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... statue of the Fortune of the City , as part of the ceremonies for the foundation of the new capital . The ceremony was described in the eighth - century works called Parastaseis ( see p . 36 below ) . The statue ( stele ) in the Forum ...
... statue of the Fortune of the City , as part of the ceremonies for the foundation of the new capital . The ceremony was described in the eighth - century works called Parastaseis ( see p . 36 below ) . The statue ( stele ) in the Forum ...
Page 104
... statue , although completely and beautifully sincere , definitely had the emaciated and stark look of death . I am telling you this because it shows that one can set no great store by my artistic critical faculty . Eventually the statue ...
... statue , although completely and beautifully sincere , definitely had the emaciated and stark look of death . I am telling you this because it shows that one can set no great store by my artistic critical faculty . Eventually the statue ...
Page 153
... statue ( the authorities say ) is standing there to the present day . The coins show us the same statue which these authorities mention , and which was doubtless an ornament of the city ; there can be little doubt that it was a ...
... statue ( the authorities say ) is standing there to the present day . The coins show us the same statue which these authorities mention , and which was doubtless an ornament of the city ; there can be little doubt that it was a ...
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