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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