Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography: Abacaenum-Hytanis. 1854 |
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الصفحة 388
But the Belgic area of Britain may be carried further eastwards by considering the
Attrebatii as a Belgic population; in which case Belgae is a generic term, and
Attrebatii the specific name of one of the divisions it includes; and by admitting
the ...
But the Belgic area of Britain may be carried further eastwards by considering the
Attrebatii as a Belgic population; in which case Belgae is a generic term, and
Attrebatii the specific name of one of the divisions it includes; and by admitting
the ...
الصفحة 437
A reference to the article Belgae shows that, for that population, a Germanic
affinity has been claimed; though, apparently, on insufficient grounds. The
population of North Britain may have been, such as it is now, Gaelic. Occupants,
too, earlier ...
A reference to the article Belgae shows that, for that population, a Germanic
affinity has been claimed; though, apparently, on insufficient grounds. The
population of North Britain may have been, such as it is now, Gaelic. Occupants,
too, earlier ...
الصفحة 442
... the Simeni, the 7V»°noantes (Trinobantes), the Dobuni, the At (rebates, the
Cantii, the Regni, the Belgae, the Durotriges, the Damnonii, all English rather
than Welsh; and the Silnres, Dimetae, and Ordovices, Welsh rather than English.
... the Simeni, the 7V»°noantes (Trinobantes), the Dobuni, the At (rebates, the
Cantii, the Regni, the Belgae, the Durotriges, the Damnonii, all English rather
than Welsh; and the Silnres, Dimetae, and Ordovices, Welsh rather than English.
الصفحة 655
They were within the limits of the Belgae of Caesar, and joined the great Belgic
confederation to oppose the Roman proconsul (b. c. 57). The Condrusi and
Eburones were dependent on the Treviri (B. 0. iv. 6.) The chief part of the territory
of the ...
They were within the limits of the Belgae of Caesar, and joined the great Belgic
confederation to oppose the Roman proconsul (b. c. 57). The Condrusi and
Eburones were dependent on the Treviri (B. 0. iv. 6.) The chief part of the territory
of the ...
الصفحة 794
[L. S-] DUROTRIGES, in Britain, mentioned by Ptolemy as lying south and west of
the Belgae, = Dor-sel- shire. [R. G. L.l DUROVERNUM. [Durobrivae, in A'eiU.]
DURVUS HONS. The St. ImmerUial and the Munsterthal, in tho canton of Bern in
...
[L. S-] DUROTRIGES, in Britain, mentioned by Ptolemy as lying south and west of
the Belgae, = Dor-sel- shire. [R. G. L.l DUROVERNUM. [Durobrivae, in A'eiU.]
DURVUS HONS. The St. ImmerUial and the Munsterthal, in tho canton of Bern in
...
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الصفحة 74 - Towards the end of the first or the beginning of the second century after Christ, these lands were incorporated in the Roman empire.
الصفحة 255 - Look once more ere we leave this specular mount Westward, much nearer by south-west, behold Where on the ^Egean shore a city stands Built nobly, pure the air, and light the soil ; Athens, the eye of Greece, mother of arts And eloquence...
الصفحة 268 - Parthenon, ... no two are parallel. This asymmetria is productive of very great beauty; for it not only obviates the dry uniformity of too many parallel lines, but also produces exquisite varieties of light and shade.
الصفحة 314 - Santo end a good watering-place for shipping; the water (except in very dry weather) runs out in a good stream. The distance across is 2500 yards, which agrees very well with the breadth of twelve stadia assigned by Herodotus. The width of the canal appears to have been about 18 or 20 feet; the level of the earth nowhere exceeds 15 feet above the sea; the soil is a light clay.
الصفحة 114 - Strabo, the position of which, as already described, is exactly confirmed by the Stadiasmus, as well as by Ptolemy. There was a fourth pass, as Major Rennell has justly observed, which crossing Mount Amanus from the eastward, descended upon the centre of the head of the gulf, near Issus. By this pass it was that Dareius marched from Sochus, and took up his position on the banks of the Pinarus ; by which movement Alexander, who had just before marched from Mallus to Myriandrus, through the two maritime...
الصفحة 275 - This statue was made of olive-wood, and was said to have fallen down from heaven. Here was the sacred olive-tree, which Athena called forth from the earth in her contest with Poseidon for the possession of Attica; here also was the well of salt water which Poseidon produced by the stroke of his trident, the impression of which was seen upon the rock ; and here, lastly, was the tomb of Oecrops as well as that of Ercchtbeus. . . . The form of the Erechtheium differs from every other known example of...
الصفحة 273 - On both sides, and towards the door, is a kind of gallery, made with two ranks of pillars, twenty-two below, and twentythree above. The odd pillar is over the arch of the entrance, which was left for the passage.
الصفحة 370 - Roman marriages at the end of the first and the beginning of the second century were childless.
الصفحة 288 - Vestiges of brazen and goldencoloured arms, of a blue sky, and of blue, green, and red drapery, are still very apparent.
الصفحة 142 - By its harbour of Seleucia it was in communication with all the trade of the Mediterranean ; and, through the open country behind the Lebanon, it was conveniently approached by the caravans from Mesopotamia and Arabia. It united the inland advantages of Aleppo with the maritime opportunities of Smyrna.