Ancient AthensMacmillan, 1902 - 579 pages |
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Page 14
... remains to consider the third requirement of an ancient city — in this case , perhaps , the most important of all . The mountainous nature of Greece and the immense length of its coast line , which allows no place on the mainland to be ...
... remains to consider the third requirement of an ancient city — in this case , perhaps , the most important of all . The mountainous nature of Greece and the immense length of its coast line , which allows no place on the mainland to be ...
Page 29
... remains . Baked brick was , of course , used also in Roman times ; but there are no very considerable or characteristic buildings of this material left in Athens , and those who wish to study its use can find what they require in the ...
... remains . Baked brick was , of course , used also in Roman times ; but there are no very considerable or characteristic buildings of this material left in Athens , and those who wish to study its use can find what they require in the ...
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... remains are left of these various fortifications ; and , partly by their help , partly by a study of the natural features and their adaptability to defence or attack , it is possible still to form a fair notion of the boundaries of the ...
... remains are left of these various fortifications ; and , partly by their help , partly by a study of the natural features and their adaptability to defence or attack , it is possible still to form a fair notion of the boundaries of the ...
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... remains are still to be seen . In size and character these walls are similar to the fortifications of Tiryns and of Mycenæ . In the case of both these towns also the building of the walls is attributed to a foreign people ; the ...
... remains are still to be seen . In size and character these walls are similar to the fortifications of Tiryns and of Mycenæ . In the case of both these towns also the building of the walls is attributed to a foreign people ; the ...
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... remains of these walls of Themistocles , it will be best to take a brief survey of the later history of the forti- fications of Athens . His policy , which was ultimately taken up and extended by Pericles , was for a time discredited ...
... remains of these walls of Themistocles , it will be best to take a brief survey of the later history of the forti- fications of Athens . His policy , which was ultimately taken up and extended by Pericles , was for a time discredited ...
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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