A Sketch of Modern and Ancient GeographyW. Eddowes, sold also by Deighton, Cambridge, Parker and Cooke, Oxford, 1813 - 246 Seiten |
Im Buch
Ergebnisse 1-5 von 15
Seite xi
... begin . 757 Isaiah begins to prophesy . 753 Rome founded , April 20 . 743 First Messenian war ; conti- nues 19 years to the taking of Ithome . 33 721 Kingdom of Israel finished by the taking of Samaria by Salmanasar king of Assy- xxiii ...
... begin . 757 Isaiah begins to prophesy . 753 Rome founded , April 20 . 743 First Messenian war ; conti- nues 19 years to the taking of Ithome . 33 721 Kingdom of Israel finished by the taking of Samaria by Salmanasar king of Assy- xxiii ...
Seite xiii
... begins , May 7 , and continues 27 years . Age of Cratinus , Eupolis , Aristophanes , Me- ton , Democritus , Gorgias , Thucydides , Hippocrates , Malachi the last of the pro- phets and the history of the Old Testament ends . lxxxix . 4 ...
... begins , May 7 , and continues 27 years . Age of Cratinus , Eupolis , Aristophanes , Me- ton , Democritus , Gorgias , Thucydides , Hippocrates , Malachi the last of the pro- phets and the history of the Old Testament ends . lxxxix . 4 ...
Seite xv
... begins his Persian expedition . Battle of the Granicus . 333 Battle of Issus . 332 Tyre taken and destroyed by Alexander : Alexandria in Egypt founded by him . 423 331 Battle of Arbela . End of the Persian , and commencement of the ...
... begins his Persian expedition . Battle of the Granicus . 333 Battle of Issus . 332 Tyre taken and destroyed by Alexander : Alexandria in Egypt founded by him . 423 331 Battle of Arbela . End of the Persian , and commencement of the ...
Seite xvi
... begin the Tarentine war . Achæan league begins . Pyrrhus king of Epirus goes to Italy to assist the Tarentines . 476 278 The Gauls cut to pieces near ΟΙ . JA.U.CJB.C. Delphi . Age of Sostratus , Theocritus xvi.
... begin the Tarentine war . Achæan league begins . Pyrrhus king of Epirus goes to Italy to assist the Tarentines . 476 278 The Gauls cut to pieces near ΟΙ . JA.U.CJB.C. Delphi . Age of Sostratus , Theocritus xvi.
Seite xvii
... begins , and continues 23 years . cxxx . 1 . 494 260 cxxxi . 1. 498 256 cxxxii . 2. 503 251 cxxxiv . 1. 510 244 cxxxiv . 4. 513 241 CXXXV . 1. 514 cxxxv . 4 . 517 237 cxxxvi . 2. 519 235 cxxxvi . 4. | 521 240 Agis king of Lacedæmon put ...
... begins , and continues 23 years . cxxx . 1 . 494 260 cxxxi . 1. 498 256 cxxxii . 2. 503 251 cxxxiv . 1. 510 244 cxxxiv . 4. 513 241 CXXXV . 1. 514 cxxxv . 4 . 517 237 cxxxvi . 2. 519 235 cxxxvi . 4. | 521 240 Agis king of Lacedæmon put ...
Andere Ausgaben - Alle anzeigen
Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
Ægean Ægyptus Africa afterwards Alexander Alps antient antiently called Arabia Asia Athenians Augustus battle birth-place Bithynia Boeotia bounded built Cæsar Campania Cape capital Cappadocia Caria Caspian celebrated Cilicia coast colony contained corrupted Danube death defeated district divided Egypt Emperor empire Equator Euphrates Europe extremity famous feet flows Galatia Gallia giving name Grecian Greece Greeks Gulph Hannibal Horace Imaus inhabitants Insula Isauria island Isles Italy killed king Kingdom Lacedæmonians lake latitude little North Locri longitude Lydia Mediterranean memorable miles Mount Mountains mouth Mysia N.La nation Nile North East North Eastern North West Northern Numidia Olympiad opposite Pamphylia Persian Phocis Phrygia Pisidia Pompey Pontus principal city principal Rivers promontory province Rhine rises Roman Rome Scythia second Punic war shore Sicily Sinus Corinthiacus South East South West Southern Spain Syria Syrtis Syrtis Major temple Thessaly thro town tribes Vindelicia Virg Virgil Western side whence
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 93 - Charybdis 420 obsidet, atque imo barathri ter gurgite vastos sorbet in abruptum fluctus rursusque sub auras erigit alternos et sidera verberat unda. At Scyllam caecis cohibet spelunca latebris ora exsertantem et naves in saxa trahentem. 425 Prima hominis facies et pulchro pectore virgo pube tenus, postrema immani corpore pistrix delphinum caudas utero commissa luporum.
Seite 39 - Asia is bounded on the North by the Arctic, on the East by the Pacific, and on the South by the Indian Ocean ; its Western boundary, which separates it from Europe, has already been described.
Seite 32 - Scotland, on the East by the German Ocean, on the South by the English Channel, and on the West by St.
Seite 55 - ... me. Before I take leave of the Jerseys, it is necessary I should give some account of this province. New Jersey is situated between the...
Seite xxxi - The circumference of every circle is supposed to' be divided into 360 equal parts, called degrees ; each degree into 60 minutes, and each minute into 60 seconds. Degrees, minutes, and seconds are designated by the characters °, ', ". Thus 23° 14' 35" is read 23 degrees, 14 minutes, and 35 seconds.
Seite 235 - Climb'd on the whirls, and aim'd the flinty showers ! Onward resistless rolls the infuriate surge, Clouds follow clouds, and mountains mountains urge ; Wave over wave the driving desert swims, Bursts o'er their heads, inhumes their struggling limbs ; Man mounts on man, on camels camels rush, Hosts march o'er hosts, and nations nations crush, — Wheeling in air the winged islands fall, And one great earthy ocean covers all...
Seite 29 - Calvin considered every church is a separate and independent body, invested with the power of legislation for itself. He proposed that it should be governed by presbyteries and synods composed of clergy and laity, without bishops, or any clerical subordination ; and maintained that the province of the civil magistrate extended only to its protection and outward accommodation.
Seite iv - The Second Part, which contains a short view of Antient Geography, has been unattempted in this manner, as far as I know, by any one but myself. I have endeavoured to make a dry catalogue of names interesting and useful, by the application of history, chronology, and poetry...
Seite 195 - Cappadocia is bounded on the West by Phrygia, on the North by Pontus, on the East by the Euphrates, and on the South by Phrygia. The Cappadocians are remarkable for having refused liberty when offered them, preferring to live under their kings, who seem to have had a number of slaves on the royal domains, somewhat like our feudal barons.* Cappadocia was divided into a number of districts, which it is hardly necessary to enumerate.
Seite 235 - ... moving mountains of the desert. Wave over wave the driving desert swims, Bursts o'er their heads, inhumes their struggling limbs. * * * * And one great earthy ocean covers all. Then ceased the storm, — Night bowed his JEthiop brow To earth, and listened to the groans below. * * awhile the living hill Heaved with convulsive throes — and all was still.