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Esmée Rankine. as belonging to any date between the 3rd century B.C. and the 1st century A.D. The assumption is that the stone terrace was the common property of the Tamil householders of ancient Anuradhapura and was probably an assembly ...
Esmée Rankine. as belonging to any date between the 3rd century B.C. and the 1st century A.D. The assumption is that the stone terrace was the common property of the Tamil householders of ancient Anuradhapura and was probably an assembly ...
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Esmée Rankine. Ancient Ports of Ceylon In the latter half of the 1st century A.D. a Roman subject ( who preferred to remain un - named ) set out , from a port on the boundary of Egypt , to sail the Indian seas . He came by way of the Red ...
Esmée Rankine. Ancient Ports of Ceylon In the latter half of the 1st century A.D. a Roman subject ( who preferred to remain un - named ) set out , from a port on the boundary of Egypt , to sail the Indian seas . He came by way of the Red ...
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... 1st century Rome had acquired a taste for pearls . ' The pearl was as good as a " gentleman - usher " ( lictor ) to a woman in public . ' And not only women but men . The Emperor Nero ( A.D. 54-68 ) is cited as consecrating in the ...
... 1st century Rome had acquired a taste for pearls . ' The pearl was as good as a " gentleman - usher " ( lictor ) to a woman in public . ' And not only women but men . The Emperor Nero ( A.D. 54-68 ) is cited as consecrating in the ...
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1st century 2nd century 3rd century Adam's Peak Agrabodhi ancient Ceylon Anuradhapura Ariya Chakravarti Batticaloa Batuta British Buddhist building built capture century A.D. century king century later coast of Ceylon Colombo dagaba Dastota Delft Devanampiya Devanampiya Tissa Dissave Dondra Dutch elephants French Galle Ganga Government Governor Hakmane Hambantota harbour Hindus India inhabitants inscription Jaffna Kaddaiparichchan Kandy Kandyan Kantaka Cetiya kingdom Kirinda known Knox Knox's land Lanka legend light lighthouses Maha Mahagama Mahavamsa Mahaveli Mannar Island Matara mentions Mihintale miles mountain nagas navigable North officers palmyrah Pandukabhaya Parakrama Bahu Paranavitana Paulusz pearls port Portuguese prince Puttalam record refers remains river road rock Rohona Roman round royal sailed salt sculpture sent ships shrine Sinhalese Sinhalese king stone story Street stupa Suffren tamarind tree Tamil Tangalle temple Tennent toddy trade tradition Trincomalee Verugal Vihara Vijaya village Weligama wild yakshas