... time described it as the most splendid building they had ever seen; only 16 Corinthian columns now remain. Hadrian not only finished the building, but also built the Arch of Hadrian next to it, which served as the marker between two cities; on one... Hellas, Her Monuments and Scenery - Página 161por Thomas Chase - 1863 - 220 páginasVisualização integral - Acerca deste livro
| Johann Georg Heck - 1851 - 814 páginas
...their character. This had on one side the inscription, " This is Athens, the old city of Theseus," and on the other, " This is the city of Hadrian, and not of Theseus." On this side of the arch lay that part of the city which Hadrian had adorned and almost rebuilt. We... | |
| 1852 - 814 páginas
...their character. This had on one side the inscription, " This is Athens, the old city of Theseus," and on the other, "This is the city of Hadrian, and not of Theseus." On this side of the arch lay that part of the city which Hadrian had adorned and almost rebailt. We... | |
| Johann Georg Heck - 1860 - 804 páginas
...their character. This had on one side the inscription, " This is Athens, the old city of Theseus," and on the other, " This is the city of Hadrian, and not of Theseus." On this side of the arch lay that part of the city which Hadrian had adorned and almost rebuilt. We... | |
| William Adolphus Wheeler - 1881 - 600 páginas
...Hadrian. This gate, on the outskirts of the modern city of Athens, Greece, is inscribed on the side toward the Acropolis, " This is Athens, the ancient city of Theseus;" on the other side, " This is the city of Hadrian, and not of Theseus." Arch of Janus. (Quadrifrons. ) This structure,... | |
| Adelaide Hall - 1898 - 542 páginas
...inscription upon one side, translated, reads, "This is Athens, the old city of Theseus;" that upon the other, "This is the city of Hadrian, and not of Theseus." The arch formed the entrance, also, to the quarter where there was a great temple dedicated to Zeus,... | |
| Adelaide Susan Hall - 1898 - 536 páginas
...inscription upon one side, translated, reads, ' ' This is Athens, the old city of Theseus;" that upon the other, "This is the city of Hadrian, and not of Theseus." The arch formed the entrance, also, to the quarter where there was a great temple dedicated to Zeus,... | |
| Rufus Byam Richardson - 1907 - 384 páginas
...magnificence, from the older Athens. On the front towards us is cut in large letters, "This is Athens, the old city of Theseus," on the other, "This is the city of Hadrian and not of Theseus." Beyond the gate we see the broad platform on which still stand at the southeast corner thirteen columns,... | |
| Joel Cook - 1910 - 762 páginas
...settlement, its inscriptions reciting on the one side —" This is Athens, the old city of Theseus," and on the other, " This is the city of Hadrian and not of Theseus." Through this archway passes the road from the Acropolis to the Olympieion, toward the southeast, the... | |
| John Bacon Sawrey Morritt - 1914 - 352 páginas
...mentioned by several authors. On one side is written, towards the town: " This is Athens, once the city of Theseus " ; on the other, " This is the city of Hadrian, and not of Theseus." I tell you what you may read in fifty books—however, I tell you what I see; so I at least have the... | |
| Nick Edwards, John Fisher - 2004 - 201 páginas
...his own. On the west side its frieze is inscribed "This is Athens, the ancient city of Theseus", and on the other "This is the City of Hadrian and not of Theseus". With so little that's ancient remaining around it, this doesn't make immediate sense, but you can look... | |
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