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the Syrtes
also: Syrtes
The two Syrtes, the broad and dangerous gulfs of the Libyan coast (the Greater and Lesser Syrtis), proverbial for shoals.
Reading notes
- The Jugurthine War §19 Syrtes
The two great gulfs of the Libyan coast (Greater and Lesser Syrtis), proverbial among sailors for their shoals.