Pleasure of RuinsHudson, 1953 - 466 pagini |
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Pagina 127
... ages , turned Nauplia into a strong fortress city , piling their towers on the two steep hills above the little town , using the ancient walls as foundations , were inspired by géants of a pre - classical age ; ( though the Franks would ...
... ages , turned Nauplia into a strong fortress city , piling their towers on the two steep hills above the little town , using the ancient walls as foundations , were inspired by géants of a pre - classical age ; ( though the Franks would ...
Pagina 165
... Age by age , piece by piece , history falls with Rome ; age by age , piece by piece , history rises as Rome rises ; it ... ages of plundering , looting , transformation and destruction . The hal- lowed shrines , the temples of the gods ...
... Age by age , piece by piece , history falls with Rome ; age by age , piece by piece , history rises as Rome rises ; it ... ages of plundering , looting , transformation and destruction . The hal- lowed shrines , the temples of the gods ...
Pagina 204
... Ages , utterly destroyed by the Romans in 1191 , there remains on the high grass - grown citadel only the ancient ... Ages , from the Middle Ages until now . But , among the mass of Roman allusions to it , none seem to refer to the ruins ...
... Ages , utterly destroyed by the Romans in 1191 , there remains on the high grass - grown citadel only the ancient ... Ages , from the Middle Ages until now . But , among the mass of Roman allusions to it , none seem to refer to the ruins ...
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THE STUPENDOUS PAST | 40 |
GHOSTLY STREETS | 255 |
THE HAUNTING GODS 311 | 313 |
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