Ward, John, 1832-1912, Hill, George Francis, Sir, 1867-1948 · London : J. Murray · leaf 281
ials of the artist. Terina was unfortunate ; burnt by Hannibal, it was never re-built. The ruins of Vibo are not far off, they lie on a lofty hill; its once famousseaport was destroyed by the Saracens. It was called Hipponium by the Romans.[114.] This coin is of late date and bears Roma, with a… … ^CILLA, THE ANCIENT SlYLLA. nowadays go more to visit the place where the modern hero, Garibaldi, got hiswound, than to see the locality of the ancient fabled sea-monster of whomHomer sang. The beautiful terror (a lovely woman above, wolves heads at her waist, anda dolphins body below) is…
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