Ruins of Ancient Cities, 1: With General and Particular Accounts of Their Rise, Fall and Present ConditionThomas Tegg, 1840 - 499 páginas |
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... capital was plundered and burned ; and , after a great slaughter of the inhabit- ants , the rest were carried into slavery - not an un- worthy fate , had it occurred in ancient times , for a people , who were possessed of 420,000 slaves ...
... capital was plundered and burned ; and , after a great slaughter of the inhabit- ants , the rest were carried into slavery - not an un- worthy fate , had it occurred in ancient times , for a people , who were possessed of 420,000 slaves ...
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... capital of a part , retained by the Persians , after Cambyses had subdued Egypt ; and was , by all accounts , founded by the Persians . Alexandria suc- ceeded Memphis , and remained the chief city , till the Saracens founded Misr - el ...
... capital of a part , retained by the Persians , after Cambyses had subdued Egypt ; and was , by all accounts , founded by the Persians . Alexandria suc- ceeded Memphis , and remained the chief city , till the Saracens founded Misr - el ...
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... capital or pedestal , which have been made to corre- spond . It is of the Corinthian order ; and while some have eulogised it as the finest specimen of that order , others have pronounced it to be in bad taste . The capital is of palm ...
... capital or pedestal , which have been made to corre- spond . It is of the Corinthian order ; and while some have eulogised it as the finest specimen of that order , others have pronounced it to be in bad taste . The capital is of palm ...
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... capital to the astragal ( one stone ) Astragal to first plinth ( one stone ) Plinth to the ground Feet In . 10 4 67 7 20 11 Whole height 98 10 Measured by a line from the top 99 It will be remembered , however , that the pedestal of the ...
... capital to the astragal ( one stone ) Astragal to first plinth ( one stone ) Plinth to the ground Feet In . 10 4 67 7 20 11 Whole height 98 10 Measured by a line from the top 99 It will be remembered , however , that the pedestal of the ...
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... capital and pedestal are of inferior workmanship , and have the appearance of being of a different period . In respect to the inscription on this pillar , there are two different readings : -It must , however , be remembered , that many ...
... capital and pedestal are of inferior workmanship , and have the appearance of being of a different period . In respect to the inscription on this pillar , there are two different readings : -It must , however , be remembered , that many ...
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