The Tiber and Its TributariesLongmans, Green, and Company, 1877 - 221 pàgines |
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Pàgina 8
... winter . Near it stands a temple once sacred to the river god , but now surmounted by the triumphant Cross , It seems to have been a favorite place of resort for the Romans , as far as their limited means of locomotion would permit ...
... winter . Near it stands a temple once sacred to the river god , but now surmounted by the triumphant Cross , It seems to have been a favorite place of resort for the Romans , as far as their limited means of locomotion would permit ...
Pàgina 24
... Winter by the fall of rain or the melting of the snows . When the current is repelled from the sea by adverse winds , when the ordinary bed is inadequate to the weight of waters , they rise above their banks and overspread , without ...
... Winter by the fall of rain or the melting of the snows . When the current is repelled from the sea by adverse winds , when the ordinary bed is inadequate to the weight of waters , they rise above their banks and overspread , without ...
Pàgina 26
... of water in the Tiber , during the summer , is equal to that of the Thames and Severn put together , while in the winter the disproportion is greater still . NAVIGATION OF THE TIBER . When the Romans , after 26 COMMENTS ON GIBBON .
... of water in the Tiber , during the summer , is equal to that of the Thames and Severn put together , while in the winter the disproportion is greater still . NAVIGATION OF THE TIBER . When the Romans , after 26 COMMENTS ON GIBBON .
Pàgina 29
... winter and in spring . In summer the river sinks , and presents nothing but a dry channel , where once was an immense river . " + Tifernum , according to Cluverius , was Borgo San Sepulcro ; according to others , Citta di Castello ...
... winter and in spring . In summer the river sinks , and presents nothing but a dry channel , where once was an immense river . " + Tifernum , according to Cluverius , was Borgo San Sepulcro ; according to others , Citta di Castello ...
Pàgina 35
... winter months , and on their arrival at Rome are broken up and sold . The navi- gation of the upper Tiber presents peculiar difficulties , owing to the great fall of the river and the number of rapids in its course . The subject has ...
... winter months , and on their arrival at Rome are broken up and sold . The navi- gation of the upper Tiber presents peculiar difficulties , owing to the great fall of the river and the number of rapids in its course . The subject has ...
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