Ancient AthensMacmillan, 1902 - 579 pages |
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Page 14
... represents a considerable proportion of the commerce even on the mainland ; and the traffic with the islands is hardly less in extent . In ancient times the proportion of sea - borne to overland commerce was probably even higher , and ...
... represents a considerable proportion of the commerce even on the mainland ; and the traffic with the islands is hardly less in extent . In ancient times the proportion of sea - borne to overland commerce was probably even higher , and ...
Page 90
... represents another early village , which re- tained into historical times some of its old local festivals , such as the Country Dionysia , ' though it contained 1 ἐν τοῖς κατ ̓ ἀγροὺς Διονυσίοις κωμῶδων ὄντων ἐν Κολλύτῳ . — Æschin . I ...
... represents another early village , which re- tained into historical times some of its old local festivals , such as the Country Dionysia , ' though it contained 1 ἐν τοῖς κατ ̓ ἀγροὺς Διονυσίοις κωμῶδων ὄντων ἐν Κολλύτῳ . — Æschin . I ...
Page 95
... represented , 1 After mentioning the tomb of Erechtheus , Ion adds , Maxpal dè Xŵpós èσt ' èkeî kekλnuévos ; ' Ekel here may mean merely " at Athens , ” and if so , the evidence for the tomb of Erechtheus near the Maxpal disappears ...
... represented , 1 After mentioning the tomb of Erechtheus , Ion adds , Maxpal dè Xŵpós èσt ' èkeî kekλnuévos ; ' Ekel here may mean merely " at Athens , ” and if so , the evidence for the tomb of Erechtheus near the Maxpal disappears ...
Page 103
... represented by the Erinyes in the cleft below . Close by the shrine of the Semnæ was the Cylonion , erected , probably , when the city was purified by Epimenides , on the spot where the followers of the rash pretender had been massacred ...
... represented by the Erinyes in the cleft below . Close by the shrine of the Semnæ was the Cylonion , erected , probably , when the city was purified by Epimenides , on the spot where the followers of the rash pretender had been massacred ...
Page 155
... represented on the Dipylon vases that give them their chief interest . Men and horses are frequently figured , both in a con- ventional geometrical style of drawing that unduly elon- gates the limbs and makes the waist unnaturally slim ...
... represented on the Dipylon vases that give them their chief interest . Men and horses are frequently figured , both in a con- ventional geometrical style of drawing that unduly elon- gates the limbs and makes the waist unnaturally slim ...
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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