Cities of the World: Their Origin, Progress, and Present Aspect, Volume 3Edwin Hodder Cassell & Company, 1886 |
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Page 89
... once the second city of Attica , is reached . " Eleusis , like other cities , began as a hill - fort ; it still has its acropolis , part of the circuit of whose wall can be traced . It is crowned by a church and bell - tower , of no ...
... once the second city of Attica , is reached . " Eleusis , like other cities , began as a hill - fort ; it still has its acropolis , part of the circuit of whose wall can be traced . It is crowned by a church and bell - tower , of no ...
Page 276
... once or twice burnt and rebuilt , and is now a military academy . Railways give speedy access to all parts of Zealand ; Elsinore is a two hours ' journey from the capital . Here , where foreign vessels for so many years paid the Sound ...
... once or twice burnt and rebuilt , and is now a military academy . Railways give speedy access to all parts of Zealand ; Elsinore is a two hours ' journey from the capital . Here , where foreign vessels for so many years paid the Sound ...
Page 302
... once the chief market for gold and silver , silks , and jewellery . No one was allowed to carry arms in its precincts , nor could any one be arrested there for debt . Straw and woollen ware now form special features of the traffic here ...
... once the chief market for gold and silver , silks , and jewellery . No one was allowed to carry arms in its precincts , nor could any one be arrested there for debt . Straw and woollen ware now form special features of the traffic here ...
Contents
JERUSALEM | 1 |
BRUSSELS AND THE CITIES OF BELGIUM | 33 |
The Ancient Navigators The Swedish ColonyWilliam Penn the Founder of the CityThe Dreary Morning | 92 |
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