A School Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities: Abridged from the Larger DictionaryHarper, 1846 - 373 pages |
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... festival celebrated every three years at Actium in Epirus , with wrest- ling , horse - racing , and sea - fights , in honour of Apollo . There was a celebrated temple of Apollo at Actium . After the defeat of Antony off Actium ...
... festival celebrated every three years at Actium in Epirus , with wrest- ling , horse - racing , and sea - fights , in honour of Apollo . There was a celebrated temple of Apollo at Actium . After the defeat of Antony off Actium ...
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... festival celebrated in honour of Aphrodite ( Venus ) and Adonis in most of the Grecian cities . It lasted two days , and was celebrated by women exclusively . On the first day they brought into the streets statues of Adonis , which were ...
... festival celebrated in honour of Aphrodite ( Venus ) and Adonis in most of the Grecian cities . It lasted two days , and was celebrated by women exclusively . On the first day they brought into the streets statues of Adonis , which were ...
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... festivals . The general superinten- dence of police comprehended the duty of preserving order , regard to decency , and the inspection of the baths and houses of enter- tainment . The aediles had various officers under them , as ...
... festivals . The general superinten- dence of police comprehended the duty of preserving order , regard to decency , and the inspection of the baths and houses of enter- tainment . The aediles had various officers under them , as ...
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... festivals , or , at least , the morning of the 10th of December , was considered a dies nefastus . The etymo- logy of this name was differently explained by the ancients ; some derived it from Agonius , a surname of Janus ; some from ...
... festivals , or , at least , the morning of the 10th of December , was considered a dies nefastus . The etymo- logy of this name was differently explained by the ancients ; some derived it from Agonius , a surname of Janus ; some from ...
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... festival which was celebrated at Orchomenus , in Boeotia , in honour of Bacchus , surnamed Agrionius . A human being used originally to be sacrificed at this festival , but this sacrifice seems to have been avoided in later times . One ...
... festival which was celebrated at Orchomenus , in Boeotia , in honour of Bacchus , surnamed Agrionius . A human being used originally to be sacrificed at this festival , but this sacrifice seems to have been avoided in later times . One ...
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