Ancient AthensMacmillan, 1902 - 579 pages |
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... example , are almost inevita- ble for convenience ; nor have I aimed at any complete consistency in the use of forms in -os and -us , -on and -um , a matter on which Roman usage itself varied . In spelling , custom and familiarity must ...
... example , are almost inevita- ble for convenience ; nor have I aimed at any complete consistency in the use of forms in -os and -us , -on and -um , a matter on which Roman usage itself varied . In spelling , custom and familiarity must ...
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... of the town , was built by Pisistratus ; it is exactly analogous to the aqueducts made by his friends . and fellow - tyrants , Theagenes of Megara and Polycrates of Samos ; and it affords an excellent example of 26 ANCIENT ATHENS.
... of the town , was built by Pisistratus ; it is exactly analogous to the aqueducts made by his friends . and fellow - tyrants , Theagenes of Megara and Polycrates of Samos ; and it affords an excellent example of 26 ANCIENT ATHENS.
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Ernest Arthur Gardner. of Samos ; and it affords an excellent example of the way in which those rulers courted popularity by provid- ing for the needs of the citizens . In Roman times the great cistern was filled up , and the water was ...
Ernest Arthur Gardner. of Samos ; and it affords an excellent example of the way in which those rulers courted popularity by provid- ing for the needs of the citizens . In Roman times the great cistern was filled up , and the water was ...
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... example is the foundation of the later temple of Dionysus by the Theatre , which contained the colossal statue by Alcamenes , probably dedicated about 420 B.C. It is also used for the inner part of the great retaining walls of the ...
... example is the foundation of the later temple of Dionysus by the Theatre , which contained the colossal statue by Alcamenes , probably dedicated about 420 B.C. It is also used for the inner part of the great retaining walls of the ...
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... example , who holds a fruit to her breast . The great majority of the marble fragments of early date lying about on the Acropolis are of island marble . The Parian quarries have been worked in modern times , but are now deserted . ( 2 ) ...
... example , who holds a fruit to her breast . The great majority of the marble fragments of early date lying about on the Acropolis are of island marble . The Parian quarries have been worked in modern times , but are now deserted . ( 2 ) ...
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