Travels in Sicily, Greece and AlbaniaJ. Mawman, 1820 - 532 pages |
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Page vii
... Appearance of the same— Pass the fortified Isthmus - Quarrels of the Sicilians - Small Harbour - Hotel of the Leon d'oro - History of our Host - Visit to Arethusa - Account of Arethusa and Alpheus - Cas- tello di Maniace ...
... Appearance of the same— Pass the fortified Isthmus - Quarrels of the Sicilians - Small Harbour - Hotel of the Leon d'oro - History of our Host - Visit to Arethusa - Account of Arethusa and Alpheus - Cas- tello di Maniace ...
Page xii
... Appearance of the City and Environs , & c .--- Site of Ambracia --- Castle of Ambracus --- Siege of Ambracia by the Romans --- Acropolis --- Religious Ceremonies in the Greek Church --- Present from the old Albanian Governor ...
... Appearance of the City and Environs , & c .--- Site of Ambracia --- Castle of Ambracus --- Siege of Ambracia by the Romans --- Acropolis --- Religious Ceremonies in the Greek Church --- Present from the old Albanian Governor ...
Page xii
... Appearance of the City and Environs , & c .--Site of Ambracia --- Castle of Ambracus --- Siege of Ambracia by the Romans --- Acropolis --- Religious Ceremonies in the Greek Church --- Present from the old Albanian Governor ... Departure ...
... Appearance of the City and Environs , & c .--Site of Ambracia --- Castle of Ambracus --- Siege of Ambracia by the Romans --- Acropolis --- Religious Ceremonies in the Greek Church --- Present from the old Albanian Governor ... Departure ...
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... appearance of 66 The gardens in the suburbs of Palermo , and the conca d'oro , are unrivalled in beauty . " La città di Palermo ( says Bisaccione , Lib . i . Mem . Hist . ) , ha d'intorno una corona di monti , che rendono il piano et la ...
... appearance of 66 The gardens in the suburbs of Palermo , and the conca d'oro , are unrivalled in beauty . " La città di Palermo ( says Bisaccione , Lib . i . Mem . Hist . ) , ha d'intorno una corona di monti , che rendono il piano et la ...
Page 21
... appearance like the suds of soap . The spring itself , which Solinus 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 ...
... appearance like the suds of soap . The spring itself , which Solinus 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 ...
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