A Sketch of Modern and Antient Geography ... Third editionLongman & Company, 1842 - 379 pages |
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Ægean Ægypt Africa afterwards Alexander Alps antiently called Arabia Asia Athenians Atlantic Augustus banks battle birth-place Bithynia Boeotia brated Britain British built Cæsar Campania Cape capital Cappadocia Caria Caspian cele celebrated chief Cilicia coast colony contains Danube defeated district divided East Eastern Eastward Emperor empire Equator Euphrates Europe feet flows Gallia giving name Grecian Greece Greeks Gulf Gulph Horace Imaus inhabitants island Isles Italy killed king kingdom Lacedæmonians Lake Lilybæum Locri longitude Mediterranean memorable mentioned miles long Mons Mount Mountains mouth Mysia N.La nearly Nile North North-east North-west Northern Numidia Ocean Paphlagonia Peloponnese Persian Phocis Phrygia Pisidia Pompey Pontus principal city principal Rivers promontory province Rhine rises Roman Rome Scythia shore Sicily Sinus Corinthiacus Source and Course South-east South-west Southern Spain square miles stream Syria Syrtis Minor temple Termination and Character Thessaly town tribes Vindelici Virg West whence