The Geography of Strabo, Volume 3George Bell, 1857 - Geography, Ancient |
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according afterwards Alexander ancient animals appear Arabian army Asia Assyria beginning belonging body built called canal Cape cause coast consists contains continued death described direction distance district earth east Egypt Egyptians elephants Eratosthenes Ethiopians existed extending flows follows formerly four give greater Greeks Groskurd ground Gulf hand harbour India inhabitants island Italy kind king Kramer lake land latter length less lies live manner means mentioned mountains mouth native nature Nile observed obtained occupied opposite pass passage Persians persons plain portion possession present probably produces promontory Ptolemy reading received relates respecting rest rise river road Romans sailing says sent side situated speaks stadia stone Strabo Syria temple territory things tract translation trees tribes vessels whole writers