A Geographical And Historical Description Of Ancient Greece Vol 2 Of 3

Download or read book A Geographical and Historical Description of Ancient Greece, Vol. 2 of 3 written by J. A. Cramer and published by . This book was released on 2015-06-28 with total page 454 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A Geographical and Historical Description of Ancient Greece, Vol. 2 of 3: With a Map and Plan of Athens Phocis.; Origin and history of the Phocians - General description of their country - Topography of the coast, and of the interior - Delphi, mount Parnassus, &c.; B otia.; General history of B otia, including that of Thebes - Boundaries - Description of the coast - Interior divided by the Asopus - Mount Helicon - Plaeata and mount Cithaeron - Thebes and its territory - Copaic district - Orchomenus, &c.; Attica.; Origin and history of the Athenians - Boundaries of Attica - Topography of Athens, with its harbours and surrounding district - Description of the coast and islands - Interior of the province.; Megaris.; Origin and history of Megara - Description of the city and its territory - Roads connecting central Greece with the Peloponnesus through Megara. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."