 Bosphorus extends about sixteen miles, and its most ordinary breadth may be computed at about one mile and a half. The new castles of Europe and Asia are constructed, on either continent, upon the foundations of two celebrated temples, of Serapis and...  The History of Herodotus - Sida 262efter Herodotus - 1791Obegränsad förhandsgranskning - Om den här boken
 | Edward Gibbon - 1783 - 554 sidor
...breadth may be computed at about one mile and a half. The new caftles of Europe and Afia are conftruftcd, on either continent, upon the foundations of two celebrated...narrowed part of the channel, in a place where the oppofite banks advance within five hundred paces of each other. Thefe fortrefles were reftored and... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1810 - 462 sidor
...breadth may be computed at about one mile and a half. The new castles of Europe and Asia are constructed, on either continent, upon the foundations of two celebrated temples, of Serapis and of Jupiter TJrius. The old castles, a work of the Greek emperors, command the narrowest part of the channel, in... | |
 | Herodotus - 1812 - 468 sidor
...Darius and Xerxes, p. 120, & seq. 91 Ncir which.] — The new castles of Europe and Asia are constructed on either continent upon the foundations of two celebrated...temples of Serapis, and of Jupiter Urius. The old castles, a work of the Greek emperors, command the narrowest part of the channel, in a place where... | |
 | Mrs. Barbauld (Anna Letitia) - 1816 - 414 sidor
...computed at about one mile and a half. The new castles of Europe and Asia are constructed, on eilher continent, upon the foundations of two celebrated temples of Serapis and of Jupiter Urius. The old castles, a work of the Greek emperors, command the narrowest part of the channel, in a place where... | |
 | Herodotus - 1821 - 478 sidor
...Darius and Xerxes, p. 120, & seq. 98 Near which.] — The new castles of Europe and Asia are constructed on either continent upon the foundations of two celebrated...temples of Serapis, and of Jupiter Urius. The old castles, a work of the Greek emperors, command the narrowest part of the channel, in a place where... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1826 - 864 sidor
...breadth may be computed at about one mile and a half. The new castles of Europe and Asia are constructed, on either continent, upon the foundations of two celebrated...temples, of Serapis and of Jupiter Urius. The old castles, a work of the Greek emperors, command the narrowest part of the channel, in a place where... | |
 | Herodotus - 1830 - 472 sidor
...«•///••'.•] — The new castles of Europe and Asia are constructed on either continent upon the foundation of two celebrated temples of Serapis, and of Jupiter Urius. The old castles, a work of the Greek emperors, command the narrowest part of the channel, in a place where... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1854 - 466 sidor
...breadth may be computed at about one mile and a half. The new castles of Europe and Asia are constructed, on either continent, upon the foundations of two celebrated...temples, of Serapis and of Jupiter Urius. The old castles, a work of the Greek emperors, command the narrowest part of the channel, in a place where... | |
 | William Jackson Brodribb - 1879 - 298 sidor
...breadth may be computed at about one mile and a half. The new castles of Europe and Asia are constructed, on either continent, upon the foundations of two celebrated...temples, of Serapis and of Jupiter Urius. The old castles, a work of the Greek emperors, command the narrowest part of the channel, in a place where... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1880 - 630 sidor
...breadth may be computed at about one mile and a half. The new castles of Europe and Asia are constructed, on either continent, upon the foundations of two celebrated temples, of Serapis and ot* Jupiter Urius. The old castles, a work of the Greek emperors, command the narrowest part of the... | |
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