Travels in Sicily, Greece and Albania, Volume 1J. 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 ( üoç 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 ( üoç 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 Monte Tauro : there is a mole and the great caricatorio or granary cut in the rock , in which all the corn of the district is kept till go vernment receives its dues . † Τὸ πρὸ τῆς πόλεως Ασκληπιειον . Polyb . lib . i . c . 18 ...
... side of Monte Tauro : there is a mole and the great caricatorio or granary cut in the rock , in which all the corn of the district is kept till go vernment receives its dues . † Τὸ πρὸ τῆς πόλεως Ασκληπιειον . Polyb . lib . i . c . 18 ...
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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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