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Britannica 11th
Encyclopaedia Britannica · 11th edition
Tharros
Britannica 11thTHARROS, an ancient town of Sardinia, situated on the west coast, on the narrow sandy isthmus of a peninsula at the north extremity of the Gulf of Oristano, now marked by the tower of S. Giovanni di Sinis. It was 12 m. W. of Othoca (Oristano) by the coast road ...
Vol. 26, pp. 727-727
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Thasos
Britannica 11thTHASOS, an island in the north of the Aegean Sea, off the coast of Thrace and the plain of the river Nestus (now the KaraSu). The island was colonized at an early date by Phoenicians, attracted probably by its gold mines; they founded a temple of Heracles, whi
Vol. 26, pp. 727-728
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