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... ancient Oriental languages , in addition to Latin and Greek , and delivered a paper be- fore the academy of Grenoble , Fr. , in which he asserted , incorrectly , that Coptic was the ancient language of Egypt . At 19 , following studies ...
... ancient Oriental languages , in addition to Latin and Greek , and delivered a paper be- fore the academy of Grenoble , Fr. , in which he asserted , incorrectly , that Coptic was the ancient language of Egypt . At 19 , following studies ...
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... ancient Cyrene is partly occupied by the modern village of Shahhat in al - Jabal al - Akhḍar , eight miles southwest of Marsa Susah . Three main areas of the city have been excavated : the fountain and sanctuary of Apollo , where the ...
... ancient Cyrene is partly occupied by the modern village of Shahhat in al - Jabal al - Akhḍar , eight miles southwest of Marsa Susah . Three main areas of the city have been excavated : the fountain and sanctuary of Apollo , where the ...
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... ancient Greek temple and oracle of Apollo . It lay in the territory of Phocis on the steep lower slope of Mount Parnassus , about 6 miles ( 9.65 km ) from the Gulf of Corinth . Delphi was consid- ered by the ancient Greeks to be the ...
... ancient Greek temple and oracle of Apollo . It lay in the territory of Phocis on the steep lower slope of Mount Parnassus , about 6 miles ( 9.65 km ) from the Gulf of Corinth . Delphi was consid- ered by the ancient Greeks to be the ...
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