Commentary on books IX-X: Boeotia, Phocis. AddendaMacmillan, 1898 |
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... temple appears to have been within the city . It is true that the old temple which existed at the time of the Persian war was destroyed some time after 427 B.C. by the Thebans , who built a new temple in its place ( Thucydides , iii ...
... temple appears to have been within the city . It is true that the old temple which existed at the time of the Persian war was destroyed some time after 427 B.C. by the Thebans , who built a new temple in its place ( Thucydides , iii ...
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... temple of Hera . The foundations of what was probably the temple of Hera were discovered by the archaeologists of the American School in 1891. They were situated on a small terrace about the middle of the northern division of Plataea ...
... temple of Hera . The foundations of what was probably the temple of Hera were discovered by the archaeologists of the American School in 1891. They were situated on a small terrace about the middle of the northern division of Plataea ...
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... temple was , and had for centuries been , enclosed within the newer city which had spread over the northern part of the plateau . Again , the importance of the recently- discovered temple is shown by its size , which is larger than the ...
... temple was , and had for centuries been , enclosed within the newer city which had spread over the northern part of the plateau . Again , the importance of the recently- discovered temple is shown by its size , which is larger than the ...
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... temple of Cabirian Demeter , and to Thespiae . See ix . 25. 4 sq .; ix . 26. 6. The situation of the sanctuary of the Cabiri is now known to have been due west of Thebes in a small valley formed by two projecting spurs of the long low ...
... temple of Cabirian Demeter , and to Thespiae . See ix . 25. 4 sq .; ix . 26. 6. The situation of the sanctuary of the Cabiri is now known to have been due west of Thebes in a small valley formed by two projecting spurs of the long low ...
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... temple of Ismenian Apollo . Some large blocks and architectural fragments of white marble which lie near the church , as well as some large blocks of limestone which have been dug up in the graveyard , may be remains of the temple ...
... temple of Ismenian Apollo . Some large blocks and architectural fragments of white marble which lie near the church , as well as some large blocks of limestone which have been dug up in the graveyard , may be remains of the temple ...
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Page 518 - Immediately above the steps, on the level of the hill, is a bench of stone excavated in the limestone rock, forming three sides of a quadrangle, like a triclinium : it faces the south : on its east and west side is a raised block : the former may, perhaps, have been the tribunal, the two latter the rude stones which Pausanias saw here, and which are described by Euripides (Iph.
Page 22 - Far, far from here, The Adriatic breaks in a warm bay Among the green Illyrian hills ; and there The sunshine in the happy glens is fair, And by the sea, and in the brakes. The grass is cool, the sea-side air Buoyant and fresh, the mountain flowers More virginal and sweet than ours.
Page 513 - Synagogue who lived at the end of the fourth or the beginning of the third century BC...
Page 382 - ... ears, with such force as to break the lobe. It is supposed to be occasioned by a medicine applied to the forehead : but I endeavoured to procure some of the medicine thus used, without effect : I imagine it rather to be created by frequent intoxications, as the malady goes off in the course of a week or a fortnight : during the time the person is in this state, it is with the utmost difficulty he is made to eat or drink. I questioned a man, who had thus been afflicted, as to the manner of his...
Page 631 - If he is right, the inscription proves that the temple, after its destruction at the end of the fifth or beginning of the fourth century BC...
Page 204 - When a man has come up from Trophonius, the priests take him in hand again, and set him on what is called the chair of Memory, which stands not far from the shrine ; and, being seated there, he is questioned by them as to all he saw and heard.
Page 390 - If a man's son dies, another who has lost his daughter goes to the father, and says, " Thy son will want a wife in the other world ; I will give him my daughter ; pay me the price of the bride.
Page 57 - The rooted suspicion of magic or witchcraft with which these African blacks regard every material improvement in the arts and crafts has had a close parallel in ancient Rome. Once on a time a certain C. Furius Cresimus, whose small farm produced heavier crops than the largest farms in the neighbourhood, was shrewdly suspected of drawing away the corn from other people's fields by enchantment. Being brought before the public assembly at Rome to stand his trial on this charge, he produced in the sight...
Page 220 - Victoria, 1. p. 424. The Maoris of New Zealand say that Tiki made man after his own image. He took red clay, kneaded it with his own blood, fashioned it into human form, and gave the image breath (R. Taylor, New Zealand, p.
Page 487 - It is long since you came here you should go home now ! ' whereupon Wang Chih, proceeding to pick up his axe, found that its handle had mouldered into dust.