PREPARER’S NOTE

The original text contains a number of characters that are
not available even in 8-bit Windows text. Where possible
these have been represented with a similar letter, but some
things, e.g. Hebrew script, have been omitted.

The 8-bit version of this text includes Windows font
characters. These may be lost in 7-bit versions of the text,
or when viewed with different fonts.

Greek text has been transliterated within brackets “{}”
using an Oxford English Dictionary alphabet table.
Diacritical marks have been lost. Phoenician or other
Semitic text has been replaced with an ellipsis in brackets,
i.e. “{...}”.

The numerous sketches and maps in the original have also
been omitted.