Wanderings in North AfricaJ. Murray, 1856 - 320 Seiten Description of a journey from Bengazi through Barca and the Libyan Desert to Cairo. |
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... runs short . - The Mirage . - Dine with the Governor . The Site of Ancient Barca . - Quit the Plain of Merdj . 122 CHAPTER XI . Tomb of a Ptolemy . - Unequal Taxation . - What a Wife costs . -Ruins of Tolmeta . - Wall around Tancra ...
... runs short . - The Mirage . - Dine with the Governor . The Site of Ancient Barca . - Quit the Plain of Merdj . 122 CHAPTER XI . Tomb of a Ptolemy . - Unequal Taxation . - What a Wife costs . -Ruins of Tolmeta . - Wall around Tancra ...
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... runs perpendicularly to that of Esculapius , we see the sta- dium a little to the right . Long parallel lines closed at one end by a curve , mark its form most perfectly ; in a few places the seats may be traced , but in the long Chap ...
... runs perpendicularly to that of Esculapius , we see the sta- dium a little to the right . Long parallel lines closed at one end by a curve , mark its form most perfectly ; in a few places the seats may be traced , but in the long Chap ...
Seite 49
... runs to the west , but they are not placed at any regular dis- tances ; the rock in general forms the lower course ... run in a westerly direction till it reaches a gigantic rect- angular reservoir , of the most solid construction , but ...
... runs to the west , but they are not placed at any regular dis- tances ; the rock in general forms the lower course ... run in a westerly direction till it reaches a gigantic rect- angular reservoir , of the most solid construction , but ...
Seite 78
... from the town on the south , one comes upon extensive remains of a fortress situated on the edge of one of these ravines , the Wady Leboaitha , which runs nearly due east ; the valley is filled with Chap . VI . CHARMING SCENERY . 79 tombs ,
... from the town on the south , one comes upon extensive remains of a fortress situated on the edge of one of these ravines , the Wady Leboaitha , which runs nearly due east ; the valley is filled with Chap . VI . CHARMING SCENERY . 79 tombs ,
Seite 91
... have , at a distance , deceived him . The line of tombs extends the whole way from Cyrene to Jafsuf , and a large conduit covered with heavy stones runs along the side of the road . CHAPTER VII . Grennah , a Charming Retreat — Pleasant.
... have , at a distance , deceived him . The line of tombs extends the whole way from Cyrene to Jafsuf , and a large conduit covered with heavy stones runs along the side of the road . CHAPTER VII . Grennah , a Charming Retreat — Pleasant.
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