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Page 133
The Theraeans ' helpful Libyan neighbors in the region of Aziris had doubtless led them to the new site merely in an attempt to get the interlopers out of their own territory . Nevertheless the new land proved to be well sup plied with ...
The Theraeans ' helpful Libyan neighbors in the region of Aziris had doubtless led them to the new site merely in an attempt to get the interlopers out of their own territory . Nevertheless the new land proved to be well sup plied with ...
Page 225
This region , which extended far inland , was regarded by the Greeks as somewhat barbaric . The southern part of Epeirus , called Thesprotia , was the scene of some little - known adventures of Odysseus , and Heracles conquered its ...
This region , which extended far inland , was regarded by the Greeks as somewhat barbaric . The southern part of Epeirus , called Thesprotia , was the scene of some little - known adventures of Odysseus , and Heracles conquered its ...
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Cybele was the great goddess of the Phrygians , although her cult may have been indigenous to the region that they invaded . Phthia . The principal city of Phthiotis , or Achaea , in southern Thessaly . Phthia was the adopted home of ...
Cybele was the great goddess of the Phrygians , although her cult may have been indigenous to the region that they invaded . Phthia . The principal city of Phthiotis , or Achaea , in southern Thessaly . Phthia was the adopted home of ...
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