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Greece and foreign nations for the supply of their commercial wants, p. 163

Romans first pay real attention to commerce on the destruction of Carthage and Corinth, p. 166

——, their method of book-keeping, pp. 184-6

Rome, the extremes of wealth and poverty visible there under the later Emperors, pp. 206-7

——, enormous baths at, for the free use of rich and poor, under the later Empire, p. 208

——, siege of, by Alaric and Goths, A.D. 408, p. 208

Romney Marsh, or Lymne, on each occasion the probable scene of Cæsar's disembarkations, p. 307

Routes of Commerce, by land and sea, between West and East, p. 100

Rowers, action of, mainly regulated by the size of the galley, p. 289

Rowing of Ancient Galleys, peculiar view on the, by the Rev. J. O. W. Haweis, Append. 1, p. 625

Russians first mentioned in history as the owners of the entrepôts of Novgorod and Kief, and as settlers in Constantinople, pp. 228-9

——, ships of, scarcely more than large canoes, p. 229

—— make four unsuccessful attempts to seize Constantinople, pp. 229-30

——, ancient tradition that, in the last days, they should become masters of Constantinople, p. 231

Rymer's Fœdera, condensed syllabus of, Append. 8, pp. 642-650


Safe Conduct, form of, Append. 9, pp. 650-2

Sailors, in ancient ships, chiefly of two classes, viz. mariners and rowers, Introd. p. xxxiii

Sailors, Greek, ordinary pay of, in the time of Demosthenes, p. 73

Saints, Biographies of the, the only historical documents from the fourth to the eighth centuries, p. 339

Sardes, Royal Road from, to Susa, described by Herodotus, pp. 92-93

Sataspes, Voyage of, and visit to a nation of dwarfs (Bosjesmans?), p. 81

Saxons, first coming of, and of other Teutonic tribes; their early ships probably copies of Roman galleys, pp. 327-8

Scale, Sliding, the first, applied to the importation of corn, p. 457

Scotland, no maritime force or trade in, till Alexander III., A.D. 1249, p. 406

Sculptures from Assyria exhibit most of the ordinary mechanical implements, as the pulley, saw, pick-axe, &c., p. 39

Scythians, according to Herodotus, carry on their trade in seven distinct languages, and are partly nomad owners of caravans, partly agriculturists, pp. 41-2

Sea, the dominion of, formally claimed by England in A.D. 1416, pp. 449-450

——, the limits of, determined A.D. 1674, by treaty with States-General, and not a mere barren title, pp. 451-2

Seals, Corporate, of the towns of Sandwich, Poole, Dover, Faversham, &c., A.D. 1238-1325, pp. 398-402

Seamen, English, wages of, in reigns of Harold and Hardicanute, p. 361

Seamen, European, manners, customs, and superstitions of, during Middle Ages, pp. 531-546

Seamen of London play important part in the coronation of Harold at Oxford, p. 361

Search, Right of, first enforcement of, in the case of Flemish ships, pp. 424-5

Seleucus, in treaty with Ptolemy the son of Lagos, establishes the trade between Red Sea and Hindustan, p. 148

Semiramis not a mythical personage, but an historical Queen of Nineveh, p. 5

Senators forbidden to engage in trade, lest they should neglect their duties to the State, p. 170

Sesostris (or Rameses II.), sculptured memorials of, at Nahr-el-Kelb, near Beyrût, and near Sardes, pp. 47-8

——, no evidence that he really conquered any part of India, pp. 123-4

Sheba, Queen of; her visit to Solomon, p. 29