Ancient history from the monuments: Greek cities and islands of Asia Minor

Ancient history from the monuments: Greek cities & islands of Asia Minor

CyzicusLampsacusAbydusAssusPal-ScepsisTroyDr. SchliemannIlium NovumAlexandriaTroasPergamum or Pergamusolis. Before we proceed to give a somewhat detailed account of the more important cities of Asia Minor, and of the islands adjacent to its west and southern shores, we may mention that Asia Minor, as it lies on the map, exhibits, in its contour, a remarkable resemblance to Spain. Extending between N. Lat. 36 and 42, and E. Long. 26 and 40, it is about the same size as France, and somewhat less than Spain and Portugal taken together. Its interior consists of a central plateau, rarely lower than 3,000 ft. above the sea, often much more; many portions of it, however, especially to the N. and E., affording excellent pasturage for sheep, and, therefore, now, as for centuries, the natural home of the Turkomn shepherds. At the S.W. end of Asia Minor terminates, also, the great central mountain-range of Asia itself, which, 2running from the Brahmaputra westwards, connects the Himlayas and the Caucasus. Many of the streams flowing from these mountains are heavily charged with lime; hence the remarkable deposits of travertine, &c., to be seen at Hierapolis and elsewhere. Indeed, to the geological features of the country we owe the fact that the military and commercial routes through Asia Minor have been always nearly the same, the earliest and the latest conquerors having followed the same roads. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 66663
Author: Vaux, W. S. W. (William Sandys Wright)
Release Date: Nov 4, 2021
Format: eBook
Language: English