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chians_, _Servians_, or _Bulgarians_, bordering upon the Hercynian Forest, G. vi. 25 Anas, a river of Spain, the _Guadiana_, or _Rio Roydera_, bounding that part of Spain under the government of Petreius, C. i. 38 Anc[)a]l[=i]tes, a people of Britain, of the hundred of _Henley_, in Oxfordshire; they send ambassadors to Caesar with an offer of submission, G. v. 21 Anch[)i][)a]los, a city of Thrace, near the Euxine Sea, now called _Kenkis_ Ancibarii, or Ansivarii, an ancient people of Lower Germany, of and about the town of _Ansestaet_, or _Amslim_ Anc[=o]na, _Ancona_, a city of Italy, on the coast of Pisenum. It is supposed to derive its name from the Greek word [Greek: agkon], an angle or elbow, on account of the angular form of the promontory on which it is built. The foundation of Ancona is ascribed by Strabo to some Syracusans, who were fleeing from the tyranny of Dionysius. Livy speaks of it as a naval station of great importance in the wars of Rome with the Illyrians. We find it occupied by Caesar (C. i. 2) shortly after crossing the Rubicon; Caesar takes possession of it with a garrison of one cohort, C. i. 11 Andes, _Angers_, in France, the capital of the duchy of Anjou Andes, a people of Gaul, the ancient inhabitants of the duchy of Anjou; Caesar puts his troops into winter quarters among them, G. ii. 35 Andomad[=u]num Ling[)o]num, a large and ancient city of Champagne, at the source of the river Marne, _Langres_ Anglesey (Mona), an island situated between Britain and Ireland, where the night, during the winter, is said to be a month long, G. v. 13 Angrivarii, an ancient people of Lower Germany, who dwelt between the Ems and the Weser, below the Lippe Ansivarii, see _Ancibarii_ Antioch[=i]a, _Antachia_, an ancient and famous city, once the capital of Syria, or rather of the East. It is situate on two rivers, the Orontes and the Phaspar, not far from the Mediterranean; refuses to admit the fugitives after the battle of Pharsalia, C. iii. 102 Ant[=o]nius (Mark Antony), Caesar's lieutenant, G. vii. i i; quaestor, G. viii. 2; governor of Brundusium, C. iii. 24; his standing for that priesthood, G. vii. 50; obliges Libo to raise the siege of Brundusium, C. iii. 24; and in conjunction with Kalenus transports Caesar's troops to Greece, _ibid_. 26 Apam[=e]a, _Apami_, a city of Bithynia, built by Nicomedes, the son of Prusias Apennine Mountains, a large chain of mountains, branching off
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