Ancient AthensMacmillan, 1902 - 579 pages |
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... BRITISH SCHOOL AT ATHENS AUTHOR OF " A HANDBOOK OF GREEK SCULPTURE , " ETC. , etc. ILLUSTRATED New York THE MACMILLAN COMPANY LONDON : MACMILLAN & CO . , LTD . 1902 All rights reserved B HARVARD UNIVERSITY LIBRARY COPYRIGHT , 1902 , BY THE.
... BRITISH SCHOOL AT ATHENS AUTHOR OF " A HANDBOOK OF GREEK SCULPTURE , " ETC. , etc. ILLUSTRATED New York THE MACMILLAN COMPANY LONDON : MACMILLAN & CO . , LTD . 1902 All rights reserved B HARVARD UNIVERSITY LIBRARY COPYRIGHT , 1902 , BY THE.
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... Greek names is always difficult ; even if a scientific system be adopted , it can- not be followed with rigid accuracy . My general rule has been to transliterate from the Greek to the Latin alphabet as an educated Roman would have done ...
... Greek names is always difficult ; even if a scientific system be adopted , it can- not be followed with rigid accuracy . My general rule has been to transliterate from the Greek to the Latin alphabet as an educated Roman would have done ...
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... Greek main- land . The diversity of sea and land , as seen in the view over the Saronic Gulf from Athens , is not only beautiful in itself , but also full of invitation to sailors who , like the Greeks , shunned the open sea . To them a ...
... Greek main- land . The diversity of sea and land , as seen in the view over the Saronic Gulf from Athens , is not only beautiful in itself , but also full of invitation to sailors who , like the Greeks , shunned the open sea . To them a ...
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... Greek city . We find that these requirements are provided for , in a greater or a less degree , in the case of most of the principal towns of Greece . We may roughly classify them under three heads : provision of food , protection from ...
... Greek city . We find that these requirements are provided for , in a greater or a less degree , in the case of most of the principal towns of Greece . We may roughly classify them under three heads : provision of food , protection from ...
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... Greek civilisation . I a . The Water Supply Athens is but ill supplied with water naturally , and the provision of a sufficient supply for the growing town must always have been a difficult matter for its rulers . The two chief streams ...
... Greek civilisation . I a . The Water Supply Athens is but ill supplied with water naturally , and the provision of a sufficient supply for the growing town must always have been a difficult matter for its rulers . The two chief streams ...
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