The Aurora Borealis

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R. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Company, Limited, 1896 - 264 pagini

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Pagina 5 - ... others, so low that they might be taken for the reflection of a distant burning homestead or city. This is what happened under Tiberius, when the cohorts hurried to the succour of the colony of Ostia, believing it to be on fire. During the greater part of the night the heaven appeared to be illuminated by a faint light resembling a thick smoke.

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