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abounds according afterwards Agatharchides Alexander Alexandreia ancient animals Arabian Gulf Ariana Aristobulus Artemidorus Asia asphaltus Augustus Cæsar Babylon Babylonia barbarians body Cæsar called canal Cape Carians Carmania Cilicia coast codex contains Coray cubits death Delta desert distance district east Egypt Egyptians elephants Ephorus Eratosthenes Ethiopia Ethiopians Euphrates extending follows formerly fortress Gedrosia Gossellin Greeks Groskurd harbour Herod Homer honour India Indus inhabitants island isthmus Judæa Jupiter king Kramer lake length Letronne live Lycians Macedonians Mæander Megasthenes mentioned Meroë mountains mouth nations native Nearchus Nile Nome occupied Onesicritus Pamphylia Parthians passage Patalene Pelusium Persians persons Pharusii Phœnicians plain Pliny poet Poseidonius possession present produces promontory Ptolemy rain river Romans sacred sailing says sea-coast Seleuceia side situated speaks stadia stone Strabo Syene Syria Taurus temple territory Tigris tract translation trees tribes vessels whole worship writers καὶ