Libya -- Description and travel
Derivation of the names Cyrenaica and Pentapolis — Causes which led to the country being colonized by a body of Dorians from Thera — Battus, the leader of this band, first takes possession of the island of Platea, and afterwards removes to Cyrene — Coalescence of the settlers...
Derivation of the names Cyrenaica and Pentapolis — Causes which led to the country being colonized by a body of Dorians from Thera — Battus, the leader of this band, first takes...
2. CHAPTER II.Reasons which led to the expedition being undertaken — Peculiar difficulties from the nature of the country — Equipment, with assistance of the Foreign Office and other authorit...
3. CHAPTER III.Leave Malta in the gunboat _Boxer_, and arrive at Tripoli — The Meshia — Position of the Castle and the Pacha’s harem — Visit to the artillery and cavalry barracks — Unsuccessfu...
4. CHAPTER IV.Leave Tripoli, and arrive at Benghazi — Adopt it as our base of operations — The wretched state of the town, and the plague of flies — The Castle and the principal buildings — M...
5. CHAPTER V.Leave Benghazi — Rainy and stormy weather — Arrive at Gŭsr Merdj, and hospitality of the Mudir — Description of the Plain and Castle — Resume our journey through a beautiful cou...
6. CHAPTER VI.The native name of Cyrene — The position of the ruins, with the configuration of the country — The Fountain of Apollo — General description of the Necropolis — A detailed accoun...
7. CHAPTER VII.Visit from Mohammed El Adouly — Commence the excavations at two tombs in the Wady Bil Ghadir — These not proving successful, remove the men to a temple near the southern gate of...
8. CHAPTER VIII.Examination of the country between Cyrene and the coast — Arrival of H.M.S. _Assurance_ — Obliged to anchor off Ras El Hilal, on account of the weather — The next day steams to...
9. CHAPTER IX.The position of the Zauyah — Threatening messages sent from the Achwani and their shiekh, “Sidi Mustapha” — The Arabs attempt to prevent our passing, and a number of our stores...
10. CHAPTER X.The ruins of Apollonia and its harbour — Visit Imghurnis, and on our second visit badly received by the Arabs — Excursion to Derna — Pass the ruins of Gabiout Younes, Tirt, Laml...
11. CHAPTER XI.The large temple near the Stadium — A few inscriptions found in it, but all the sculpture wantonly destroyed — Visit of H.M.S. _Scourge_, bringing Mr. W. Denison, a carpenter se...
12. CHAPTER XII.Arrival of H.M.S. _Melpomene_ — A large party of men are landed from the ship, and start for Cyrene with three waggons — Serious disturbance with the Arabs — The means taken to...
13. CHAPTER I.BEFORE beginning the narrative of our expedition to the Cyrenaica, we shall recall, for the convenience of the reader, a few of the leading facts connected with the history of t...
14. CHAPTER II.FROM the short sketch of the ancient history of Cyrene given in the last chapter, the reader will be at no loss to discover the reasons which led us to undertake an expedition,...
15. CHAPTER III.ALL our preparations being completed, we embarked, with our two Maltese servants, on board H.M.’s Gunboat _Boxer_, 2nd Master Gulliver commanding, and left Malta for Tripoli, No...
16. CHAPTER IV.AFTER spending four days very pleasantly at Tripoli, we reluctantly took leave of Colonel and Mrs. Herman, and started for Benghazi, in the _Boxer_, on the 25th. There being lit...
17. CHAPTER V.ON the morning of the 12th December, our other preparations being completed, we commenced loading the camels. The distribution of the baggage was a very tedious operation, owing...
18. CHAPTER VI.THE site of the ancient city of Cyrene is called by the Arabs, _Shahat_—a name which is rather indefinite, as it includes, besides the city, the adjoining district to the east,...
19. CHAPTER VII.HAVING fairly established ourselves in our sepulchral residence, and made every arrangement for our future comfort that the means at our disposal rendered possible, we began to...
20. CHAPTER VIII.WHEN our workmen left us, and the excavations were stopped in the end of April, we had a considerable collection of valuable sculptures in our tomb, but were still uncertain whe...
21. CHAPTER IX.BEFORE resuming the narrative of our excavations, we may here give some account of our dealings with the Arabs, and of the excursions which we made to different parts of the Cyr...
22. CHAPTER X.PREVIOUSLY to the arrival of the _Assurance_, we made several excursions to different places in the Cyrenaica, the first of which was to Marsa Sousah, for the purpose of examini...
23. CHAPTER XI.IT will be remembered that while the _Assurance_ was with us, seven blacks, sent by Mr. Aquilina, arrived from Benghazi, and assisted in the transport of the statues. With these...
24. CHAPTER XII.OWING to the want of means of communication with England, we had not yet (September) received answers to our letters sent home by the _Assurance_ in June, so that we were quite...