A Classical Dictionary: Containing an Account of the Principal Proper Names Mentioned in Ancient Authors and Intended to Elucidate All the Important Points Connected with the Geography, History, Biography, Mythology, and Fine Arts. Together with an Account of Coins, Weights, and Measures, with Tabular Values of the SameHarper, 1890 - 1451 |
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... character ' ( Plut . Rom . 4 ) ; a most improba- ble solution . We have here , in truth , an old poetic legend , in which the name Larentia ( Lar ) , and the an- imals said to have supplied the princes with sustenance ( vid . Romulus ) ...
... character ' ( Plut . Rom . 4 ) ; a most improba- ble solution . We have here , in truth , an old poetic legend , in which the name Larentia ( Lar ) , and the an- imals said to have supplied the princes with sustenance ( vid . Romulus ) ...
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... character of this singular people , may form no uninteresting prel- ude to their national history . There are two sources of information respecting the physical character of the ancient Egyptians . These are , first , the descriptions ...
... character of this singular people , may form no uninteresting prel- ude to their national history . There are two sources of information respecting the physical character of the ancient Egyptians . These are , first , the descriptions ...
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... character , viz . , that of a larger space marked lation to each other . Both have the Egyptian costume , out for the temporal muscle ; the characters of the and the habits of priests , while the black figures are fourth are not ...
... character , viz . , that of a larger space marked lation to each other . Both have the Egyptian costume , out for the temporal muscle ; the characters of the and the habits of priests , while the black figures are fourth are not ...
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... character . Whence arose the arts and civilization of Egypt ? Were they indigenous , or did they come to her as the gift of another land ? Everything seems to countenance the idea that civil- ization came gradually down the valley of ...
... character . Whence arose the arts and civilization of Egypt ? Were they indigenous , or did they come to her as the gift of another land ? Everything seems to countenance the idea that civil- ization came gradually down the valley of ...
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... characters , and even the nature of the system of 10. Animal Worship . 66 There was no single feature in the character and customs of the ancient Egyptians which appeared to foreigners so strange and portentous as the religious worship ...
... characters , and even the nature of the system of 10. Animal Worship . 66 There was no single feature in the character and customs of the ancient Egyptians which appeared to foreigners so strange and portentous as the religious worship ...
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