The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire · Location

Bosphorus

Also known as Bosporus Strait, Bosporus

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The winding strait from the Black Sea to the Propontis, about sixteen miles long, lined with shores, temples, and later the walls of Constantinople. It is a strategic passage rather than a city or a sea.

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Book 1 · Ch. 71
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History

  1. BOOK 1The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire / Table of Contents with links in the HTML file to the two Project Gutenberg editions (12 volumes)

    The winding strait from the Black Sea to the Propontis, about sixteen miles long, lined with shores, temples, and later the walls of Constantinople. It is a strategic passage rather than a city or a sea.

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