Travels in Sicily, Greece and Albania: 1 (1820)Mawman, 1820 - 532 pages |
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... sides , which itself seems to have derived its appellation from the abrupt and craggy ground through which it flowed ... side of the city , seems to have a similar derivation ( üog altitudo ) , and therefore , however bold the assertion ...
... sides , which itself seems to have derived its appellation from the abrupt and craggy ground through which it flowed ... side of the city , seems to have a similar derivation ( üog altitudo ) , and therefore , however bold the assertion ...
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... side was portrayed the capture of Troy with its attendant horrors , so admirably executed , that each Homeric hero might be distinguished by his costume and cha- racteristic traits of countenance . A similar subject upon a temple of ...
... side was portrayed the capture of Troy with its attendant horrors , so admirably executed , that each Homeric hero might be distinguished by his costume and cha- racteristic traits of countenance . A similar subject upon a temple of ...
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... side of the river Hypsas , under a hill called ' il Campo Romano , ' is the site of a spring of petroleum , commemorated by Pliny and Solinus ; but it now contains very few bituminous quali- ties ; we found the surface of the water ...
... side of the river Hypsas , under a hill called ' il Campo Romano , ' is the site of a spring of petroleum , commemorated by Pliny and Solinus ; but it now contains very few bituminous quali- ties ; we found the surface of the water ...
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... sides , contain no monuments worthy of particular remark , except a few remains of gates , and bridges across deep ravines , which formed a com- munication between the ancient city and its extensive suburbs , Nea- polis on the east ...
... sides , contain no monuments worthy of particular remark , except a few remains of gates , and bridges across deep ravines , which formed a com- munication between the ancient city and its extensive suburbs , Nea- polis on the east ...
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... side , led from hence towards the city , the interior of which is now divided into farms and vineyards , though the direction of its principal streets may still be traced by the deep - worn furrows of the chariot - wheels : but solitude ...
... side , led from hence towards the city , the interior of which is now divided into farms and vineyards , though the direction of its principal streets may still be traced by the deep - worn furrows of the chariot - wheels : but solitude ...
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