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great_a suburb_n or_o be_v much_o enlarge_v for_o he_o tell_v 39_o tell_v dion_n chrys_n or._n 39_o &_o 38._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d dio._n or._n 39_o those_o citizen_n that_o their_o city_n be_v not_o inferior_a either_o for_o strength_n or_o greatness_n to_o any_o of_o the_o renown_a city_n for_o if_o it_o be_v but_o two_o mile_n in_o compass_n there_o be_v some_o above_o ten_o time_n as_o great_a and_o the_o generality_n of_o city_n account_v great_a about_o twice_o as_o big_a unless_o we_o may_v suspect_v the_o read_n of_o strabo_n as_o to_o the_o sixteen_o furlong_n for_o immediate_o after_o it_o be_v plain_a there_o be_v something_o amiss_o famagusta_n be_v too_o young_a to_o be_v bring_v in_o evidence_n for_o the_o measure_n of_o ancient_a city_n for_o i_o do_v not_o know_v that_o it_o be_v mention_v any_o where_o before_o the_o holy_a war_n 660._o war_n radulph_n de_fw-fr dicet_fw-la inter_fw-la x_o script_n p._n 660._o and_o can_v not_o be_v very_o long_o before_o 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however_o he_o find_v long_o after_o this_o 64._o this_o cod._n afric_n can_v 58._o ed._n zon._n 64._o that_o in_o most_o maritime_a place_n of_o africa_n and_o other_o part_n thereof_o idolatry_n be_v in_o use_n and_o he_o add_v this_o remark_n that_o most_o of_o their_o city_n be_v maritime_a and_o those_o usual_o most_o populous_a in_o the_o first_o place_n that_o canon_n do_v not_o speak_v as_o he_o make_v it_o for_o it_o be_v not_o most_o but_o many_o maritime_a place_n then_o for_o city_n there_o be_v not_o a_o word_n but_o of_o country_n farm_n and_o village_n there_o be_v as_o if_o the_o poor_a remain_v of_o heathenism_n have_v be_v now_o drive_v out_o of_o the_o city_n and_o most_o eminent_a town_n and_o retire_v to_o the_o obscure_a place_n of_o the_o country_n and_o that_o heathenism_n be_v now_o in_o a_o very_a low_a and_o expire_a condition_n in_o that_o country_n appear_v from_o the_o expression_n of_o that_o canon_n 〈◊〉_d canon_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o 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