The first glimpse that we have of the notions which the Greeks possessed of the shape and the inhabitants of the earth is afforded by the poems passing under the name of Homer.
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"The first glimpse that we have of the notions which the Greeks possessed of the shape and the inhabitants of the earth is afforded by the poems passing under the name of Homer." — Joseph Jacobs
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The first glimpse that we have of the notions which the Greeks possessed of the shape and the inhabitants of the earth is afforded by the poems passing under the name of Homer. — Joseph Jacobs
About Joseph Jacobs
Joseph Jacobs was a Historian from Australia (1854–1916).
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This quote is attributed to Joseph Jacobs, a Historian from Australia.
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Joseph Jacobs lived from 1854 – 1916.