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    14hypotiposes;i14
    15laws;viii
    16zonaras
    17leg;nobiliores;dde;legultderescind;vendit
    18thisisaents
    bookxxioflarethintheworld
    1sogeneralnsiderationsthoughrate;yfixitsnatureforever
    erelybyansofthesilveransillionsofsesterces;1andthissilver;asoursisatpresent;erchandise;erchandiseinretu
    itisnatureitselfthatproduanneroflivingourluxuryandsandpertshardlyanythingesfrourstheygoinagreatasurenaked;suenttheyediufvalue;andforthistheygiveusrjustas;astotheirpolianners2theindieshaveeverbeenthesaindiestheyareatpresent;andineveryperiodoftithoseradedhthatuntrycarriedspeciethitherandbroughtnoneinretu
    2ofthepeopleofafrialluntrieseaostuninhabitabletraediatelyfrom
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    thehandofnatureeveryforthingsofnovalue;andreceivingaveryhighpriceinretu
    3thatthethoseofthenorthineuropethereisakindofbalanandsagreatdealtheequilibriusintainedbythelazinessofthesouthenations;andbytheindustryandaeansofsatisfyingallthosenaturethepeopleofthenorth;then;areinaforostallthepeopleofthesouthare;insoasure;inastateofviolence;iftheyarenotslaves
    4theprinodesthetitoti;indifferentsituations;byrthenorthtothesouth;andthedifferenateistheerple;theliquorsofthesouth;areasuresof;isatpresentdeteedbytunsofliquor
    theanediterraneantoanother;andosteongtheelvesasatetherceofeuropeerlylessextendedthanatpresent
    thisdoesnotatallntradiatedestroysallrelationbetheirsandours
    5otherdifferenesdestroyedbynquerors;sotistheplaceserlytobeseenbutdeserts;seas;androcks;andoncereignednohereareonlydeserts
    toseelselvesbypieagihatthisuntryhadever;inthetioftherons;beenfullofentofthesefa;exceptinpliny3andstrabo4
    thehistoryofrunierousdefeats;andthefluxandrefluxofpopulationsanddevastations;hereforhestextraordinaryevents
    6ofthesetreasuresofseras;5selveshadpillagedotherrichnations;asotheationsafter
    theeffeeris;6rcehenestablished
    intheeiresofasiatherereredeshatoftheassyrians
    greatrevolutionshavehappenedinasiathenortheastpartsofpersia;viz;hyrpire;8thatis;theisthsesthecaspianandtheeuxineseas;hcitiesandnations;royed
    eratosthenesandaristobulus9leaedfroatroarepeyndedagainstthridates;theyedthatpeopleindiatotheuntryofthebaouthofedes;andpersianshadnicationostdistantpartsoftheeastand
    anentirestopisnonicationalltheseuntrieshavebeenlaideprivatereasons;havechangeditsurse;anditnoselfinthebarrensands13
    thejaxartes;erlyabarrierbetennerbythetartars;anditnolongeretiesitselfintothesea14
    seleuedtheprojeeruntsthenorthoftheisths;andextendslikets17toes;akingsluices
    itybeiginedthatseleucus;thatis;inthatneckoflandhetanaisapproachesthevolgbutthenorthofthe
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    caspianseathendisvered
    piresofasiaenjoyedtherery;ployedthefirstbookofhisentsontheastsoftheocean18
    inthosetistheirpilotsaysoexpressself;theirpassvoyagesinthetothathepreference
    thelittleknotheavouredthenationsengagedintheenoostignorant
    theegyptiansapeopleannersnicationeanyforeigntradetheyenjoyedafruitfulsoilandgreatplentytheiruntryes;itpossessedeverythinghinitself
    solittlejealousreans;thesyriansandthejeoneloyedinthisnavigationthetyrians;hoseseas19
    josephus20saysthatthisnation;beingentirelyeloyedinagritheyreerce
    itrceofluxury;noecessarytoallthenationsoftheworld
    beforealexander;thepeopleborderingontheredseatradedonlyinthissea;andinthatofafrientafritheindies22
    besides;thisnavigationadeontheeasteastofafrieisanvincingproofthattheydidnotsailtoaverydistantshore
    iaotignorantthatthefleetsofsolonandjehoshaphatretuedonlyeverythreeyears;butidonotseethatthetitakenupinthevoyageisanyproofofthegreatnessofthedistance
    plinyandstraboinforsthatthejunksofindiaandtheredseaingavoyageanvesselplishinseven23inthisproportion;avoyageofoneyear;debythefleetsofgreee;edbythoseofsolonttheirvoyageinatiproportionatetotheirsesneent;anydaysforanotherchange
    thesloans;ybeexplainedbyodenavigationtheindianvessels;e;hiron
    ayparetheseindianvesselstothoseatpresentdeuseofinportsoflittledepthof;edtosinkdeepintotheeuofthehelthepro;andnsequentlydrabutallvariationfrohepointoppositetotheedvesselsarelongerinperfogvoyages
    1theyloseeee;isay;ustthathavebeeninthenavigationoftheancients
    ians;ifaufoulpestthatallvesselakealargeonerollthereonebodysurpassesanotherinsize;thereitssurfaceisrelativelysllparedaketheustbefourhundred;andthatofavesselfourhundredtonsoferwohundred
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    tonsthusthelargenessofthefirstshipalleras8to6;thesurfauall
    7oftheraritidonionextendednofartherthanroundhisoeagreatpeople;theatheniansobtainedtherealdonionofthesebeonare;27andhuledtheritipoheisleofcyprus;andphoenicia
    butthisathenianlordshipoftheseadeservestoberepartiieseislandthepopulaetobeoutofalldangerofbeingannoyed”oneagihatxenophonwasspeakingofengland
    theathenians;apeoplebitiousprojearitieirethantoenjoyit;entnpeopledistributedthepubliselves;rines;froheltitudeoftheirslaves;frohenueroftheirsean;froheirinfluentheexcellentinstitutionsofsolontheirtradeostogreeceandtotheeuxinesea;heydreheirsubsistence
    rinthirablysituated;itseparatedtportanerinaryittoing
    itseethatinhorstitheopulenenus;”jupiter;”hesays;”lovedtherhodians;anddetheveryanner;entionsorenusintheneighbourhoodofthehellespont;thepropontis;andtheeuxineseakesusnaturallyigihatshearitiast;eofnyeioshasbeengiventoorberoflonies;etipreservedaninterurseotheruntryinnsequenenusbegantodecline;tillatlengthitinthecroheothercitiesofgreece
    beforehorstithegreekshadsselves;andedneiniongreeerableloniesfordanienseeasure;theedneennerhercitiesincreasedinprosperityinproportionastheyhappenedtohaveneelybeautiful;sheberofislands;dravallation
    ustgreeeseasure;theples;toblefrollparts;inthoseoracles;toankinded;and;inshort;inthatexquisitetasteforthepolitearts;osuchaheightthattoexpectevertosurpassherrayingourignorance
    8ofalexander:hisnquestsfourgreateventshappenedinthereignofalexanderrce:thetakingoftyre;thenquestofegypt;thatlikeheindies;andthedisveryoftheseahofthatuntry
    theeireofpersiaextendedtotheindus33darius;longbeforealexander;hadsentsovessels;akenoadvantageofseas;oftheveryseasthattonquerauntry
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    inorde