Tripolis

The name Tripolis is derived from the fact that the city formed three districts separated from each other by walls, inhabited by colonists from Aradus, Tyre, and Sidon, and governed by a common senate.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 15: Tournely-Zwirner 1840-1916 1913

Magna it caused the Greek name Tripolis to be given to the region.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 13: Revelation-Stock 1840-1916 1913

Oea and Leptis -- were called Tripolis, but do not seem to have been politically connected with one another.

A History of Rome During the Later Republic and Early Principate 1885

Yet his means are in supposition: he hath an argosy bound to Tripolis, another to the

The Merchant of Venice 2004

Secunda est Tripolis nova, quae Tripolis Barbariae dicitur, ad differentiam Tripolis Syriae: emporium est Europæis mercatoribus celeberrimum.

The Fardle of Facions, conteining the aunciente maners, customes and lawes, of the peoples enhabiting the two partes of the earth, called Affricke and Asie 2004

Tripolis in Barbary: without, to Santa Cruz, to Asafi, to the Citie of Marocco, to the riuer of Senega, to the Isles of Cape Verde, to

The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003

Lycia, Gaza, Ierusalem, Bethleem, to the riuer of Iordan, and the sea or lake of Zodome, and returned backe to Ioppe, and from thence by sea to Tripolis, of which places because many others haue published large discourses, I surcease to write.

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After which time we sailed with a faire wind within the Streights, and so remained at Sea, and ankered at no place vntil our comming into the roade of Tripolis in Syria, which was the last day of April.

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By report it is one moneths trauel from this towne of Shamaky to Aleppo, and from thence to Tripolis, six dayes iourney: and from Tripolis to Venice by water, a moneth or fiue weekes sailing.

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Tripolis in Syria, at Aleppo, at Babylon, at Balsara, and which is more, who euer heard of Englishman at Goa before now? what English shippes did heeretofore euer anker in the mighty riuer of Plate? passe and repasse the vnpassable (in former opinion) straight of

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