Ethiopia - in ancient sources @ attalus.org

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Ethiopia - an African country, south of Egypt
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+ Aethiopians , Ethiopian , Ethiopians
276/10 Ptolemy II sends an expedition to Ethiopia.
259/6b Ergamenes the king of Ethiopia suppresses the priests in his kingdom.
246/22 ers capture a giant snake in Ethiopia, and present it to Ptolemy.
221/10 llector of rare wild animals, and sends Simmias to explore Ethiopia.
108/17 The second voyage of Eudoxus, during which he visits Ethiopia.
100/17 king of Mauretania, goes on an expedition to the Western Ethiopians.
Within translations:
Aelian:NA_2.11 elephants in India or in Ethiopia or in Libya, anyone migh
Aelian:NA_2.21 21] & The land of Ethiopia (the place where the gods bath
Aelian:NA_3.13 for Egypt, Libya, and Ethiopia, appearing to know the
Aelian:NA_5.27 and Agatharcides says that in Ethiopia the swine have hor
Aelian:NA_5.49 out of sight. And Ethiopian histories, which are untainte
Aelian:NA_5.51 the Indian another; the Ethiopian has a natural language,
Aelian:NA_6.10 Nomads, and among the Ethiopians all the lake-dwellers,
Aelian:NA_7.40 is a race of beings in Ethiopia among whom a dog is king
Aelian:NA_8.13 have heard that in Ethiopia the scorpions known as Sibrita
Aelian:NA_9.21 through Upper Egypt and Ethiopia), he fell in love with
Aelian:NA_9.58 lemy Philadelphus had an Ethiopian elephant which had live
Aelian:NA_10.25 along the road that leads to Ethiopia. It seems that the
Aelian:NA_16.39 there were brought from Ethiopia to Alexandria two live
Aelian:NA_17.10 Dinon says that in Ethiopia there occur the one-horned bir
Aelian:NA_17.45 seems that those Ethiopian bulls which they call ' flesh
AET_1.10.colophon anyone of any country of Ethiopia, Kush, or Syria who shall
AnthPal_12.20 in the banquets of the Ethiopians, & or, turned to gold
Antiphil_16.147 Andromeda The land is Ethiopian ; he with the winged
Aristeas_13 mpaign against the king of the Ethiopians. But these were
Athen_4.148 to every one she gave Ethiopian boys, to bear torches
Athen_5.201 to them came some Ethiopians bearing presents, same of
Athen_9.387 and an immense number of Ethiopian birds." And Artemidorus
Athen_13.566 to this day that Ethiopian tribe called the Immortals
Athen_15.680 by the Egyptians, that the Aethiopians who had been sent as
Crinag_9.235 separates from the black Aethiopians, you have by marriage
Euseb]:Chron_57 men from the land of the Ethiopians, and a similar number
Euseb]:Chron_73 imrod" (Cush was an Ethiopian, who they believe was
Euseb]:Chron_131-135 * How [the history of] the Ethiopians is included in the chr
Euseb]:Chron_147 25th Dynasty. 3 Ethiopian kings: Sabacon, who captured
Euseb]:Chron_183 fire devastated the land of Ethiopia in the time of Pha
Just_1.2 her husband, she added Ethiopia also to her empire; and
Malal_195 with him, and advanced into Ethiopia and the other coun
Menander:Fr_533 He, mother, he, though an Aethiopian, is nobly bred.
Nicand:Th_170 when it grows dark with Aethiop soil, a smoky brown like
Obseq_70 going out to battle an Ethiopian met them at the gate
OGIS_54 (c. 246) s both Troglodyte and Ethiopian, which his father a
OGIS_168 (115) the confines of the Ethiopians and having [the most
OGIS_199 ((?) 259/8) and on the West to Ethiopia and Sasu. 379 Of these
OGIS_654 (29) from the king of the Aethiopians at Philae, received the same
Plin:HN_37.126 comes to us from Ethiopia. Preference over this variety,
Plin:HN_37.156 gleam,' which found in Ethiopia, is generally pale, but
Plin:HN_37.165 which is found in Ethiopia, Africa and Cyprus, is
Plin:HN_37.167 the most sacred stones of Ethiopia, has a golden yellow colour
Plin:HN_37.177 and colour not merely in Ethiopia and India but also in
Plin:HN_37.182 It is found in Ethiopia. The 'sideropoecilos,' or 'mottled
Porph:Fr_42 irst to bring elephants out of Ethiopia. He had 1,500 war
Porph:Fr_56 land of the Libyans and Ethiopians, he will hear that war
Poseidon_78 summer course of the sun, and Ethiopia is even further
Poseidon_79 of the summer rain in Ethiopia, which causes the floodi
PsCallisth_2.14 and then the king of the Ethiopians, and very near Polyare
PsCallisth_3.18 gold, five hundred young Ethiopians, two hundred parrots,
PsCallisth_3.26 been welcomed by Ethiopians and Scythians, & Men dwellin
PsCallisth_3.28 fog. The priest of Helios was Ethiopian. . . Then darknes
THI_21 (149/8) who was then] governing the Ethiopians, and arranged [to be give
ValMax_8.13e.5 [13e.5] The Ethiopians render the long life of

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