The Bridge of Xerxes
Xerxes' Bridge of Boats Over the Hellespont
Xerxes, having resolved to attack Greece, that he might omit nothing which could contribute to the success of his undertaking, entered into…
Xerxes' Bridge of Boats Over the Hellespont: Abydos
He likewise commanded a bridge of boats to be laid over the Hellespont, for the passing of his forces from Asia into Europe. The sea which…
The Bridge of Xeras
might take an account both of his sea and land forces. His land army, upon the muster, was found to consist of one million seven hundred…
Basaltic and Rocky Curiosities
GIANTS CAUSEWAY, IN IRELAND. - The following account is taken from notes of a mineralogical excursion to the Giant's Causeway, by the Rev…
Giant's Causeway, in Ireland
them of three sides, some four, five, six, seven, eight, or even nine. Five or six sides seem to prevail most. From the bottom of the…
Curiosities--Basaltic and Rocky
having given way and tumbled down, they have been thus buried beneath the ruins, and there remain. “A considerable way from the repository…
Curiosities--Basaltic and Rocky: British
It has long been a dispute among the learned, by what nation, and for what purpose, these enormous stones were collected and arranged. The…