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If, then, our judgment of this is right, the Ionians are in error concerning Egypt [30,27] (nation), Africa Egypt ; but if their opinion is right, then it is plain that they and the rest of the Greeks cannot reckon truly, when they divide the whole earth into three parts, Europe (continent) Europe , Asia (continent) Asia , and Libya [17,25] (nation), Africa Libya ;
If, then, our judgment of this is right, the Ionians are in error concerning Egypt [30,27] (nation), Africa Egypt ; but if their opinion is right, then it is plain that they and the rest of the Greeks cannot reckon truly, when they divide the whole earth into three parts, Europe (continent) Europe , Asia (continent) Asia , and Libya [17,25] (nation), Africa Libya ;
[2] they must add to these a fourth part, the Delta of
Egypt [30,27] (nation), Africa
Egypt
, if it belongs neither to
Asia (continent)
Asia
nor to
Libya [17,25] (nation), Africa
Libya
; for by their showing the
Nahr an- Nil [31.1,30.166] (river), Africa
Nile
is not the river that separates
Asia (continent)
Asia
and
Libya [17,25] (nation), Africa
Libya
; the
Nahr an- Nil [31.1,30.166] (river), Africa
Nile
divides at the apex of this Delta, so that this land must be between
Asia (continent)
Asia
and
Libya [17,25] (nation), Africa
Libya
.
Histories. Herodotus. ed. A.D. Godley. Cambridge. 1920-1925.
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