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the Ocean
also: Oceanus
The Ocean, the outer sea believed to encircle the inhabited world, here the western limit of Africa beyond the Strait of Gibraltar.
Reading notes
- The Jugurthine War §17 the Ocean
The outer sea the ancients believed encircled the world; here the western limit of Africa beyond the strait at Gibraltar.
- The Histories §Mithr.4 the Ocean
The outer sea believed to ring the world; the western limit Rome reached before turning its arms east.