Ancient AthensMacmillan, 1902 - 579 pages |
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... Long Rocks . Wall South of Dipylon Gate . Marble Drums The Acropolis , from the South , showing the Cimonian Wall . Bastion and Temple of Nike , from below The Acropolis , from the West The Dipylon Gate The Sacred Gate . The Barathron ...
... Long Rocks . Wall South of Dipylon Gate . Marble Drums The Acropolis , from the South , showing the Cimonian Wall . Bastion and Temple of Nike , from below The Acropolis , from the West The Dipylon Gate The Sacred Gate . The Barathron ...
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... long ridge of Hymettus , on the north - east Pentelicus ; between the two is a low pass that leads to Marathon , and that is the natural route for an invader who has landed upon the east coast of Attica ; there is another route between ...
... long ridge of Hymettus , on the north - east Pentelicus ; between the two is a low pass that leads to Marathon , and that is the natural route for an invader who has landed upon the east coast of Attica ; there is another route between ...
Page 36
... Long Walls , and so produced a city impregnable and unassailable so long as she remained mistress of the sea . Considerable remains are left of these various fortifications ; and , partly by their help , partly by a study of the natural ...
... Long Walls , and so produced a city impregnable and unassailable so long as she remained mistress of the sea . Considerable remains are left of these various fortifications ; and , partly by their help , partly by a study of the natural ...
Page 42
... long internal staircase , toward the eastern portion of the north side , in a position analogous to the posterns of Mycena and Tiryns . There is also another very curious means of access , concealed in a natural cave , which is of great ...
... long internal staircase , toward the eastern portion of the north side , in a position analogous to the posterns of Mycena and Tiryns . There is also another very curious means of access , concealed in a natural cave , which is of great ...
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... long the walls of the Acropolis remained the only fortification of Athens ; but as the city grew , and the centre of civic life was transferred from the palace of the king to the agora in the town , it must have been desirable to ...
... long the walls of the Acropolis remained the only fortification of Athens ; but as the city grew , and the centre of civic life was transferred from the palace of the king to the agora in the town , it must have been desirable to ...
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A. W. Mansell Acropolis Agora Alcamenes altar ancient Apollo architectural Areopagus artistic Athenian Athens Attic bronze building built Callirrhoe cave cella centre Ceramicus Cimon columns decoration dedicated Dionysus Dipylon Dipylon Gate earlier early temple east Enneacrunus Erechtheum evidence extant fifth century figures foundations frieze FRIEZE OF PARTHENON front goddess Greece Greek Hadrian harbour hill identified Ilissus inscription Ionic Ionic order Lapith later Long Walls Mansell & Sons marble metopes modern monuments Munychia Nike Odeum Olympieum painted Parthenon Pausanias pediment Pericles permission of Messrs Persian Wars Phaleric Phalerum Phidias Piræus Piraic Pisistratus Pnyx portico Posidon position precinct probably Professor Dörpfeld Propylæa Prytaneum Pythium relief remains represented restored rock sacred scene sculpture seated seen shrine side slabs slope Stoa Stoa Basileios temple of Athena Theatre Themistocles Theseum Thucydides tion tomb town traces vases west pediment Zeus ἐν καὶ τοῦ