Travels in Sicily, Greece and Albania, Volume 1J. Mawman, 1820 - 532 pages |
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Page 4
... ( says Bisaccione , Lib . i . Mem . Hist . ) , ha d'intorno una corona di monti , che rendono il piano et la città in forma di conca . " Palermo , città magnifica , ha un contado ove contende l'ame- nita con la dovitia d'ogni cosa , et si ...
... ( says Bisaccione , Lib . i . Mem . Hist . ) , ha d'intorno una corona di monti , che rendono il piano et la città in forma di conca . " Palermo , città magnifica , ha un contado ove contende l'ame- nita con la dovitia d'ogni cosa , et si ...
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... 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 , containing a beauti- ful plain of turf between them , called La Meta ...
... 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 , containing a beauti- ful plain of turf between them , called La Meta ...
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... says , that when that conqueror wished to erect a temple out of his Sicilian spoils , to the deities Glory and Valour conjointly , he was prevented by the priests , who objected to put two gods into one temple : yet , in after times ...
... says , that when that conqueror wished to erect a temple out of his Sicilian spoils , to the deities Glory and Valour conjointly , he was prevented by the priests , who objected to put two gods into one temple : yet , in after times ...
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... says an elegant writer , " Les Sarrasins , cantonnés dans les montagnes , occupoient encore la plus grande partie de l'interieur de l'fle ; ils n'obéissoient qu'à des chefs de leur nation , & la soumission de ceux - ci au roi étoit plus ...
... says an elegant writer , " Les Sarrasins , cantonnés dans les montagnes , occupoient encore la plus grande partie de l'interieur de l'fle ; ils n'obéissoient qu'à des chefs de leur nation , & la soumission de ceux - ci au roi étoit plus ...
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... says Guarnerius ( Dissert . iii . de Martyr . S. Agathæ , p . 58 ) , " Simul ac enim sanctum illud vexillum furenti flammæ opponebatur , immobilis ea consistebat , nec amplius grassabatur . O vim fidei ! O summam amoris potentiam ! O ...
... says Guarnerius ( Dissert . iii . de Martyr . S. Agathæ , p . 58 ) , " Simul ac enim sanctum illud vexillum furenti flammæ opponebatur , immobilis ea consistebat , nec amplius grassabatur . O vim fidei ! O summam amoris potentiam ! O ...
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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