The Discovery of the Ancient World |
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INTRODUCTION | 3 |
THE VOYAGE OF THE ARGONAUTS | 11 |
HECATAEUS | 26 |
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Adriatic Aegean Alexander ancient Arabia Asia Minor Baltic Sea Black Sea Borysthenes Britain called Carthage Caspian Cassiterides Cattigara Caucasus Cerne coast of Africa Colchi colonies continent Danube describes discovery east eastern ocean Egypt Eratosthenes Erythraean Sea Ethiopians Euphrates Europe Euxine expedition extending farther fifth century flowing Gades Ganges Gaul Geog geographical knowledge gives Graec Greece Greek Gulf Hecataeus Herodotus Homer Ibid India Indus interesting interior island known land later lived Maeotis Marinus Massilia Mediterranean Sea Mela mentions miles Mountains mouth Mueller Nile northern coast northern ocean Odyssey Periplus Persian Phasis Phoenicians Pillars of Hercules places Pliny Polybius probably promontory Ptol Ptolemy Pytheas Red Sea reference regarded region Rhine Roman Rome sailed says Scythians second century Seres Sicily Soloeis southern Italy Spain story Strabo Tanais Tartessus Taurus Thrace Tigris tion trade voyage western coast western Mediterranean writers