Gallus: Or, Roman Scenes of the Time of Augustus. With Notes and Excursuses Illustrative of the Manners and Customs of the RomansJ. W. Parker, 1849 - 535 oldal |
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xiv. oldal
... perhaps not be historical . Still there were preponderant advantages in making some historical fact the basis of the work , particularly if the person selected was such as to admit of the introduction . of various phases of life , in ...
... perhaps not be historical . Still there were preponderant advantages in making some historical fact the basis of the work , particularly if the person selected was such as to admit of the introduction . of various phases of life , in ...
xvi. oldal
... perhaps is admitted than is strictly compatible with the earnestness of literary in- quiry . the eye . The character of Gallus may seem to have been drawn too pure and noble ; but the author does not fear any censure on this score . His ...
... perhaps is admitted than is strictly compatible with the earnestness of literary in- quiry . the eye . The character of Gallus may seem to have been drawn too pure and noble ; but the author does not fear any censure on this score . His ...
4. oldal
... perhaps not the only period for changing lodgings . Mart . xii . 32 , humorously describes the moving of a familia sordida amount- ing to four persons , who managed to transfer all their goods and chattels at one journey . See the ...
... perhaps not the only period for changing lodgings . Mart . xii . 32 , humorously describes the moving of a familia sordida amount- ing to four persons , who managed to transfer all their goods and chattels at one journey . See the ...
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... Perhaps , too , he was actuated by the hope that his merits were more likely to be appreciated , and meet with proper acknowledgement from one raised above the petty consideration of rivalry , than from the haughty patricians , who were ...
... Perhaps , too , he was actuated by the hope that his merits were more likely to be appreciated , and meet with proper acknowledgement from one raised above the petty consideration of rivalry , than from the haughty patricians , who were ...
15. oldal
... perhaps , too insignificant in appearance to consort with the magnificence of the rest of their dwelling . These imagines were waxen masks , formed after the life , cera , which those only had the right of setting up , who had borne a ...
... perhaps , too insignificant in appearance to consort with the magnificence of the rest of their dwelling . These imagines were waxen masks , formed after the life , cera , which those only had the right of setting up , who had borne a ...
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ancient apodyterium appears Appul atque atria atrium Augustus autem Baiæ baths Becker's Boettiger Borb caldarium called Cato cavum ædium Chresimus Cicero cœna colours Comp confarreatio custom Diac Dio Cass door Edition enim Epist erat etiam Excursus explained familia frigidarium Gallus garments Gell Greek hæc Hence Horace impluvium Isid Juven laconicum Lamprid lectica lectus Lentulus Lycoris Macrob manus marriage Mart Martial means mentioned mihi modo nunc Orell ornaments Ovid passage persons Petron Plaut Plin Pliny Plut Pompeii Pomponius quæ quam quibus quid quidem Quinct quod quoque Roman Rome says Seneca slaves sort Suet sunt suppose taberna tablinum tepidarium therma tibi triclinia triclinium tunica Varro Verr vessels vestibulum viii villa Virg Vitruv Vitruvius whilst wine words xxxiii xxxiv δὲ καὶ τε τὴν τῆς
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19. oldal - ... Corinthian saloon stood vessels of precious Corinthian bronze, whose worn handles and peculiar smell sufficiently announced their antiquity ; together with two large golden drinking cups, on one of which were engraved scenes from the Iliad, on the other from the Odyssey. Besides these there were smaller beakers and bowls composed of precious stones, either made of one piece only and adorned with reliefs, or of several cameos united by settings of gold. Genuine Murrhina vases also, — even at...
216. oldal - Tu mediastinus tacita prece rura petebas, Nunc urbem et ludos et balnea villicus optas ; 15 Me constare mihi seis, et discedere tristem, Quandocunque trahunt invisa negotia Romam.
29. oldal - Immediately adjoining this apartment was the library, full of the most precious treasures acquired by Gallus, chiefly in Alexandria. There, in presses of cedar-wood, placed round the walls, lay the rolls, partly of parchment, and partly of the finest Egyptian papyrus, each supplied with a label, on which was seen in bright red letters, the name of the author and title of the book. Above these again were ranged the busts, in bronze or marble, of the...