Volume 2

The commerce and navigation of the ancients in the Indian Ocean / By William Vincent.

  • William Vincent
Date:
1807
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    779 Areipit, Goa, ii. 435. Mila, the Elath of the scriptures, ii. 278. AKABAROOS, πο modern representative for, il. 425. ( Abkesines, the, the principal of the five rivers of the Panjeab, i. 90, Various names of, 95. Never fordable, 97. Avazacium, Ptolemy’s, not mentioned by Arrian, and why, i. 249- Al-Birouni, an excellent astronomer, i. 157, 7. Al-Edrissi, 4 remarkable circumstance men- tioned by, i. 475- of, ii. 568. ‘The Komr of, Madagascar, 569. Speaks of magnetic rocks, ib. Translation of the Arabic names in, 570. Alexander, the true character of, illustrated by modern historians, i. 4. Conduct of, after he crossed the Hellespont, 5. Utility the prevailing motive in the mind of, 7. Knew the value of the commerce of the East, 9. rod the road which is at this day the northern line of communication between Persia and Hindostan, 10. Said to have sub. dued five thoufand cities in India as large as Cos, 11. Taxiles and Porus both in the intcrest of, 13. Great pe- netration of, 16. Had a thirst after knowledge as well as conquest, 23. Major Rennell’s map corresponds with the route of, 25. Dates of the birth, reign, and death of, 35, 2.—528. Reached Lahore, 99. ‘Termination of the conquests of, 103. Anxiety of, 117. Embarkation of, 126. Wounded, 130. Sentiment applied to, by a Béotian sol- dier, 133. Establishes a new city, 136. The only voyager who passed up the branch 164. Commercial defign of, demonstrated, 167, οἱ segqe Sails from Patiala, 169. His fleet damaged, 171. Offers a cost- ly sacrifice to. Neptune, 173. Returns to Pattala, 174. Entitled to great praise, 176. Determines to explore the eastern of the Indus, eastern branch of the Tudus, 1. Fore sight and prudence of, 179. Submis- sion of the Orite to, 186. Attention of, to his fleet, 219. Distresses of the army of, 234. Hyder Ali compared with, 268. Interview between Near- chus and, 336. Joined by several divi- sions of his army in Karmania, 339. Interesting description of Nearchus’s in- terview with, 345. (Circumnavigated the whole tract between the Euleus and ‘the Tigris, 479. Unjustly aspersed by Q. Curtius, 485. The body guard of, 486, π. Liberality and magnificence of, at Susa, 496. “Marries Barsiné (Sta- tira) daughter of Darius, 497. Muni- ficence of, to eighty brides, #5. Dis- tributes honours among: his followers, #4. Determines to take a view of the Gulph of Persia, 501. Iimbarks on the Eu- leus, 502. Unmanly grief of, upon the death of Hephestion, 506. Remark. able circumstance respecting Nadir Shah and, i. m Enters Babylon, 507. Designed to conquer Arabia and to - colonize both sides of the Persian Gulph, 509. Death of, στο. Not poisoned, 520. Diary of the last illness of, 526. Alexandria, in Egypt, some particulars con- cerning, 1. 8, Horary difference be- tween London and, 576. Distance of, from Koptus, i. 83. of, ib. 1. Alfred, anecdote to the honour of, ii. 488. _ Almeidas, vessels constructed in a_ peculiar manner, li. 170. Alphonso V. to be commended, ii. 677. Anakim, the age of, Mr. Bryant on, i. 82. η. Anamis, the river, of Arrian, the Andanis of Ptolemy, i. 326. Oaracta, 352. Least revenue Distance from, to dentally carried over to Ceylon, ii. 47. Anurod-gurro, position of, and ruins at, i. 500.
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