Ancient AthensMacmillan, 1902 - 579 pages |
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... position of Athens on the map are sometimes surprised , when first they go there , to find the sun setting over a western sea . Yet this is a fact which probably had some influence , not only over the light and colouring of the Athenian ...
... position of Athens on the map are sometimes surprised , when first they go there , to find the sun setting over a western sea . Yet this is a fact which probably had some influence , not only over the light and colouring of the Athenian ...
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... position which she obtained was doubtless due in the first place to the enterprise and versatility of her inhabitants , but partly also to her geographical position , which gave her a footing on the mainland as well as an excellent base ...
... position which she obtained was doubtless due in the first place to the enterprise and versatility of her inhabitants , but partly also to her geographical position , which gave her a footing on the mainland as well as an excellent base ...
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... position he appears to indicate for this spring with the evidence of other writers . The other chief authority as to this spring is Thucydides . In his account of the early city of Athens , he says that it comprised only the Acropolis ...
... position he appears to indicate for this spring with the evidence of other writers . The other chief authority as to this spring is Thucydides . In his account of the early city of Athens , he says that it comprised only the Acropolis ...
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Ernest Arthur Gardner. to the position of the spring , which has been disputed , mainly from the difficulty of reconciling the description of Enneacrunus by Pausanias with other indications ; but , Pausanias apart , ' there is ...
Ernest Arthur Gardner. to the position of the spring , which has been disputed , mainly from the difficulty of reconciling the description of Enneacrunus by Pausanias with other indications ; but , Pausanias apart , ' there is ...
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... position and supply of springs are of course to be expected , especially in a district that is liable to earthquakes . There would be no dispute as to the position of En- neacrunus if it were not for the testimony of Pausanias , which ...
... position and supply of springs are of course to be expected , especially in a district that is liable to earthquakes . There would be no dispute as to the position of En- neacrunus if it were not for the testimony of Pausanias , which ...
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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