Strabo: Geography, Books 15-16 (Loeb Classical Library No. 241)

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THE GEOGRAPHY OF STRABO VII

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THE GEOGRAPHY OF STRABO WITH AN ENGLISH TRANSLATION BY

HORACE LEONARD JONES,

Ph.D., LL.D.

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CONTENTS PACK

BOOK XV

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BOOK XVI

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MAP OF ASIA

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A PARTIAL DICTIONARY OF PROPER NAMES

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GEOGRAPHY OF STRABO BOOK XV

VOL. VII.

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