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de_fw-fr monte_fw-fr caucaso_n quasi_fw-la visitur_fw-la natus_fw-la cum_fw-la aestivis_fw-la temporibus_fw-la sub_fw-la humo_fw-la eum_fw-la desuper_fw-la aethiopiam_fw-la currere_fw-la ex_fw-la viriditate_fw-la superni_fw-la cespitis_fw-la prodatur_fw-la the_o inhabitant_n of_o sagrus_n or_o zagrus_n a_o mountain_n that_o lie_v to_o the_o back_n of_o this_o river_n in_o a_o good_a part_n of_o its_o course_n be_v observe_v to_o be_v a_o nation_n of_o aethiopian_n for_o so_o hesychius_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d lege_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o province_n of_o elymais_n with_o the_o adjoin_a territory_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v by_o epiphanius_n in_o anchoret_n n._n 58._o express_o place_v in_o aethiopia_n and_o for_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o susiana_n that_o they_o go_v ancient_o under_o the_o name_n of_o aethiopian_n we_o have_v a_o testimony_n of_o as_o great_a antiquity_n as_o the_o evidence_n of_o any_o heathen_a history_n will_v reach_v for_o memnon_n who_o come_v from_o susa_n to_o the_o aid_n of_o priamus_n in_o the_o trojan_a war_n be_v by_o the_o ancient_a writer_n call_v aethiopum_fw-la rex_fw-la so_o