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" Between the Bosphorus and the Hellespont, the shores of Europe and Asia receding on either side enclose the Sea of Marmara, which was known to the ancients by the denomination of Propontis. The navigation from the issue of the Bosphorus to the entrance... "
The history of the decline and fall of the Roman empire, with notes by ... - Page 290
by Edward Gibbon - 1854
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The History of Herodotus, Volume 2

Herodotus - 1791 - 502 pages
...the Hellefpont/ the fliorcj-of Europe and Alia, receding on either fide, inclofe the.fea.of Marmara, which was known to the ancients by the denomination of Propontis. The navigation from the iflbe «f the Bofphorus to the entrance of the Hellefpont, is about one hundred and twenty miles. Thofe...
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The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volume 3

Edward Gibbon - 1806 - 436 pages
...Hellespont, the, pontu. ghores of Europe and Asia receding on either side inclose the sea of Marmara, which was known to the ancients by the denomination...lofty summit of Mount Olympus, covered with eternal snowis J. They leave on the left a deep gulf, at the bottom of which Nicomedia was seated, the imperial...
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The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volume 2

Edward Gibbon - 1810 - 462 pages
...and Asia receding on either side inThe i,ro. close fne sea of Marmara, which was known to the pontis. ancients by the denomination of Propontis. The navigation...Propontis, may at once descry the high lands of Thrace and Bitbynia, and never lose sight of the lofty summit of Mount Olympus, covered with eternal snows14....
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The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volume 3

Edward Gibbon - 1811 - 432 pages
...Bosphorusand the Hellespont, the shores of Europe and Asia receding on either side inclose the sea of Marmara, which was known to the ancients by the denomination...Propontis, may at once descry the high lands of Thrace and Bitbynia, and never lose sight of the lofty summit of Mount Olympus, covered with eternal snows." They...
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Herodotus, Volume 2

Herodotus - 1812 - 468 pages
...the Hellespont, the shores of Europe and Asia, receding on either side, inclose the sea of Marmara, which was known to the ancients by the denomination...from the issue of the Bosphorus to the entrance of Hellespont, is about one hundred and twenty miles. Those who steer their westward course through the...
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The Female Speaker; Or, Miscellaneous Pieces, in Prose and Verse: Selected ...

Mrs. Barbauld (Anna Letitia) - 1816 - 414 pages
...navigation, from the issue erf the Bospfoorus to the entrance of the Hellespont, is about tfne hundred attd twenty miles. Those, who steer their westward course through the middle of the Propontis, may stt once descry the high lands of Thrace and Bith'ynia, and neVer lo* eight of the lofty summit of...
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The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volume 3

Edward Gibbon - 1820 - 432 pages
...Hellespont, f "" "1"" the shores of Europe and Asia receding on either side inclose the sea of Marmara, which was known to the ancients by the denomination...course through the middle of the Propontis, may at once discry the high lands of Thrace and Bithynia, and never lose sight of the lofty summit of Mount Olympus,...
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The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volume 2

Edward Gibbon - 1821 - 520 pages
...the'Hellespont, the shores The proof Europe and Asia receding on either side enclose the P°" "' sea of Marmara, which was known to the ancients by the denomination...hundred and twenty miles. Those who steer their westward coast through the middle of the Propontis, may at once descry the high lands of Thrace and Bithynia,...
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Herodotus, tr., with notes, by W. Beloe, Volume 2

Herodotus - 1821 - 478 pages
...the Hellespont, the shores of Europe and Asia, receding on either side, inclose the sea of Marmara, which was known to the ancients by the denomination...from the issue of the Bosphorus to the entrance of Hellespont, is about one hundred and twenty miles. Those who steer their westward course through the...
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The Siege of Valencia: A Dramatic Poem ; The Last Constantine : with Other Poems

Felicia Dorothea Browne Hemans, Mrs. Hemans - 1823 - 336 pages
...Notes to Kindersky's Specimens of Hindoo Literature. Note 8. • The snowy crown Of Jar Olympus, fyc. Those who steer their westward course through the...lofty summit of Mount Olympus, covered with eternal snows. — Decline and Fall, Sfc. vol. iii. p. 8. Note 9. • Mohammed's face Kindles beneath their...
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