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Page xxii
To illustrate this as briefly as possible , I will give an instance in both cases ,
explaining the source of the error , and give the rule for rectifying it . The reader
may possibly infer from Dr . Lempriere ' s rule , that having the year before Christ
given ...
To illustrate this as briefly as possible , I will give an instance in both cases ,
explaining the source of the error , and give the rule for rectifying it . The reader
may possibly infer from Dr . Lempriere ' s rule , that having the year before Christ
given ...
Page xxiii
... to add to the remainder one for the current year , in order to get the true year of
Rome ; or as a shorter and more commodious RULE , Subtract the given year
before Christ from 754 , and the remainder will then give the year of Rome .
... to add to the remainder one for the current year , in order to get the true year of
Rome ; or as a shorter and more commodious RULE , Subtract the given year
before Christ from 754 , and the remainder will then give the year of Rome .
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... or Padua , the birth - place of Livy , said to have been founded by Antenor ; and
Hadria , which gives name to the Adriatic . Among the Carni are Forum Julii , now
Friuli , and Aquileia , which still retains its name , though not its consequence .
... or Padua , the birth - place of Livy , said to have been founded by Antenor ; and
Hadria , which gives name to the Adriatic . Among the Carni are Forum Julii , now
Friuli , and Aquileia , which still retains its name , though not its consequence .
Page 128
The Lemovices , whose capital was Augustoritum , still give name to Limoges .
The capital of Aquitania Secunda was Burdigala , or Bourdeaux , upon the mouth
of the Garumna , among the Bituriges Vivisci . The Petrocorii give name to ...
The Lemovices , whose capital was Augustoritum , still give name to Limoges .
The capital of Aquitania Secunda was Burdigala , or Bourdeaux , upon the mouth
of the Garumna , among the Bituriges Vivisci . The Petrocorii give name to ...
Page 131
On their South , the Catalauni give name to Chalons . Closely connected with the
Remí were the Suessiones , whose capital , Augusta , is now Soissons .
Northwards are the Veromandui , or Vermandois , whose capital , Augustá , is St
...
On their South , the Catalauni give name to Chalons . Closely connected with the
Remí were the Suessiones , whose capital , Augusta , is now Soissons .
Northwards are the Veromandui , or Vermandois , whose capital , Augustá , is St
...
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Page 214 - Thammuz came next behind, Whose annual wound in Lebanon allured The Syrian damsels to lament his fate In amorous ditties, all a summer's day; While smooth Adonis from his native rock Ran purple to the sea, supposed with blood Of Thammuz yearly wounded...
Page 246 - Caesar et omnis luli progenies magnum caeli ventura sub axem. 790 hic vir, hic est, tibi quem promitti saepius audis, Augustus Caesar, divi genus, aurea condet saecula qui rursus Latio regnata per arva Saturno quondam, super et Garamantas et Indos proferet imperium ; iacet extra sidera tellus, extra anni solisque vias, ubi caelifer Atlas axem umero torquet stellis ardentibus aptum.
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Page 248 - Temple (so celebrated in antiquity) of Jupiter Hammon, said to have been founded by Bacchus, in gratitude to his father Jupiter, who appeared to him, when perishing with thirst, in the form of a ram, and shewed him a fountain.
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| Title | A sketch of modern and antient geography |
| Author | Samuel Butler (bp. of Lichfield and Coventry.) |
| Edition | 4 |
| Published | 1818 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 1 Dec 2006 |
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