Travels in Sicily, Greece and AlbaniaJ. Mawman, 1820 - 532 pages |
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... Tiryns --- Cotton Harvest --- Description of Tiryns --- Cyclopéan Masonry --- Historical In- quiry into the Origin and Character of the Cyclopes , & c .--- Architecture introduced by them , with its subsequent Improvements --- Nauplia ...
... Tiryns --- Cotton Harvest --- Description of Tiryns --- Cyclopéan Masonry --- Historical In- quiry into the Origin and Character of the Cyclopes , & c .--- Architecture introduced by them , with its subsequent Improvements --- Nauplia ...
Page 201
... Tiryns - Cotton Harvest - Description of Tiryns -Cyclopéan Masonry - Historical Inquiry into the Origin and Character of the Cyclopes , & c . — Architecture introduced by them , with its subse- quent Improvements - Nauplia - Kind ...
... Tiryns - Cotton Harvest - Description of Tiryns -Cyclopéan Masonry - Historical Inquiry into the Origin and Character of the Cyclopes , & c . — Architecture introduced by them , with its subse- quent Improvements - Nauplia - Kind ...
Page 204
... Tiryns , with Nauplia couched , as it were , under its towering citadel of Palamedi ; beyond it lay the Argolic bay bearing clusters of islands on its resplendent bosom , and at the foot of the lofty rock on which I stood Argos was ...
... Tiryns , with Nauplia couched , as it were , under its towering citadel of Palamedi ; beyond it lay the Argolic bay bearing clusters of islands on its resplendent bosom , and at the foot of the lofty rock on which I stood Argos was ...
Page 205
... Tiryns , that we might inspect that ancient piece of fortification . The country exhibited a cheerful scene from the gatherers of the cotton harvest who were scattered over the plain which is very celebrated for this production . The ...
... Tiryns , that we might inspect that ancient piece of fortification . The country exhibited a cheerful scene from the gatherers of the cotton harvest who were scattered over the plain which is very celebrated for this production . The ...
Page 208
... Tiryns , heaped up with less art but with immense labour and powerful means , we seem carried beyond the reach of authentic records into the remotest ages of venerable antiquity ; ages whose obscurity is but partially illuminated by ...
... Tiryns , heaped up with less art but with immense labour and powerful means , we seem carried beyond the reach of authentic records into the remotest ages of venerable antiquity ; ages whose obscurity is but partially illuminated by ...
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Acradina acropolis adorned Albanian amidst amongst ancient antiquity Apollo appearance Arethusa Argive Argos arrived Athenian Athens beautiful called cavern celebrated character church Cicero citadel Cockerell curious Cyclopéan Cyclopes dedicated deity Delphi Dionysius discovered Dodona edifice Epirus excavations feet festival Grecian Greece Greek ground harbour head height honour inhabitants inscription Ioannina island Jupiter magnificent marble Messina modern Molossian monuments Morea mountains Mycena noble observed oracle ornament Ortygia palace pasha Pausan Pausanias plain Plutarch Polybius possession Prevesa probably remains rock Roman ruins sacred scarcely scene scenery seems sepulchre shew Sicilian Sicily side Signore soon spot statue stone stood Strabo summit supposed Syracusan Syracuse tatar temple theatre Thesprotia tion Tiryns tomb tower traveller Turkish Turks tyrant vaivode vizir walls whilst Zacynthus Zante δὲ ἐν ἐπὶ καὶ μὲν τε τὴν τῆς τὸ τὸν τῷ τῶν