 | William Mitford - 1835 - 438 pages
...fertility of the neighbouring country, object of these suhaqueous walls (mistaken by Alexander tl,e Great for means of defence against his irresistible legions), would appear to be exclusively, to raise the water sufficiently at low seasons, to give it impetus, as well as a more... | |
 | Ern. Frid. Car Rosenmüller - 1836 - 706 pages
...opposite banks, one of them crosses the stream from side to side, with the exception of a passage left in the centre for boats to pass up and down. The object of these subaqueous works (mistaken by Alexander the Great for means of defence against his irresistible legions) would... | |
 | Ern. Frid. Car Rosenmüller, Ernst Friedrich Karl Rosenmuller - 1836 - 388 pages
...opposite banks, one of them crosses the stream from side to side, with the exception of a passage left in the centre for boats to pass up and down. The object of these subaqueous works (mistaken by Alexander the Ureat for means of defence against his irresistible legions) would... | |
 | George Grote - 1869 - 518 pages
...opposite banks, one of them crosses the stream from side to side, with the exception of a passage loft in the centre for boats to pass up and down. The object of these subaqueous wallswould appear to be exclusively, to raise the water sufficiently at low seasons, to give it impetus,.... | |
 | George Grote - 1900 - 432 pages
...opposite banks, one of them crosses the stream from side to side, with the exception of a passage left in the centre for boats to pass up and down. The object of these sublaqueous walls would appear to be exclusively, to raise the water sufficiently at low seasons, to... | |
 | John Robertson Dunlap, Arthur Van Vlissingen, John M. Carmody - 1891 - 904 pages
...opposite banks a wall crosses the stream from side to side, with the exception of a passage left in the centre for boats to pass up and down. The object...walls [mistaken by Alexander the Great for means of defense against his irresistible legions] would appear to be entirely with a view to raise the 'water... | |
 | 1838 - 608 pages
...opposite banks. One of these crosses the stream from side to side, with the exception of a passage left in the centre for boats to pass up and down. The object of these subaqueous walls (mistook by Alexander the Great for means of defence against his invincible legions) would appear to... | |
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Great for means of defence against his irresistible legions) would appear to be entirely with a view to raise water sufficiently at low seasons to give it impetus, as well as a more abundant supply to the wheels, and their effect at those times is to... 