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  • At its eastern extremity the Balkan chain divides into three ridges, the central terminating in the Black Sea at Cape Eminé ( "Haemus"), the northern forming the watershed between the tributaries of the Danube and the rivers falling directly into the Black Sea.

    Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" Various

  • Alexander almost certainly recruited some of these outlaws into his ranks as he headed toward the great wall of Mount Haemus stretching across the northern horizon.

    Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011

  • Alexander almost certainly recruited some of these outlaws into his ranks as he headed toward the great wall of Mount Haemus stretching across the northern horizon.

    Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011

  • But among the peaks of Mount Haemus were the Triballi, some of the fiercest warriors in Europe.

    Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011

  • But among the peaks of Mount Haemus were the Triballi, some of the fiercest warriors in Europe.

    Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011

  • But among the peaks of Mount Haemus were the Triballi, some of the fiercest warriors in Europe.

    Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011

  • Alexander almost certainly recruited some of these outlaws into his ranks as he headed toward the great wall of Mount Haemus stretching across the northern horizon.

    Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011

  • Beyond the Haemus he made a levy of the Getae and of all the tribes lying more towards the Euxine on this side of the Ister.

    The History of the Peloponnesian War Thucydides 2007

  • Euxine and Hellespont; next the Getae beyond Haemus, and the other hordes settled south of the Danube in the neighbourhood of the

    The History of the Peloponnesian War Thucydides 2005

  • The woods around afforded us shade, — the river secured to us a constant supply of water; nay, detachments were employed in furnishing the army with ice, which had been laid up on Haemus, and Athos, and the mountains of Macedonia, while cooling fruits and wholesome food renovated the strength of the labourers, and made us bear with less impatience the weight of the unrefreshing air.

    The Last Man 2003

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