Travels in Sicily, Greece and Albania, Volume 1Mawman, 1820 - 393 pages |
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Page vii
... Dionysius I. - Palace of Hiero - Roman Præto- rium - Saracenic Fort , " Il Castello di Mahrietto " -Compendious History of Syracuse .... 37 CHAPTER III . Site of Acradina - Cicero's Description - Temple of Jupiter - Forum - Prytaneum ...
... Dionysius I. - Palace of Hiero - Roman Præto- rium - Saracenic Fort , " Il Castello di Mahrietto " -Compendious History of Syracuse .... 37 CHAPTER III . Site of Acradina - Cicero's Description - Temple of Jupiter - Forum - Prytaneum ...
Page viii
... Dionysius - Character of that Prince misrepresented by the Ancients - Great Theatre -Street of the Tombs - Tomb of Archimedes - Ancient Aqueduct - Amphitheatre - Pol- lian Wine - Dangerous Ascent to the Chamber of Dionysius ...
... Dionysius - Character of that Prince misrepresented by the Ancients - Great Theatre -Street of the Tombs - Tomb of Archimedes - Ancient Aqueduct - Amphitheatre - Pol- lian Wine - Dangerous Ascent to the Chamber of Dionysius ...
Page 24
... Dionysius of Halicarnassus makes mention of a triple temple at Rome , dedicated to Jupiter , Juno and Minerva ( rpels oŋkoi wapádλnλo ) . The Deities who thus TEMPLES AND OTHER ANTIQUITIES . 25 hospitable of the Agrigentine.
... Dionysius of Halicarnassus makes mention of a triple temple at Rome , dedicated to Jupiter , Juno and Minerva ( rpels oŋkoi wapádλnλo ) . The Deities who thus TEMPLES AND OTHER ANTIQUITIES . 25 hospitable of the Agrigentine.
Page 37
... Dionysius I. - Palace of Hiero - Roman Prætorium - Saracenic Fort , Il Castello di Mahrietto - Compendious History of Syracuse . FROM Castro Giovanni we directed our course towards Syracuse , through Palagonia and Lentini . Near this ...
... Dionysius I. - Palace of Hiero - Roman Prætorium - Saracenic Fort , Il Castello di Mahrietto - Compendious History of Syracuse . FROM Castro Giovanni we directed our course towards Syracuse , through Palagonia and Lentini . Near this ...
Page 40
... Dionysius furnished it with an excellent arsenal or dock , capable of containing sixty triremes , shut in by gates which permitted only one vessel at a time to pass . We crossed the water over deep trenches no less than five times ...
... Dionysius furnished it with an excellent arsenal or dock , capable of containing sixty triremes , shut in by gates which permitted only one vessel at a time to pass . We crossed the water over deep trenches no less than five times ...
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Acradina acropolis admiration adorned Agathocles Agrigentum Albanian amidst amongst Anapus ancient antiquity Apollo appeared Arethusa Argive Argos arrived ascended Athenian Athens beautiful called Catania cavern celebrated Cephalonia character church Cicero citadel curious Cyclopéan Cyclopes dedicated deity Delphi Dionysius discovered edifice Epipolæ erected Etna excavations extraordinary Fazzello feet festival formed Grecian Greece Greek harbour head height honour inhabitants inscription island Jupiter lava magnificent marble Messina modern monument Morea Mount Etna mountains Mycena noble observed ornament Ortygia Palermo pasha Pausan Pausanias plain Plutarch poet Polybius probably remains rock Roman ruins sacred scarcely scene sculpture seems sepulchre shew Sicilian Sicily side Signore soon spot statue stone stood Strabo summit supposed Syracusan Syracuse tatar temple theatre tion Tiryns tomb tower traveller Turkish Turks tyrant vaivode vases walls whilst Zacynthus Zante δὲ ἐν καὶ μὲν τε τὸ τὸν τῶν