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Page 143
... Leonorix . ... The Gauls spread terror all over Asia , even to Mt Taurus , as we learn from Titus Livy , whom I follow closely in this expedition . ... There being three sorts of Gauls among them , they divided Central Anatolia.
... Leonorix . ... The Gauls spread terror all over Asia , even to Mt Taurus , as we learn from Titus Livy , whom I follow closely in this expedition . ... There being three sorts of Gauls among them , they divided Central Anatolia.
Page 149
... Anatolia , and everywhere shows marks of its ancient magnificence . One sees nothing in the streets but pillars and old marbles . ... The walls of the city are low , and furnished with very sorry battlements . They have indifferently ...
... Anatolia , and everywhere shows marks of its ancient magnificence . One sees nothing in the streets but pillars and old marbles . ... The walls of the city are low , and furnished with very sorry battlements . They have indifferently ...
Page 167
... Anatolia High in the fastnesses of the Anatolian plateau ancient beliefs die slowly , and many writers , both Turkish and foreign , have 9 recorded the tales , customs and superstitions of these CENTRAL ANATOLIA 167.
... Anatolia High in the fastnesses of the Anatolian plateau ancient beliefs die slowly , and many writers , both Turkish and foreign , have 9 recorded the tales , customs and superstitions of these CENTRAL ANATOLIA 167.
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