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... river Syr , for which see Schuyler's Turkistan . 4 Through the Khaiber or Khuram . Authorities differ as to the identification of the pass , and the question must be settled by the experts . 5 Wondrous tales had been current concerning ...
... river Syr , for which see Schuyler's Turkistan . 4 Through the Khaiber or Khuram . Authorities differ as to the identification of the pass , and the question must be settled by the experts . 5 Wondrous tales had been current concerning ...
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... river Hyphasis1 , beyond which his army refused to advance : so , getting over his disappointment as best he might , he retraced his steps to the Hydaspes , which he prepared to descend with a fleet in order to reach the Indus and ...
... river Hyphasis1 , beyond which his army refused to advance : so , getting over his disappointment as best he might , he retraced his steps to the Hydaspes , which he prepared to descend with a fleet in order to reach the Indus and ...
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... river . 14 Battle on the Eastern bank , and defeat of the Hindu army . IX I Alexander's advance through the Panjab . Submission of rajas . Products and customs described . 2 Schemes and enquiries of Alexander . He tries in a speech to ...
... river . 14 Battle on the Eastern bank , and defeat of the Hindu army . IX I Alexander's advance through the Panjab . Submission of rajas . Products and customs described . 2 Schemes and enquiries of Alexander . He tries in a speech to ...
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... river was generally recog- nized as the western boundary of India , though that name was occa- sionally extended . See IX 10 § 7 and Elphinstone appendix III on the Greek accounts of India . The river and its affluents are described by ...
... river was generally recog- nized as the western boundary of India , though that name was occa- sionally extended . See IX 10 § 7 and Elphinstone appendix III on the Greek accounts of India . The river and its affluents are described by ...
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... river may perhaps be more than roo stadia broad ἵναπερ λιμνάζει μᾶλλον . In his Indica 6 § 5 he speaks of the summer floods in the Indian rivers gene- rally , so too Strabo xv 1 § 13 βρέχεται τοῖς θερινοῖς ὄμβροις ἡ Ἰνδικὴ καὶ λιμνάζει ...
... river may perhaps be more than roo stadia broad ἵναπερ λιμνάζει μᾶλλον . In his Indica 6 § 5 he speaks of the summer floods in the Indian rivers gene- rally , so too Strabo xv 1 § 13 βρέχεται τοῖς θερινοῖς ὄμβροις ἡ Ἰνδικὴ καὶ λιμνάζει ...
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Alexander in India: A Portion of the History Quintus Curtius W. E. Heitland,T. E. Raven No preview available - 2019 |
Alexander in Indi: A Portion of the History of Quintus Curtius (1879) W. E. Heitland,T. E. Raven No preview available - 2008 |
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