Ancient AthensMacmillan, 1902 - 579 pages |
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... 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 The Arch of Hadrian A Rock - cut House 27 ...
... 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 The Arch of Hadrian A Rock - cut House 27 ...
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... Marble Lutrophoros and Lecythi on Relief Monument of Hegeso Monument of Dexileos . Tomb Relief ( Family group - parting scene ) Tomb Relief ( Old man , young athlete , and slave boy ) Tomb Relief ( Young warrior seated on prow of ship ) ...
... Marble Lutrophoros and Lecythi on Relief Monument of Hegeso Monument of Dexileos . Tomb Relief ( Family group - parting scene ) Tomb Relief ( Old man , young athlete , and slave boy ) Tomb Relief ( Young warrior seated on prow of ship ) ...
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... marble walls and pavements . It is , indeed , probable enough that the climate has suffered a good deal from the denudation of the soil , and , above all , from the destruction of the forests in comparatively modern times . But in ...
... marble walls and pavements . It is , indeed , probable enough that the climate has suffered a good deal from the denudation of the soil , and , above all , from the destruction of the forests in comparatively modern times . But in ...
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... marble , were set up over the tomb of those that died unmarried — a symbol that their bridal was with Hades . The rite of the marriage bath of Athens is analogous to a similar usage that we meet in many other places — the performance of ...
... marble , were set up over the tomb of those that died unmarried — a symbol that their bridal was with Hades . The rite of the marriage bath of Athens is analogous to a similar usage that we meet in many other places — the performance of ...
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... marble , wood , and unbaked brick . the two latter have in almost every case disappeared , the former alone concern us in a study of the extant remains . Baked brick was , of course , used also in Roman times ; but there are no very ...
... marble , wood , and unbaked brick . the two latter have in almost every case disappeared , the former alone concern us in a study of the extant remains . Baked brick was , of course , used also in Roman times ; but there are no very ...
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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