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... parasangs . The boundary between Cilicia and Armenia is the river Euphrates , which it is necessary to cross in boats . In Armenia the resting - places are 15 in number , and the distance is 56 % 1⁄2 parasangs . There is one place where ...
... parasangs . The boundary between Cilicia and Armenia is the river Euphrates , which it is necessary to cross in boats . In Armenia the resting - places are 15 in number , and the distance is 56 % 1⁄2 parasangs . There is one place where ...
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... parasangs to Jerusalem , a small city strongly fortified with three walls . It contains a numerous population , composed of Jacobites , Armenians , Greeks , Georgians , Franks , and indeed of people of all tongues . The dyeing - house ...
... parasangs to Jerusalem , a small city strongly fortified with three walls . It contains a numerous population , composed of Jacobites , Armenians , Greeks , Georgians , Franks , and indeed of people of all tongues . The dyeing - house ...
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... parasangs from Jerusalem is Bethlehem of Judea , called Beth- lehem ; and within half a mile of it , where several roads meet , stands the monument which points out the grave of Rachel . This monument is constructed of eleven stones ...
... parasangs from Jerusalem is Bethlehem of Judea , called Beth- lehem ; and within half a mile of it , where several roads meet , stands the monument which points out the grave of Rachel . This monument is constructed of eleven stones ...
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A TRAVELING HISTORIAN | 3 |
TO 1492 | 10 |
Jean sire de Joinville | 20 |
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