A School Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities: Abridged from the Larger DictionaryHarper, 1846 - 373 pages |
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... held by modern scholars on certain points , must consult the original work . In such cases the present work will serve as a convenient introduction to the other , and will enable the student to use the latter with more advantage and ...
... held by modern scholars on certain points , must consult the original work . In such cases the present work will serve as a convenient introduction to the other , and will enable the student to use the latter with more advantage and ...
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... held her office for life . The following aeras were adopted in later times : 1. the aera of the Trojan war ( B.c. 1184 ) , which was first made use of by Eratos- thenes . - 2 . the Olympic aera , which began B. C. 776. - 3 . the ...
... held her office for life . The following aeras were adopted in later times : 1. the aera of the Trojan war ( B.c. 1184 ) , which was first made use of by Eratos- thenes . - 2 . the Olympic aera , which began B. C. 776. - 3 . the ...
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... held their office for two years . AERUSCATO'RES , were vagrants who obtained their living by fortune - telling and begging . They were called by the Greeks ἀγύρται . AES ( xaλkós ) , properly signifies a com- pound of copper and tin ...
... held their office for two years . AERUSCATO'RES , were vagrants who obtained their living by fortune - telling and begging . They were called by the Greeks ἀγύρται . AES ( xaλkós ) , properly signifies a com- pound of copper and tin ...
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... held for life ; but it only continued for a limited time , or till some object was accomplished . Thus we read that the inhabitants of Mytilene appointed Pittacus aesymnetes , in order to prevent the return of Alcaeus and the other ...
... held for life ; but it only continued for a limited time , or till some object was accomplished . Thus we read that the inhabitants of Mytilene appointed Pittacus aesymnetes , in order to prevent the return of Alcaeus and the other ...
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... held for life , but it only contin- ued for a certain time , or until some particu- lar object was accomplished . Dionysius com- pares it with the dictatorship of the Romans . ALABASTER or ALABASTRUM , a ves- sel or pot used for ...
... held for life , but it only contin- ued for a certain time , or until some particu- lar object was accomplished . Dionysius com- pares it with the dictatorship of the Romans . ALABASTER or ALABASTRUM , a ves- sel or pot used for ...
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