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Strabo : Geographica

'Strabo calls Carthage forty miles in circuit.'

Century: 1700-1799     Reader/Listener/Group: Mary, Lady Wortley Montagu      Print: Book

Strabo : Geographica

'We fell to wondering, while the evening light faded from land to sea, what the meagre history of Ineboli could be - so remote it seemed, so forgotten - and it presently occurred to us to consult the learned Strabo. There in his book was duly mentioned: "Abonteichos, a small city," "the modern Ineboli," added a commentator, and we gazed with different eyes at the small city which was backed by such a long line of experiences.'

Century: 1850-1899     Reader/Listener/Group: Gertrude Bell      Print: Book

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