This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1856 Excerpt: ...whence the surrounding country was called Olympena. At its foot lay Apolloniatts Palus Lake of Ulubad, formed by the Rhyndacus, in the midst of which stood Apollonia ad Rhyndacum, still preserving its name in Abulionte or Apoloniza; this lake has an area of 30 square miles, and is only 50 feet above the sea. To the E. ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1856 Excerpt: ...whence the surrounding country was called Olympena. At its foot lay Apolloniatts Palus Lake of Ulubad, formed by the Rhyndacus, in the midst of which stood Apollonia ad Rhyndacum, still preserving its name in Abulionte or Apoloniza; this lake has an area of 30 square miles, and is only 50 feet above the sea. To the E. of this, and at the Northern foot of Olympus, was Prusa ad Olympum Bursa, so called from having been built by Prusias, king of Bithynia: it was hither that Hannibal fled from the vengeance of his enemies58, and was at first kindly received, but Prusias (whom Polybius stigmatizes as the basest and most abject of monarchs) was preparing to betray his guest to the Romans in order to gain their favour, when Hannibal prevented his plans by a voluntary death, B. C. 182 S9. Advancing to the coast, we meet with Myrlea Mondania, founded by the Colophonians, the name of which was changed by Prusias to Apamea, in honour of his queen; it was subsequently colonized by the Romans. Farther Eastward was 23. Cius 60 Kio, called also Prusias, a Milesian colony, whence the adjoining Gulf of Mondania was named Cianus Sinus; it was situated at the mouth of the two rivers Cius and Hylas. The latter of these is said to have received its name from Hylas, the favourite of Hercules, who was there stolen away by the nymphs, and was sought by Hercules for many days in the neighbouring mountain Arganthonius 01: this tradition the inhabitants of Cius commemorated by a yearly festival. The other river was the Cius, or Ascanius and communicated with a lake called also Ascanius Lake of Iznik; its area is about 45 square miles, and its elevation above the sea 100 feet; this lake is between that of Apoloniza and Lake Nicomedia or Sabanja Gheul, which has an area of JO square mi...
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Add this copy of A Compendium of Ancient and Modern Geography for the to cart. $95.43, fair condition, Sold by Victoria Bookshop rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Bere Alston, DEVON, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1856 by E P Williams.
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Fair. 8vo large. A working copy with spine leather partially detached, copious pencil notes covering front and rear endpapers and preface. Minor foxing throughout, otherwise majority of text clean. Heavy book, may incur additional postage charge.
