 | Herodotus, Henry Cary - 1852 - 642 pages
...Europe extends along both of them, but with respect to width, it is evidently not to be compared.6 Libya shows itself to be surrounded by water, except...whom we know of, that proved this ; he, when he had censed digging the canal leading from the Nile to the Arabian Gulf, sent certain Phoenicians in ships,... | |
 | Frederic George Stephens, J. H. Mann - 1870 - 324 pages
...upon them in the sea. "Libya" (Africa), writes the father of history and first recorder of science, " shows itself to be surrounded by water, except so much of it as borders on Asia. Necho, King of Egypt, was the first whom we know of that first proved this ; he, when he ceased... | |
 | 1871 - 546 pages
...[Africa] shows itself to be surrounded with water, except so much of it as borders upon Asia. Necho, King of Egypt, was the first whom we know of that...the canal leading from the Nile to the Arabian Gulf [the Red Sea], sent certain Phoenicians in ships, with orders to sail back through the pillars of Hercules... | |
 | 1871 - 546 pages
...[Africa] shows itself to be surrounded with water, except so much of it as borders upon Asia. Necho, King of Egypt, was the first whom we know of that...the canal lead-ing from the Nile to the Arabian Gulf [the Red Sea], sent certain Phcenicians in ships, with orders to sail back through the pillars of Hercules... | |
 | Arthur James Weise - 1884 - 446 pages
...length Europe extends along both of them, but respecting width, it is evidently not to be compared. Libya shows itself to be surrounded by water, except so much of it as borders Asia." — Herodotus: Melpomene xlii. tended along the real ocean. For the sea [the Mediterranean]... | |
 | Herodotus - 1885 - 272 pages
...length Europe extends along both Libya and Asia, but in respect to width, it is evidently much larger. Libya shows itself to be surrounded by water, except...Egypt, was the first whom we know of that proved this ; when he had ceased digging the canal leading from the Nile to the Arabian Gulf, he sent certain Phoenicians... | |
 | Charles Gould - 1886 - 430 pages
...accounts of the circumnavigation of Africa iu old times. For example, Herodotus (Melpomene, 42) : " Libya shows itself to be surrounded by water, except so much of it as borders upou Asia. Neco, King of Egypt, was the first whom we know of that proved this; he, when he had ceased... | |
 | Herodotus - 1899 - 626 pages
...length Europe extends along both of them, but with respect to width, it is evidently not to be compared. Libya shows itself to be surrounded by water, except...we know of that proved this; he, when he had ceased 42-43] CIRCUMNAVIGATION OF AFRICA 225 d'gg'ng the canal leading from the Nile to the Arabian Gulf,... | |
 | Sir Edwin Arnold - 1901 - 254 pages
...Cbfa Volume IS DEDICATED TO HIS FRIEND MAJOR JAMES B. POND BY THE ATTACHED AND GRATEFUL AUTHOR . . . Libya shows itself to be surrounded by water, except...borders upon Asia. Neco, king of Egypt, was the first we know of, that proved this: he, when he had ceased digging the canal leading from the Nile to the... | |
 | Herodotus - 1901 - 626 pages
...Europe extends along both of them, but with respect to width, it is evidently not to be compared.6 Libya shows itself to be surrounded by water, except so much of it as borders upon Asia. Naco, king of Egypt, was the first whom we know of, that proved this ; he, when he had ceased digging... | |
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Libya shows itself to be surrounded by water, except so much of it as borders upon Asia. Neco, king of Egypt, was the first whom we know of, that proved this ; he, when he had... 
