WHAT DOES PARASÁNG MEAN IN ROMANIAN?
Definition of parasáng in the Romanian dictionary
parasáng, parasánge, and parasánghe, s.n. (old) unit of measure length, equivalent to four square miles or 3750 steps.
10 ROMANIAN BOOKS RELATING TO «PARASÁNG»
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Illustrations (chiefly geographical,) of the history of ... - Pagina 3
In the compilation of the geography of this expedition, one grand desideratum was the Scale : for the number of Parasan- gas given, for the length of the daily march, taking the Para- sang at the usual rate of three miles, is, oftentimes, beyond ...
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Ruins of Ancient Cities, 2: With General and Particular ... - Pagina 124
Beyond the village of Kenarch, about half a para- sang, is a mountain, and at the foot of it an extraordinary place, wherein are columns and marbles, sculptured with strange devices and inscriptions, so that most persons imagine this edifice to ...
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A History of Greece - Volumul 4 - Pagina 421
... para- sang was equal to thirty stadia, or about three miles and a half), and arranged the assessments of tribute according to this measurement, without any mate- rial departure, however, from the sums which had been paid CHAPTER XXXVI ...
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A Complete Dictionary of the English Language, Both with ... - Volumul 2
PARA SANG, pir'rà fàng. f. A Persian measure of length. PARASITE, pussiest. s. One that frequents rich tables, and earns his welcome by flattery.., ; PARASITICAL, pàr-à-sít'-ty- 1 kèï. i a. PARASITICK, pàr-à;sjt'-tlk. } ' Flattering, wheedling.
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Pahlavi Texts - Partea 4 - Pagina 87
leagues (para sang) of Lake /x"e£ast. 9. Lake (or, rather, Gulf) Sataves ' is that already written about, between the wide-formed ocean and the Putik. 10. It is said that in Kamindan is an abyss (zafar). from which everything they throw in always ...
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The Dynasty of the Kajars: To which is Prefixed, a ... - Pagina 326
With perfect confidence and firmness they advanced to Fort Shakiban, within six parasangs of Herat ; whilst the Heaven-aided host, without hesitation, moved to meet them from Fort Shadah. One para- sang from Shakiban both parties put ...
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Travels of Anacharsis the younger in Greece, during the ...
assigns the same number of stadia for the length of the para- sang,2 it follows that these two authors made use of the same kind of stadium. But M. d'Anville, comparing a part of the march- of Cyrus the Younger with the Roman itineraries, finds ...
Jean-Jacques Barthélemy, Jean Denis Barbié du Bocage,
1825
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Ruins of Ancient Cities - Pagina 124
Beyond the village of Kenarch, about half a para- sang, is a mountain, and at the foot of it an extraordinary place, wherein are columns and marbles, sculptured with strange devices and inscriptions, so that most persons imagine this edifice to ...
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Compendium of Ancient Geography - Volumul 1 - Pagina 7
The Persians made use of the para- sang; the length of which appeared equal to thirty of those stadia whereof a mile contained ten. iEgypt employed a measure called schene, composed of sixty of the shortest stadia, commensurate with four ...
Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d' Anville,
1814
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Stowe's Bible Astrology: The Bible Founded on Astrology - Pagina 216
... and Babylonian astronomers compared the progress made by the sun during one hour at the time of the equinox to the progress made by a good walker during the same time, both accomplishing one para- sang. The whole course of the sun ...