A Manual of Ancient Geography

Achaean Achaean League Aegean Aegean Sea afterwards Alps ancient name annexed antiquity Apennines Arabian Armenian Asia Minor Assyrian Augustus became belonged border built called capital Carians central centre century B.C. civilised coast district coast plain colony confederation conquered conquest cultivation Danube desert Dorian Doric dynasty east eastern Egyptian Empire especially Euboea Euphrates extended feet fertile formed fortress fourth century Greek Gulf Hebr height Hellenic hill Illyrian important town inhabitants interior Ionians Ionic island Italy Keltic Kephisos kingdom kings lake later lower lying Macedonian Messenia middle ages modern Moesia neighbours Nile nomad north coast northern numerous occupied Old Persian peaks Peloponnesus peninsula Persian Phoenician political Pontus population preserved probably Propontis region remained river rocky Roman province ruins Saronic Gulf Scythians seat Semitic settlements slopes so-called soil southern southward stretches subdued Syria Taurus territory Thessaly Thracian Tigris tribes tributary upper valley western whole