Travels in Sicily, Greece and Albania, Volume 1J. Mawman, 1820 - 532 pages |
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Page 4
... ( says Bisaccione , Lib . i . Mem . Hist . ) , ha d'intorno una corona di monti , che rendono il piano et la città in forma di conca . " " Palermo , città magnifica , ha un contado ove contende l'ame- nita con la dovitia d'ogni cosa , et ...
... ( says Bisaccione , Lib . i . Mem . Hist . ) , ha d'intorno una corona di monti , che rendono il piano et la città in forma di conca . " " Palermo , città magnifica , ha un contado ove contende l'ame- nita con la dovitia d'ogni cosa , et ...
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... says existed in the vicinity of Vulcan's temple , tends to identify the locality of this edifice . At a little dis- tance from hence northward are two conical hills , containing a beauti- ful plain of turf between them , called La Meta ...
... says existed in the vicinity of Vulcan's temple , tends to identify the locality of this edifice . At a little dis- tance from hence northward are two conical hills , containing a beauti- ful plain of turf between them , called La Meta ...
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... says , that when that conqueror wished to erect a temple out of his Sicilian spoils , to the deities Glory and Valour conjointly , he was prevented by the priests , who objected to put two gods into one temple : yet , in after times ...
... says , that when that conqueror wished to erect a temple out of his Sicilian spoils , to the deities Glory and Valour conjointly , he was prevented by the priests , who objected to put two gods into one temple : yet , in after times ...
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... says an elegant writer , " Les Sarrasins , cantonnés dans les montagnes , occupoient encore la plus grande partie de l'interieur de l'île ; ils n'obéissoient qu'à des chefs de leur nation , & la soumission de ceux - ci au roi étoit plus ...
... says an elegant writer , " Les Sarrasins , cantonnés dans les montagnes , occupoient encore la plus grande partie de l'interieur de l'île ; ils n'obéissoient qu'à des chefs de leur nation , & la soumission de ceux - ci au roi étoit plus ...
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... says Guarnerius ( Dissert . iii , de Martyr . S. Agathæ , p . 58 ) , " Simul ac enim sanctum illud vexillum furenti flammæ opponebatur , immobilis ea consistebat , nec amplius grassabatur . O vim fidei ! O summam amoris potentiam ! O ...
... says Guarnerius ( Dissert . iii , de Martyr . S. Agathæ , p . 58 ) , " Simul ac enim sanctum illud vexillum furenti flammæ opponebatur , immobilis ea consistebat , nec amplius grassabatur . O vim fidei ! O summam amoris potentiam ! O ...
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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