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Strabo, Geography, Book 6, chapter 2 (search)
ny rate, pleasure is common to both. But I shall return to the topic which follows that at which I digressed. Of Lipara, then, and Thermessa I have already spoken. As for Strongyle,i.e., "Round," the Stromboli of today. it is so called from its shape, and it too is fiery; it falls short in the violence of its flame, but excels in the brightness of its light; and this is where Aeolus lived, it is said. The fourth island is Didyme,i.e., "Double." It is formed by two volcanic cones; the Salina of today. and it too is named after its shape. Of the remaining islands, Ericussai.e., "Heather" (cp. the botanical term "Ericaceae"); now called Alicudi. and Phoenicussai.e., "Palm" (cp. the botanical term "Phoenicaceae"); or perhaps "Rye-grass" (Lolium perenne), the sense in which Theophrastus Hist. Plant. 2. 6.11 uses the Greek word "phoenix"; now called Felicudi. have been so called from their plants, and are given over to pasturage of flocks. The seventh is Euonymus,i.e., "Left";
Richard Hakluyt, The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques, and Discoveries of the English Nation, The voyage of M. John Locke to Jerusalem. (search)
dged that night at a towne one mile from thence called Arnacho di Salini, this is but a village called in Italian, Casalia. This is distant from Jaffa 250. Italian miles. The 27. we rested, and the 28. we hired horses to ride from Arnacho to Salina , which is good mile. The salt pit is very neere two miles in compasse, very plaine and levell, into the which they let runne at the time of raine a quantitie of water comming from the mountaines, which water is let in until the pit be full to a y measure it. This salt as it lyeth in the pit is like so much ice, and it is sixe inches thicke: they digge it with axes, and cause their slaves to cary it to the heapes. This night at midnight we rode to Famagusta , which is eight leagues from Salina , which is 24 English miles. The 29 about two houres before day, we alighted at Famagusta , and after we were refreshed we went to see the towne. This is a very faire strong holde, and the strongest and greatest in the Iland. The walles are f
Richard Hakluyt, The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques, and Discoveries of the English Nation, The first voyage or journey, made by Master Laurence Aldersey, Marchant of London, to the Cities of Jerusa lem, and Tripolis, &c. In the yeere 1581. Penned and set downe by himselfe. (search)
to lie upon. Upon thursday the eight of August we came to Joppa in a small barke, which we hired betwixt Missagh and Salina , and could not be suffered to come on land till noone the next day, and then we were permitted by the great Basha, who salled the new Nave Ragasona. We entred the ship the second of September, the fourth we set saile, the seventh we came to Salina , which is 140 miles from Tripolis: there we stayed foure dayes to take in more lading, in which meane time I fell sicke of an ague, but recovered againe, I praise God. Salina is a ruinated citie, and was destroyed by the Turke ten yeeres past: there are in it now but seventeene persons, women and children. A litle from this citie of Salina is a salt piece of grSalina is a salt piece of ground, where the water groweth salt that raineth upon it. Thursday the 21 of September, we came to Missagh, & there we stayed eight dayes for our lading: the 18 of September before we came to Missagh, and within ten miles of the towne, as we lay