Carthago, Italiam contra Tiberinaque longe Ostia, dives opum studiisque asperrima belli...
Page 202 - Hic vir, hic est, tibi quem promitti saepius audis, Augustus Caesar, Divi genus: aurea condet Saecula qui rursus Latio, regnata per arva Saturno quondam...
Page 125 - Unde simul primum me dimisere Philippi Decisis humilem pennis, inopemque paterni Et laris et fundi, paupertas impulit audax, Ut versus facerem : sed, quod non desit, habentem Quae poterunt unquam satis expurgare cicutae, Ni melius dormire putem, quam scribere versus?
Page 26 - Fonte cadit modico, parvisque impellitur undis Puniceus Rubicon, cum fervida canduit aestas : Perque imas serpit valles, et Gallica certus Limes ab Ausoniis disterminat arva colonis.