Travels in Sicily, Greece and Albania, Volume 1J. Mawman, 1820 - 532 pages |
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... traveller Denon makes a very erroneous and extraordi- nary assertion in his description of this fabric , viz . that the ancient * Their measure , as well as the complete plan and proportions of this wonderful temple , which has hitherto ...
... traveller Denon makes a very erroneous and extraordi- nary assertion in his description of this fabric , viz . that the ancient * Their measure , as well as the complete plan and proportions of this wonderful temple , which has hitherto ...
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... travellers talk of the remains of a theatre in this vicinity , but I could discover none . I believe that no historian makes mention of such an edifice at Agrigentum , except Julius Frontinus , in his third Book of Stratagems , but his ...
... travellers talk of the remains of a theatre in this vicinity , but I could discover none . I believe that no historian makes mention of such an edifice at Agrigentum , except Julius Frontinus , in his third Book of Stratagems , but his ...
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... traveller seize the earliest opportunity of inspecting the library and consulting its treasures , for it is shut on all festivals , and he may find it difficult to make his way through that army of Saints and Martyrs , which the Romish ...
... traveller seize the earliest opportunity of inspecting the library and consulting its treasures , for it is shut on all festivals , and he may find it difficult to make his way through that army of Saints and Martyrs , which the Romish ...
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... traveller will still recognise the chief features of the place . " Enna - est loco præcelso atque edito : quo in summo est æquata agri planities , & aquæ perennes : tota vero ab omni aditu cir- cumcisa atque diremta est : quam circa ...
... traveller will still recognise the chief features of the place . " Enna - est loco præcelso atque edito : quo in summo est æquata agri planities , & aquæ perennes : tota vero ab omni aditu cir- cumcisa atque diremta est : quam circa ...
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... traveller upon the desert . Our baggage being replaced upon the mules , we again advanced to the outer gate of the citadel , and having delivered up our passports to the most cautious examination , we received permission to enter : a ...
... traveller upon the desert . Our baggage being replaced upon the mules , we again advanced to the outer gate of the citadel , and having delivered up our passports to the most cautious examination , we received permission to enter : a ...
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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