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A Compendium of Ancient and Modern Geography: For the Use of Eton School Aaron Arrowsmith No preview available - 1839 |
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Ægyptus affluents Africa afterwards amongst ancient appellation Arabia Armenia Asia Minor Assyria Atlantic Ocean banks birth-place borders Britain built Cæsar called Cape capital Carm Caspian Sea celebrated chief city chief town coast colony contains Danube derived its name district divided dominion Duchy dwelled East Eastern Eastward Egypt emperor Empire Euphrates Europe extended famous farther feet fertile flows formed formerly founded Gaul Greece Greeks Gulf harbour hence important India inhabitants Insulæ island Ital king kingdom known Lake latter Libya likewise Lucan Mauretania Mediterranean Mediterranean Sea mentioned metropolis modern Mons Montes Mount mountains mouth neighbouring Nile North Western Northern Numidia Ocean Ovid Pannonia Peloponnesus peninsula Persian Phrygia population possession principal promontory province residence Rhine rises Romans Sarmatia Saxons Scythia shores Sinus situated South Southern Spain square miles stood Syria temple territory tribes tributary VIII Virg waters Western extremity whence whole
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