A History of Ancient Geography

acquaintance Africa ALEXANDER'S EASTERN EXPEDITION Alexandria ancient Aristagoras Aristotle Armenia Arrian Asia Minor called Carthaginians Caspian CHAP coast colonies connexion continent course Darius described distance district earth east Egypt Eratosthenes Euphrates Europe Euxine Gaul Greece Greeks Gulf Hecataeus Herod Herodotus Himilco Hipparchus historian India Indus inhabitants Ionian island Ister lake land later Libya Maeotis mathematical geography Mediterranean Megasthenes mentioned Meroë Miletus modern mountains mouth narrative native Nearchus neighbourhood Nile northern notices ocean Palus Maeotis passage passed Periplus Persian Phoenicians Pillars of Hercules Pliny Polybius Posidonius position present day Ptolemy Pytheas reached regarded region remarks river Roman route Scylax Scylax of Caryanda Scythia shews side southern southward speaks Strabo stream supra Tigris tion tribes voyage western writer γὰρ δὲ ἐν καὶ μὲν οἱ τὰ τε τῇ τὴν τῆς τὸ τοῦ τῶν