the die, took off a portion of its colour. The scenes enacted during the pillage of Corinth were barbarous in CHAP. XXI.J GREECE BECOMES A ROMAN PROVINCE. 223 the extreme, and involved the total destruction of what may have beentermed one of the chief pillars of civilisation—or, at all events,… … Bacchanalian Group, from a vciy old Vase. first commenced, it is said that a liquid metal was seen to flow throughthe streets, which induced the invaders to rush forward in the hopeof profiting by such a strange metallic currency. Those, however,who laid their hands upon the tempting issue, as it…
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