The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire · Location
Columns of Hercules
Also known as Pillars of Hercules, Strait of Gibraltar
- other
- Natural feature
The Strait of Gibraltar, the classical Columns or Pillars of Hercules, where the Mediterranean opens toward the ocean. It is the western gate of the Roman sea, with Ceuta on the African shore.
- Type
- other
- Style
- Natural feature
- First appears
- Book 1 · Ch. 178
- Books
- 1
History
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 Strait of Gibraltar, the classical Columns or Pillars of Hercules, where the Mediterranean opens toward the ocean. It is the western gate of the Roman sea, with Ceuta on the African shore.
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