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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 Cole-Syria contains cubits death Delta desert distance district east Egypt Egyptians elephants Ephorus Eratosthenes Ethiopia Ethiopians Euphrates extending follows formerly fortress Greeks Groskurd harbour Herod Herodotus Homer honour India Indus inhabitants interior island isthmus Judæa Jupiter king Kramer lake length Letronne live Lycians Macedonians Megasthenes mentioned Meroë mountains mouth nations native Nearchus Nile Nome occupied Onesicritus Pamphylia Parthians passage Patalene Pelusium Persians persons Pharusii Phoenicians 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 thence Tigris tract translation trees tribes vessels whole worship writers