Pleasure of RuinsWalker, 1966 - 466 pagini |
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... statues . The rewards of Corinthian excavation are rich : Roman basilicas , imperial and Greek sculptures , marble façades , fountains , a Roman odeum , a Greek and Roman theatre , vases , potteries , inscriptions , emerge . Only a ...
... statues . The rewards of Corinthian excavation are rich : Roman basilicas , imperial and Greek sculptures , marble façades , fountains , a Roman odeum , a Greek and Roman theatre , vases , potteries , inscriptions , emerge . Only a ...
Pagina 156
... statues , questioning the Athenians about their history . There was not a dull moment for the ambassador or for his artist in the presence of these stupendous relics . It was understood , too , that it was part of his ambassadorial ...
... statues , questioning the Athenians about their history . There was not a dull moment for the ambassador or for his artist in the presence of these stupendous relics . It was understood , too , that it was part of his ambassadorial ...
Pagina 289
... Statues , bronze horses , pillars , a theatre inscribed " Herculaneum " that put the identity of the discovered town beyond doubt , were wrested out of the solid lava stone that covered them ; some were taken to the king's villa at ...
... Statues , bronze horses , pillars , a theatre inscribed " Herculaneum " that put the identity of the discovered town beyond doubt , were wrested out of the solid lava stone that covered them ; some were taken to the king's villa at ...
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