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... Roman paces in circumference . The roof , and arches , and sides , are all of brickwork , covered with terrace , which is not the least impaired by time . The roof is supported by three hundred and thirty - six marble columns . The ...
... Roman paces in circumference . The roof , and arches , and sides , are all of brickwork , covered with terrace , which is not the least impaired by time . The roof is supported by three hundred and thirty - six marble columns . The ...
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... Roman sites of Bithynia , such as Iznik ( Nicaea ) and Izmit ( Nicomedia ) . Many were the problems that faced the Roman governor Pliny in his period of duty in c AD 110-112 , in controlling the expenditure of the municipalities on ...
... Roman sites of Bithynia , such as Iznik ( Nicaea ) and Izmit ( Nicomedia ) . Many were the problems that faced the Roman governor Pliny in his period of duty in c AD 110-112 , in controlling the expenditure of the municipalities on ...
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... Roman , the Abyssinian , and the Russian calendar . Nor has their reputation been confined to the Christian world . This popular tale , which Mahomet might learn when he drove his camels to the fairs of Syria , is introduced , as a ...
... Roman , the Abyssinian , and the Russian calendar . Nor has their reputation been confined to the Christian world . This popular tale , which Mahomet might learn when he drove his camels to the fairs of Syria , is introduced , as a ...
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