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The Ebro? Ibērus. The Rhone? Rhodanus. The Saone ? Arar. The Arno? Arnus. The Tiber? Tiberis. The Adige? Athesis. The Po? Padus, or Eridanus. The Danube? Ister. The Dniester? Tyras. The Dnieper? Borysthenes. The Don? Tanais. The Volga? Rha.

MOUNTAINS.

Where are the Dofrafield Mountains? What was their ancient name? Sevo Mons. The Ural Mountains? Hyperborei, or Rhipai Montes. The Pyrences? Pyrenæi Montes. The Alps? Alpes. The Apennines? Apenninus Mons. The Carpath ian Mountains? Carpates, or Bastarnice Montes. The Balkan Mountains? Hamus Mons.

LAKES.

Where is Lake Geneva? What was its ancient name. Lacus Lemānus. Lake Constance? Lacus Brigantinus. Lake Maggiore? Lacus Verbānus.

ISLANDS.

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Where is Britania or Albion? What is it now called? Where is Hibernia, and what is it now called? What is the ancient name of the Orkneys? Orcades. Of Ivica? Ebusus. Of Majorca Balearis Major. Of Minorca? Baleāris Minor. Elba? Ethalia, or Ilva. Of Sicily? Trinacria, or Sicilia. Of Malta? Melita. Of Corfu Corcyra. Of Santa Maura? Leucadia, or Leucas. Of Cephalonia? Cephallēnia. Of Zante? Zacynthus. Of Cerigo? Cythera. Of Candia? Creta. Of Negropont? Eubaa. Of Belleisle? Vindilis. Of Ushant? Uxantis. Of Jersey? Cæsarea. Of Guernsey? Sarnia. Of Alderney? Riduna.

TOWNS.

What was the ancient name of London? Londinum. Of York? Eboracum. Of Carlisle Luguvallum. Of Bath? Aqua Solis. Where is Saragossa? What was its ancient name?

Cæsar Augusta. Toledo? Toletum. Cartagena? Carthago Nova. What were the Pillars of Hercules? Calpe, or the rock of Gibraltar, and Abyla, on the opposite shore in Africa. Where is Cologne? What was its ancient name? Colonia Agrippina, Mentz? Moguntiacum. Lyons? Lugdunum. Paris? Lutetia. Rouen? Rotomagus. Zurich? Tigurum. Toulouse? Tolosa. Marseilles? Massillia. Cherson? Chersonesus. Caffa or Kaffa? Theodosia. Padua? Patavium. Trent? Tridentum. Where is Mantua? For what noted? It was the birth-place of Virgil. Where is Modena ? What was its ancient name? Mutina. Genoa? Genua. Florence? Florentia. Rome? Latium. What was Ostia? The port of Rome. What was the ancient name of Naples? Neapolis. For what was Falernum noted? For its wines. Venafrum? For its olives. Venusia? It was the birth-place of Horace. Luceria? For its wool. Brundusium? For its harbor, and as the place where Virgil died. Tarentum? For its commerce. Matinum? For its bees. Pastum? For its roses. Metapontum ? For a school of Pythagoras. Sybaris? For the effeminacy of its inhabitants.

What were the Seven Wonders of the ancient world? 1. The Pyramids of Egypt. 2. The Statue of Jupiter, at Olympia. 3. The Colossus, at Rhodes. 4. The Mausoleum, at Halicarnassus. 5. The Temple of Diana, at Ephesus. 6. The Walls of Babylon. 7. The Royal Palace of Cyrus, or, as some say the Tower at Alexandria.

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