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The Histories of Polybius, Vol. 1 (of 2)

Note 222 — BOOK IV

Evelyn S. (Evelyn Shirley) Shuckburgh translation

However cogent may be the reasons for his prophecy adduced by Polybius, there are no signs of its being fulfilled. Indeed, the bank at the mouth of the Danube, which he mentions, has long disappeared. The fact seems to be that he failed to take into calculation the constant rush of water out of the Euxine, which is sufficient to carry off any amount of alluvial deposit.

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