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A Famous Place of Natural Hot Baths
This place is well known and often visited because of its natural hot baths. There are five baths in total, and all of them...
Gold Found in the Silver Ore of Schemnitz
Most of the silver ore found in Schemnitz contains a small amount of gold mixed within it. Because of this, the miners and metal...
Reporting the Quality of the Ore
After the assayer has tested the ore and measured how much silver it contains, he reports his findings to the workers who operate the...
Money Exchange and Trade in the Market
Exchanging Foreign Money
At first, I was somewhat uncertain about how we would exchange our money. We had brought with us ducats, dollars, and other...
Hairstyles and Customs of Different Nations
Distinctive Hairstyles Across Europe and the Ottoman Lands
People from different nations can often be recognized by the way they wear their hair. These customs...
The Fertility and Abundance of Thessaly
Proof from Ancient History
When we read that Mardonius, the Persian general of the great army of Xerxes, spent the winter in Thessaly, this alone...
A Personal Interpretation of the Story
My own opinion about these events is as follows. If it is true that the Phoenicians carried off the sacred women from Egypt and...
A Shared Story Between Egypt Greece and Libya
There is a well-known story in Egypt about the oracle of Dodona in Greece and the oracle of Ammon in Libya. This story explains...
Early Religious Beliefs of the Pelasgians
In the earliest times, the Pelasgians practiced religious rituals long before the well-known Greek gods had clear names. According to information received from Dodona,...
A Brief Account of Early Travels in Southeastern Europe
This text is the title and dedication of a travel book published in London in 1673. The book was written by Edward Brown, a...
