Caspian - in ancient sources @ attalus.org

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Caspian Sea - an inland sea, to the east of the Black Sea
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281/31 Seleucus plans a canal between the Black Sea and Caspian Sea.
65/12 with the Albanians, and other nations bordering on the Caspian Sea.
Within translations:
Aelian:NA_17.38 es. [38] & In the Caspian Sea, they say, there are island
Just_42.2 from Cappadocia to the Caspian Sea, stretches over a spa
Plin:HN_37.115 similar kind comes from the Caspian region. A deep-blue variety is

Caspian ² Gates - a pass through the Caucasus mountains
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Arrian:Fr_9 thon Media as far as the Caspian gates ; to Philippus Part
Athen_13.575 the country above the Caspian gates as far as the river
ExcBarb_33A all the nations from the Caspian Gates in the east to the
ExcBarb_33B upper Babylonia to the Caspian Gates He gave India aroun
Oros_1.2.30 Mount Caucasus. 40 From the Caspian to the Armenian Gates or
Plin:HN_5.99 Armenian Gates, in another the Caspian, and in another the Cilician.
Plin:HN_6.30 many very erroneously call the Caspian Gates an enormous work of
Plin:HN_6.40 have given the name of Caspian to the pass in Hiberia,
Plin:HN_6.43 and 20 miles from the Caspian Gates The other towns of
Plin:HN_6.61 that the distance from the Caspian to the Parthian city of
Plin:HN_6.76 point of which to the Caspian is given as 1925 miles.
Plin:HN_6.214 Imavus, and passes through the Caspian Gates the nearest parts of
PsCallisth_2.19 many peoples and arrive at the Caspian Gates. To those who
PsCallisth_3.17 We started our trek from the Caspian Gates and from ther

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