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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... vast numbers of people were enticed to settle here by the convenient situation of the place for commerce ; since , besides the advantage of a communication to the eastern countries by the canal cut out of the Nile into the Red Sea , it ...
... vast numbers of people were enticed to settle here by the convenient situation of the place for commerce ; since , besides the advantage of a communication to the eastern countries by the canal cut out of the Nile into the Red Sea , it ...
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... vast pieces of marble , which give sufficient proofs of the magnificence of the building in which they were anciently employed . This light - house was erected by Ptolemy Phila- delphus . Its architect was Sostratus of Cnidos ; its cost ...
... vast pieces of marble , which give sufficient proofs of the magnificence of the building in which they were anciently employed . This light - house was erected by Ptolemy Phila- delphus . Its architect was Sostratus of Cnidos ; its cost ...
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... vast city , merely to find scattered fragments or a few isolated columns , and here and there the vestiges of buildings , or the doubtful direction of some of the main streets . " Though the ancient boundaries , however , cannot * A ...
... vast city , merely to find scattered fragments or a few isolated columns , and here and there the vestiges of buildings , or the doubtful direction of some of the main streets . " Though the ancient boundaries , however , cannot * A ...
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... vast plains devoid of all verdure , at breathing the burning air of the desert , melancholy began to find its way among us ; and already some French- men , turning towards their country their weary eyes , let the expression of regret ...
... vast plains devoid of all verdure , at breathing the burning air of the desert , melancholy began to find its way among us ; and already some French- men , turning towards their country their weary eyes , let the expression of regret ...
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... vast tracts of sand in that direction . centre part of the cap - stone has been hollowed out , forming a basin on the top ; and pieces of iron still remaining in four holes prove that this pillar was once ornamented with a figure , or ...
... vast tracts of sand in that direction . centre part of the cap - stone has been hollowed out , forming a basin on the top ; and pieces of iron still remaining in four holes prove that this pillar was once ornamented with a figure , or ...
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Acropolis admirable adorned afterwards Alexander Alexandria ancient antiquity appears arches architecture Argos army Athenians Athens Babylon Balbec battle beauty bricks building built called capital Carthage Carthaginians celebrated chamber citizens Clarke columns Corinthian order covered Ctesiphon cubits Darius destroyed Diodorus Diodorus Siculus Dodwell Doric order earth Ecbatana edifices Egypt Egyptian elegant emperor enemy entirely erected Euphrates feet fragments gates gold grandeur Greece Greek ground Hadrian height Heliopolis Herodotus honour houses inhabitants inscription king Lacedæmonians length magnificent manner Megara miles monuments mosque mountain never ornaments palace Parthenon Pausanias Pericles Persians pillars Piræus plain Plutarch portico prince Ptolemy pyramid reign remains rich river rock Rollin Romans Rome ruins says sculpture seen sepulchres side siege situated spot square stands statue stone stood Strabo structure supposed temple theatre Theseus thousand tion tomb tower town traveller Turks vast walls Wheler white marble whole