Ward, John, 1832-1912, Hill, George Francis, Sir, 1867-1948 · London : J. Murray · leaf 255
c drachme, showing how careful the Hellenic colonies were to adhere tothe weights of their native lands. There were other Greek colonies on theWestern Mediterranean. An important one called Rhoda, a short distancewest of Marseilles, was founded from Rhodes, in Asia Minor. Its coins withGreek… … Entrance to the Port of Marseilles. MAGNA GRAECIAThe southern part of Italy became in the sixth and fifth centuries B.C. soextensively colonised by the Hellenic people as to be known as GreaterGreece. This remarkable race had even earlier set the impress of their language,their literature, their…
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