Travels Through Cyprus, Syria, and Palestine; with a General History of the Levant. Translated from the Italian, Том 1P. Byrne, 1792 |
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... formerly called Idalium - Tama- gia , anciently called Tamaffus - Pellandros , twenty - four miles from Limaffol , at the foot of Mount Olympus - Village of Calopfidia , near which the herb glafs - wort is found - Villages of Pirga and ...
... formerly called Idalium - Tama- gia , anciently called Tamaffus - Pellandros , twenty - four miles from Limaffol , at the foot of Mount Olympus - Village of Calopfidia , near which the herb glafs - wort is found - Villages of Pirga and ...
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... formerly the city of Sepphoris - Its political revolutions- Ruins of an ancient church - Village of Scief- amer celebrated for its cottons . P. 365 X CHA P. XLII . Journey to Tyre - Why the maritime cities of the Levant are called ...
... formerly the city of Sepphoris - Its political revolutions- Ruins of an ancient church - Village of Scief- amer celebrated for its cottons . P. 365 X CHA P. XLII . Journey to Tyre - Why the maritime cities of the Levant are called ...
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... of Tantur -Tantur was formerly a celebrated city called Dor , or Dora - Crocodile river - City of Cro- codilon - Hamlet of Zerça , and perfidy of its p . 389 inhabitants . СНАР . X CHA P. XLV . Of the city of Cæfarea xxiv CONTENT S.
... of Tantur -Tantur was formerly a celebrated city called Dor , or Dora - Crocodile river - City of Cro- codilon - Hamlet of Zerça , and perfidy of its p . 389 inhabitants . СНАР . X CHA P. XLV . Of the city of Cæfarea xxiv CONTENT S.
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... formerly known by a great many different names . Pliny calls it Aca- mantis , Ceraftis , Afphelia , Amathusia , Macaria , Cryptos , and Colinia * . In other historians it may be found under the denomination of Chetime , Erofa , Paphos ...
... formerly known by a great many different names . Pliny calls it Aca- mantis , Ceraftis , Afphelia , Amathusia , Macaria , Cryptos , and Colinia * . In other historians it may be found under the denomination of Chetime , Erofa , Paphos ...
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... formerly nine kingdoms , tributary to Egypt , and foon after to the Romans . From the emperors of the weft it paffed to thofe of the east but it was taken from them by the Arabs , nder the reign of Heraclius . Ifaac , a prince of the ...
... formerly nine kingdoms , tributary to Egypt , and foon after to the Romans . From the emperors of the weft it paffed to thofe of the east but it was taken from them by the Arabs , nder the reign of Heraclius . Ifaac , a prince of the ...
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Acre Affaffins againſt alfo almoſt alſo ancient Arabs bafhaw beautiful becauſe befides beſt botrus cafe cafks called caufed cauſe CHAP Chriftians church citadel coaft colour confifts conful Cyprus Cythera deſtroyed diſtance dragomans eſtabliſhed European expences faid Famagufta fame feen fent ferved feven feveral fhall fhip fhould fide filk firft firſt fituated fmall fome fometimes foon formerly fovereign ftill ftones fubject fuch fuffer fufficient fupport furrounded governor Grand Signior greateſt Greeks himſelf houſes inhabitants iſland Jerufalem kind king king of Cyprus kingdom of Cyprus labdanum Larnic lefs Levant Lufignans Mahometans Maronites meaſure mofque moft moſt mountain muft muſt neceffary neighbourhood Nicofia obferved occafion Paphos perfon piaftres pleaſure prefent preferve purchaſe refidence refpect reft ruins Salamis ſeveral ſmall ſtill Syria thefe themſelves theſe thofe thoſe thouſand tion tranfported Turkiſh Turks ufual uſed veffels vifit village weft whofe William of Tyre wine
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