Lucian's Dialogues: Namely the Dialogues of the Gods, of the Sea-gods, and of the Dead; Zeus the Tragedian, the Ferry-boat, EtcG. Bell and sons, 1888 - 315 pages |
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Page 117
... portraits by his laureate - painter , Apelles . As for the character of Hannibal , Valerius Maximus allows to the great enemy of Rome some virtues , for " humani- tatis dulcedo etiam in efferata barbarorum ingenia penetrat " ( De Factis ...
... portraits by his laureate - painter , Apelles . As for the character of Hannibal , Valerius Maximus allows to the great enemy of Rome some virtues , for " humani- tatis dulcedo etiam in efferata barbarorum ingenia penetrat " ( De Factis ...
Page 247
... Portraits , in the form both of statues , busts , and of pictures , especi- ally the former , as is well known , were exceedingly common methods of self - glorification among the tyrants of Greek and Latin antiquity . Of what vast ...
... Portraits , in the form both of statues , busts , and of pictures , especi- ally the former , as is well known , were exceedingly common methods of self - glorification among the tyrants of Greek and Latin antiquity . Of what vast ...
Page 251
... portraits , naturally I was quite equipped for the journey , and when Atropos simply beckoned to me , gladly I threw away my brad - awl , and shoe - sole - for I had a last in my hands and jumping up at once I followed barefooted , and ...
... portraits , naturally I was quite equipped for the journey , and when Atropos simply beckoned to me , gladly I threw away my brad - awl , and shoe - sole - for I had a last in my hands and jumping up at once I followed barefooted , and ...
Page 283
... , 114-118 , 120-127 ; his portraits by Lysippus , 177 note ; Thebes destroyed by , 255 note ; his occu- pation in Hades , 278 note . Alexander ( Alessandro ) VI . , Pope , his occupation in Hades , 278 note . Alexis , 69 50 INDEX 52.
... , 114-118 , 120-127 ; his portraits by Lysippus , 177 note ; Thebes destroyed by , 255 note ; his occu- pation in Hades , 278 note . Alexander ( Alessandro ) VI . , Pope , his occupation in Hades , 278 note . Alexis , 69 50 INDEX 52.
Page 308
... Portraits of Greek and Roman princes , their abundance , 247 and note . Porus , a Hindu Prince , Alexander boasts his defeat of , 118 . Poseidon , the ruler of the sea , 15 ; Hermes refused admission to Zeus by , 18-20 ; conspires ...
... Portraits of Greek and Roman princes , their abundance , 247 and note . Porus , a Hindu Prince , Alexander boasts his defeat of , 118 . Poseidon , the ruler of the sea , 15 ; Hermes refused admission to Zeus by , 18-20 ; conspires ...
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