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... Asia Minor , till its destruction by an earthquake in 1855. He then , for a time , lived in Constantinople , but finally made his home in Damascus . He was of great service to humanity during the Syrian massacres of 1860. In 1865 he ...
... Asia Minor , till its destruction by an earthquake in 1855. He then , for a time , lived in Constantinople , but finally made his home in Damascus . He was of great service to humanity during the Syrian massacres of 1860. In 1865 he ...
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... Asia Minor , situated at the narrowest part whence Xerxes and his vast army passed into Europe in 480 B. C .; of the Hellespont , opposite Sestos . It is celebrated as the place also as the scene of the story of Hero ( q . v . ) and ...
... Asia Minor , situated at the narrowest part whence Xerxes and his vast army passed into Europe in 480 B. C .; of the Hellespont , opposite Sestos . It is celebrated as the place also as the scene of the story of Hero ( q . v . ) and ...
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... Asia Minor were protected by Acropolis at Athens . strongholds , so named . The A. occupied a lofty position , com- manding the city and its evirons ; inaccessible on all sides except one , which had , for the most part , artificial ...
... Asia Minor were protected by Acropolis at Athens . strongholds , so named . The A. occupied a lofty position , com- manding the city and its evirons ; inaccessible on all sides except one , which had , for the most part , artificial ...
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... Asia Minor , in N. lat . 36 ° 52 ' ; E. long . 30 ° 45 ' . The streets rise like the seats of a theater , up the slope of the hill behind the harbor . Pop . 13,000 . ADAM , ROBERT , a distinguished architect , was born at Edin- burgh in ...
... Asia Minor , in N. lat . 36 ° 52 ' ; E. long . 30 ° 45 ' . The streets rise like the seats of a theater , up the slope of the hill behind the harbor . Pop . 13,000 . ADAM , ROBERT , a distinguished architect , was born at Edin- burgh in ...
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... Asia Minor , derives its name from its chief city Adana , containing 25 , - 000 inhabitants . The city is distant almost thirty miles from Tar- sus , on the way to Aleppo , commands the pass of the Taurus mountains , and carries on a ...
... Asia Minor , derives its name from its chief city Adana , containing 25 , - 000 inhabitants . The city is distant almost thirty miles from Tar- sus , on the way to Aleppo , commands the pass of the Taurus mountains , and carries on a ...
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