Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography: Abacaenum-HytanisWilliam Smith Little, Brown and Company, 1854 |
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... feet in length , and presenting much re- semblance to the more ancient fortifications of numerous Italian cities , from which they differ , however , in their comparatively small thickness . Among the most interesting remains of an ...
... feet in length , and presenting much re- semblance to the more ancient fortifications of numerous Italian cities , from which they differ , however , in their comparatively small thickness . Among the most interesting remains of an ...
الصفحة 97
... feet in height . The old light - house of Alexandreia still occupies the site of its ancient predecessor . A deep bay on the northern side of the island was called the " Pirates ' Haven , " from its having been an early place of refuge ...
... feet in height . The old light - house of Alexandreia still occupies the site of its ancient predecessor . A deep bay on the northern side of the island was called the " Pirates ' Haven , " from its having been an early place of refuge ...
الصفحة 101
... feet . It contains generally shapeless masses of ruins , consisting of shattered columits and capitals , cisterns ... feet high , the diameter at its base is 7 feet and 7 inches ; the fallen obelisk has been mutilated , and , with the ...
... feet . It contains generally shapeless masses of ruins , consisting of shattered columits and capitals , cisterns ... feet high , the diameter at its base is 7 feet and 7 inches ; the fallen obelisk has been mutilated , and , with the ...
الصفحة 125
... feet above the sea . Strabo describes it as an offset ( póous ) of M. Atlas ; and it is , in fact , the western point , as ABYLA is the eastern , of the end of that great NW . spur of the Atlas , which divides the Atlantic from the ...
... feet above the sea . Strabo describes it as an offset ( póous ) of M. Atlas ; and it is , in fact , the western point , as ABYLA is the eastern , of the end of that great NW . spur of the Atlas , which divides the Atlantic from the ...
الصفحة 154
... feet , while its average height ranges between 3000 and 4000 feet . Its northern declivity presents a re- markable uniformity : the long ranges of hills which descend from the central chain , nearly at right angles to its direction ...
... feet , while its average height ranges between 3000 and 4000 feet . Its northern declivity presents a re- markable uniformity : the long ranges of hills which descend from the central chain , nearly at right angles to its direction ...
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