The antiquities of Athens and other monuments of Greece (1858)
Stuart, James, 1713-1788, Revett, Nicholas, 1720-1804 · London : H. G. Bohn · leaf 138
ended.The sculptures on the basement were in honour of theEmperor Trajan. The monument, of Pentelic marble,stands on a platform of Piraean stone. 122 THE MONUMENT OF PHILOPAPPUS. PLATE LXII. Fig. 1. Plan of the basement. Fig. 2. Plan of the upper story, showing the formand arrangement of the… … ITTLE is known, and probablylittle knowledge is attainable, ofthese most interesting remains.The description in Stuart is ex-ceedingly meagre, and he doesnot appear to have had oppor-tunity for minute examination.Even by what name to designatethe temple is mere matter of guess; and if a judgmentmay…
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