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| Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) | 3 | 3 | Browse | Search |
| Knight's Mechanical Encyclopedia (ed. Knight) | 2 | 2 | Browse | Search |
| George Bancroft, History of the Colonization of the United States, Vol. 1, 17th edition. | 2 | 2 | Browse | Search |
| Pliny the Elder, The Natural History (ed. John Bostock, M.D., F.R.S., H.T. Riley, Esq., B.A.) | 1 | 1 | Browse | Search |
| A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology (ed. William Smith) | 1 | 1 | Browse | Search |
| H. Wager Halleck , A. M. , Lieut. of Engineers, U. S. Army ., Elements of Military Art and Science; or, Course of Instruction in Strategy, Fortification, Tactis of Battles &c., Embracing the Duties of Staff, Infantry, Cavalry, Artillery and Engineers. Adapted to the Use of Volunteers and Militia. | 1 | 1 | Browse | Search |
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Browsing named entities in Pliny the Elder, The Natural History (ed. John Bostock, M.D., F.R.S., H.T. Riley, Esq., B.A.). You can also browse the collection for 1525 AD or search for 1525 AD in all documents.
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Pliny the Elder, The Natural History (ed. John Bostock, M.D., F.R.S., H.T. Riley, Esq., B.A.), BOOK IV. AN ACCOUNT OF COUNTRIES, NATIONS, SEAS, TOWNS,
HAVENS, MOUNTAINS, RIVERS, DISTANCES, AND PEOPLES WHO NOW EXIST OR
FORMERLY EXISTED., CHAP. 7.—MESSENIA. (search)
CHAP. 7.—MESSENIA.
Further south is the Gulf of Cyparissus, with the city of
CyparissaThis city survived through the middle ages, when it was called
Arkadia. In 1525 it was destroyed by the Turks, and when rebuilt
resumed nearly its ancient name as Cyparissia, by which it is now called.
The bay or gulf is called the Gulf of Arkadia. on its shores, the line of which is seventy-two
miles in length. Then, the towns of PylosMessenian Pylos probably stood on the site of the modem Erana;
Pouqueville says however that it is still called Pilo, and other writers
place it at Zonchio. It stood on the modern Bay of Navarino. and MethoneIts site was at the spot called Palæo Kastro, near the modern town of
Modon. The site of Messenian Helos, so called from its position in the
marshes, to\ e(/los, is now unknown.,
the place where Helos stood, the Promontory of AcritasNow Capo Gallo.,
the Asinæan Gulf, which takes its name from the town of
AsineIt stood on the western side of the Messenian Gulf, whi