A School Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities: Abridged from the Larger DictionaryHarper, 1846 - 373 pages |
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... four broad , and therefore equal to 480 square Roman feet . Actus was also used to signify a bridle way . ACUS ( Beλóvn , Beλovis , papis ) , a needle , a pin . Pins were made not only of metal , but also of wood , bone , and ivory ...
... four broad , and therefore equal to 480 square Roman feet . Actus was also used to signify a bridle way . ACUS ( Beλóvn , Beλovis , papis ) , a needle , a pin . Pins were made not only of metal , but also of wood , bone , and ivory ...
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... four days in- stead of three ; upon which a senatus - con- sultum was passed , by which two aediles were to be chosen from the patricians . From this time four aediles , two plebeian and two curule , were annually elected . The distinc ...
... four days in- stead of three ; upon which a senatus - con- sultum was passed , by which two aediles were to be chosen from the patricians . From this time four aediles , two plebeian and two curule , were annually elected . The distinc ...
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... four principal entrances leading into the arena ; two at the ends of each axis or diameter of it , to which as many passages led directly from the exterior of the building ; besides secondary ones , inter- vening between them , and ...
... four principal entrances leading into the arena ; two at the ends of each axis or diameter of it , to which as many passages led directly from the exterior of the building ; besides secondary ones , inter- vening between them , and ...
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... Four specimens of ancient altars are given below ; the two in the former wood - cut are Arae , Altars . square , and those in the latter round , which is the less common form . At the top of three of these altars we see the hole ...
... Four specimens of ancient altars are given below ; the two in the former wood - cut are Arae , Altars . square , and those in the latter round , which is the less common form . At the top of three of these altars we see the hole ...
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... four white horses , and went along the principal street of the city to the temple of the guardian deity of the state . Those games , which gave the conquerors the right of such an entrance into the city , were called Iselastici ( from ...
... four white horses , and went along the principal street of the city to the temple of the guardian deity of the state . Those games , which gave the conquerors the right of such an entrance into the city , were called Iselastici ( from ...
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