Travels in Sicily, Greece and AlbaniaJ. Mawman, 1820 - 532 pages |
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Page 27
... constructing which , the tyrant Phalaris took an opportunity of usurp- ing the sovereignty : there is also an excellent public library , be- queathed to his native city by Don Andrea Lucchese , of the family of Campo Franco . It ...
... constructing which , the tyrant Phalaris took an opportunity of usurp- ing the sovereignty : there is also an excellent public library , be- queathed to his native city by Don Andrea Lucchese , of the family of Campo Franco . It ...
Page 30
... constructed of large- square stones , in the form of parallelograms , about seven feet long , four broad , and three deep . At a much less expence than our exca- vation cost , we purchased a large box full of antique pottery , from the ...
... constructed of large- square stones , in the form of parallelograms , about seven feet long , four broad , and three deep . At a much less expence than our exca- vation cost , we purchased a large box full of antique pottery , from the ...
Page 60
... constructed within it a mint , a prison , a magazine of arms fur- nished with accoutrements for 70,000 men , with superb porticoes for the purpose of exercise or repose during the violence of the heat : to " Eorum con- * In the time of ...
... constructed within it a mint , a prison , a magazine of arms fur- nished with accoutrements for 70,000 men , with superb porticoes for the purpose of exercise or repose during the violence of the heat : to " Eorum con- * In the time of ...
Page 61
... constructed by the Emperor Charles V. Fazzello , the Sicilian historian , was at that time in Syracuse , and being present when the isthmus was cut through , saw a copious stream of fresh water burst forth like a river : part of a ...
... constructed by the Emperor Charles V. Fazzello , the Sicilian historian , was at that time in Syracuse , and being present when the isthmus was cut through , saw a copious stream of fresh water burst forth like a river : part of a ...
Page 63
... constructing the walls of Epipolæ , independent of a great multitude who were employed in cutting and drawing the stone . Let us suppose , therefore , that he took on an average one out of every family , and supposing each family to 64 ...
... constructing the walls of Epipolæ , independent of a great multitude who were employed in cutting and drawing the stone . Let us suppose , therefore , that he took on an average one out of every family , and supposing each family to 64 ...
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