A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography: Abacaenum-HytanisWilliam Smith J. Murray, 1878 - 2491 من الصفحات |
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... Ruins of the temple of Aegina 1 Coin of Aphrodisias in Caria 157 2 Coin of Apollonia in Illyria 160 7 Coin of Aptera 163 9 Coin of Aquinum 172 10 Coin of Aradus 186 17 Coins of Arcadia 193 20 Ruins of a Pyramid in the Argeia - 202 21 ...
... Ruins of the temple of Aegina 1 Coin of Aphrodisias in Caria 157 2 Coin of Apollonia in Illyria 160 7 Coin of Aptera 163 9 Coin of Aquinum 172 10 Coin of Aradus 186 17 Coins of Arcadia 193 20 Ruins of a Pyramid in the Argeia - 202 21 ...
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... Ruins at Azani Page 305 Coin of Corinth 308 Coin of Coroneia - 350 Coin of Corycus in Cilicia 353 Coin of Cos 353 Coin of Cossura Coin of Azani 354 Coin of Cragus Coin of Azetium 354 Coin of Cranii Mons Bagistanus 370 Coin of Cromna ...
... Ruins at Azani Page 305 Coin of Corinth 308 Coin of Coroneia - 350 Coin of Corycus in Cilicia 353 Coin of Cos 353 Coin of Cossura Coin of Azani 354 Coin of Cragus Coin of Azetium 354 Coin of Cranii Mons Bagistanus 370 Coin of Cromna ...
الصفحة 1
... ruins visible in the time of Fazello , at the foot of the hill on which the modern town of Tripi is situated , were those of Abacaenum . He speaks of fragments of masonry , prostrate columns , and the vestiges of walls , indi- cating ...
... ruins visible in the time of Fazello , at the foot of the hill on which the modern town of Tripi is situated , were those of Abacaenum . He speaks of fragments of masonry , prostrate columns , and the vestiges of walls , indi- cating ...
الصفحة 6
... ruins and traces of walls were still visible in the time of Varro : and 6. ORVINIUM ( Opoviviov ) , 40 stadia from Mephyla , the ruins of which , as well as its ancient sepulchres , attested its former magnitude ; - are all wholly ...
... ruins and traces of walls were still visible in the time of Varro : and 6. ORVINIUM ( Opoviviov ) , 40 stadia from Mephyla , the ruins of which , as well as its ancient sepulchres , attested its former magnitude ; - are all wholly ...
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... ruins of Acraephia are situated at a short distance to the S. of Kardhitza . The re- mains of the acropolis are visible on an isolated hill , a spur of Mt. Ptoum , above the Copaic sea , and at its foot on the N. and W. are traces of ...
... ruins of Acraephia are situated at a short distance to the S. of Kardhitza . The re- mains of the acropolis are visible on an isolated hill , a spur of Mt. Ptoum , above the Copaic sea , and at its foot on the N. and W. are traces of ...
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الصفحة 72 - Towards the end of the first or the beginning of the second century after Christ, these lands were incorporated in the Roman empire.
الصفحة 259 - ... columns in all. These columns were 6 feet 2 inches in diameter at the base, and 34 feet in height. The...
الصفحة 267 - They stand upon a basement 8 feet above the exterior level ; the roof which they support is flat, and about 15 feet above the floor of the building. The entire height of the portico, including the basement, was little more than half the height of the pitched roof of the temple. There appears to have been no access to this portico from the exterior of the building. There was no door in the wall behind this portico ; and the only access to it from the interior of the building was by a small flight...
الصفحة 259 - Parthenon, whether viewed at a small or at a great distance, there was nothing to divert the spectator's contemplation, from the simplicity and majesty of mass and outline, which forms the first and most remarkable object of admiration in a Greek temple...
الصفحة 243 - the flood of fire in which the marble columns, the mountains, and the sea are all bathed and penetrated", and of "the violet hue which Hymettus assumes in the evening sky, in contrast to the glowing furnace of the rock of Lycabettus and the rosy pyramid of Pentelicus".
الصفحة 256 - The façade of this temple and the pedestal of Agrippa (F), which is opposite to it, remain in shade for a considerable time after the front of the Propylaea has been lighted up, and they gradually receive every variety of light, until the sun is sufficiently on the decline to shine nearly equally on all the western faces of the entire group.
الصفحة 263 - On both sides, and towards the door, is a kind of gallery, made with two ranks of pillars, twenty-two below, and twentythree above. The odd pillar is over the arch of the entrance, which was left for the passage.
الصفحة 344 - ... varnish had been laid on to give a clearness of outline to each individual letter, and to protect the surface against the action of the elements. This varnish is of infinitely greater hardness than the limestone rock beneath it.
الصفحة 259 - ... the most perfect ever executed. Its dimensions of 228 feet by 101, with a height of 66 feet to the top of the pediment, were sufficiently great to give an appearance of grandeur and sublimity; and this impression was not disturbed by any obtrusive subdivision of parts, such as is found to diminish the...
الصفحة 93 - The tongue of land upon which it stood was singularly adapted to a commercial city. The island of Pharos broke the force of the north wind, and of the occasional high floods of the Mediterranean. The headland of Lochias sheltered its harbors to the east; the Lake Mareotis was both a wet-dock and the general haven of the inland navigation of the Nile valley, whether direct from Syene, or by the royal canal from...