Travels in Sicily, Greece and Albania, Volume 1Mawman, 1820 - 393 pages |
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Page viii
... called Emplecton - Castle of Euryelus upon Epipola - Dif- ference of Generalship between Nicias and Marcellus - Tremila and Villa of Timoleon - His Character , & c . - Lysimelia - Olympiæum - Jupiter Urios - River Anapus and Fountain ...
... called Emplecton - Castle of Euryelus upon Epipola - Dif- ference of Generalship between Nicias and Marcellus - Tremila and Villa of Timoleon - His Character , & c . - Lysimelia - Olympiæum - Jupiter Urios - River Anapus and Fountain ...
Page 4
... called the “ Quattro Cantonieri . " It contains many superb edifices , profusely adorned with native marbles , amongst which the following deserve particular observation : -The college of the Je- suits , at this time used for the ...
... called the “ Quattro Cantonieri . " It contains many superb edifices , profusely adorned with native marbles , amongst which the following deserve particular observation : -The college of the Je- suits , at this time used for the ...
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... called the Conversazione , though from it all conversation seems banished by universal consent : it is , indeed , a temple over which the joint Demons of Gambling and Intrigue preside , and on that account is a very favourite resort of ...
... called the Conversazione , though from it all conversation seems banished by universal consent : it is , indeed , a temple over which the joint Demons of Gambling and Intrigue preside , and on that account is a very favourite resort of ...
Page 21
... 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 covered merely with a thick scum or greasy ...
... 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 covered merely with a thick scum or greasy ...
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... called " in Antis " or “ iv wagaçacıv , ” not containing an interior cella , nor surrounded by a peristyle ; its only external ornament being a pediment supported by two Doric columns between the Antæ , or pilasters , at the angles ...
... called " in Antis " or “ iv wagaçacıv , ” not containing an interior cella , nor surrounded by a peristyle ; its only external ornament being a pediment supported by two Doric columns between the Antæ , or pilasters , at the angles ...
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