. The student's manual of ancient geography, based upon the Dictionary of Greek and Roman geography. - opened the country considerably: and subsequently,under the Ptolemies, the arts and commerce of the Greeks were fullyintroduced. In the reign of x^ugustus an ^Ethiopian army advancedto the borders of Egypt : they were repulsed by Petronius, and pursuedas far as Xapata. The Roman supremacy was acknowledged from thattime ( 23) until Diocletians reign 28tl:-o05). The frequentnotices of Ethiopia in the Old Testament have been already referredto. In the Xew Testament, the only occasion o
. The student's manual of ancient geography, based upon the Dictionary of Greek and Roman geography. - opened the country considerably: and subsequently,under the Ptolemies, the arts and commerce of the Greeks were fullyintroduced. In the reign of x^ugustus an ^Ethiopian army advancedto the borders of Egypt : they were repulsed by Petronius, and pursuedas far as Xapata. The Roman supremacy was acknowledged from thattime ( 23) until Diocletians reign 28tl:-o05). The frequentnotices of Ethiopia in the Old Testament have been already referredto. In the Xew Testament, the only occasion on which the nameoccurs is in connexion vrith the conversion of the eunuch of Paiins of Cyrene. (From Hamilton.) CHAPTEE XVI. Marmaeica, Cyeexaica, Stktica, Africa Propria. ^IA, Libya Interior. I. Maemaeica. § 1. Boundaries ; inhabitants ; towns. II. Cyeexaica.§ 2. Boundaries and position. § 3. Promontories ; hills, § : towns ; history. § 5. The Xasamones ; Oasis ofAugila. III. Syetica. §6. Boundaries: physical features. § ; towns ; islands. IT. Afeica Peopeia. § 8. Bound-aries. § 9. Position and physical character. § 10. Mountains ;rivers. § .11. Inhabitants ; tovrns. § 12. Carthage. § 13. TheRoman divisions : tov>uis ; history. V. Xumidia. § 14. Boundaries.§ 15. Mountains: rivers. § 16. Inhabitants; towns; Maeeetaxia. § 1. Boundaries. § 18. ^Mountains ; rivers.§ 19. Inhabitants; towns; history. VII. Libya Ixteeioe. § ; physical features. § 21. Inhabitants. § 22. Islandsoff the coast of Africa. I.—Marmarica. § 1. Marmanea vras a barren and sandy strip skirting tlie
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