The glory that was Greece : a survey of Hellenic culture and civilization (1915)
Stobart, J. C. (John Clarke), 1878-1933, Hopper, R. J. (Robert John), 1910- · Philadelphia : J.B. Lippincott · leaf 306
gned, but notcompleted, by Ictinus, for the Peloponnesian War put a stopto the Eleusinian worshippers from Athens—not the least oftheir deprivations. But the Mysteries were resumed whenAlcibiades came home, and continued until Alaric the Gothdestroyed the temple. The peculiarity of this building is… … THE GRAND CENTURYwith a portico in front only. The upper story was reachedby a rock-terrace cut out of the hill-side at the back. Thewhole temple, with out-buildings, was enclosed by a wall. Summing up the architectural character of the period, weshould say that it was severely limited by the…
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