Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, المجلد 1William Smith Walton and Maberly, 1856 - 2491 من الصفحات |
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... temple of Aegina 34 Coin of Argos Amphilochicum 208 Front elevation of the temple of Aegina re- Coin of Arpi 221 stored 34 Gate of Arpinum 222 Coins of Aegina 35 Coin of Aspendus 242 Coin of Aegium 35 Coin of Assorus 243 Coin of ...
... temple of Aegina 34 Coin of Argos Amphilochicum 208 Front elevation of the temple of Aegina re- Coin of Arpi 221 stored 34 Gate of Arpinum 222 Coins of Aegina 35 Coin of Aspendus 242 Coin of Aegium 35 Coin of Assorus 243 Coin of ...
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... temple to be built near the ruins of the former one . In the new temple there were three ancient statues in brass of Apollo , Leto , and Artemis , which had been dedicated by the Abaei , and had perhaps been saved from the former temple ...
... temple to be built near the ruins of the former one . In the new temple there were three ancient statues in brass of Apollo , Leto , and Artemis , which had been dedicated by the Abaei , and had perhaps been saved from the former temple ...
الصفحة 23
... temple of Apollo on this promontory , which Thucydides mentions ( i . 29 ) as situated in the territory of Anactorium . This temple was of great antiquity , and Apollo derived from it the surname of Actius and Actiacus . There was also ...
... temple of Apollo on this promontory , which Thucydides mentions ( i . 29 ) as situated in the territory of Anactorium . This temple was of great antiquity , and Apollo derived from it the surname of Actius and Actiacus . There was also ...
الصفحة 32
... temple of Zeus . tained a very ancient temple of Apollo , and temples of Artemis , of Aphrodite Urania , who was worshipped in the town above all other divinities , and of the Syrian goddess . ( Paus . vii . 26. ) The port of Aegeira ...
... temple of Zeus . tained a very ancient temple of Apollo , and temples of Artemis , of Aphrodite Urania , who was worshipped in the town above all other divinities , and of the Syrian goddess . ( Paus . vii . 26. ) The port of Aegeira ...
الصفحة 34
... temple of the Doric order , many of the columns of which are still RUINS OF THE TEMPLE OF AEGINA . standing . It stood near the sea in a sequestered and lonely spot , commanding a view of the Athenian coast and of the acropolis at ...
... temple of the Doric order , many of the columns of which are still RUINS OF THE TEMPLE OF AEGINA . standing . It stood near the sea in a sequestered and lonely spot , commanding a view of the Athenian coast and of the acropolis at ...
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الصفحة 56 - Towards the end of the first or the beginning of the second century after Christ, these lands were incorporated in the Roman empire.
الصفحة 237 - Look once more ere we leave this specular mount Westward, much nearer by south-west, behold Where on the ^Egean shore a city stands Built nobly, pure the air, and light the soil ; Athens, the eye of Greece, mother of arts And eloquence...
الصفحة 250 - Parthenon, ... no two are parallel. This asymmetria is productive of very great beauty; for it not only obviates the dry uniformity of too many parallel lines, but also produces exquisite varieties of light and shade.
الصفحة 296 - Santo end a good watering-place for shipping; the water (except in very dry weather) runs out in a good stream. The distance across is 2500 yards, which agrees very well with the breadth of twelve stadia assigned by Herodotus. The width of the canal appears to have been about 18 or 20 feet; the level of the earth nowhere exceeds 15 feet above the sea; the soil is a light clay.
الصفحة 96 - Strabo, the position of which, as already described, is exactly confirmed by the Stadiasmus, as well as by Ptolemy. There was a fourth pass, as Major Rennell has justly observed, which crossing Mount Amanus from the eastward, descended upon the centre of the head of the gulf, near Issus. By this pass it was that Dareius marched from Sochus, and took up his position on the banks of the Pinarus ; by which movement Alexander, who had just before marched from Mallus to Myriandrus, through the two maritime...
الصفحة 261 - This statue was made of olive-wood, and was said to have fallen down from heaven. Here was the sacred olive-tree, which Athena called forth from the earth in her contest with Poseidon for the possession of Attica; here also was the well of salt water which Poseidon produced by the stroke of his trident, the impression of which was seen upon the rock ; and here, lastly, was the tomb of Oecrops as well as that of Ercchtbeus. . . . The form of the Erechtheium differs from every other known example of...
الصفحة 259 - 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 352 - Roman marriages at the end of the first and the beginning of the second century were childless.
الصفحة 272 - Vestiges of brazen and goldencoloured arms, of a blue sky, and of blue, green, and red drapery, are still very apparent.
الصفحة 124 - By its harbour of Seleucia it was in communication with all the trade of the Mediterranean ; and, through the open country behind the Lebanon, it was conveniently approached by the caravans from Mesopotamia and Arabia. It united the inland advantages of Aleppo with the maritime opportunities of Smyrna.