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Greek coins and their parent cities (1902)

Ward, John, 1832-1912, Hill, George Francis, Sir, 1867-1948 · London : J. Murray · leaf 330

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urest Hellenic type, amonglonely mountains and wild scenery. There is no town or village nearerthan Catalafimi, a small railway station some hours from Palermo. A walkover marshy meadows and bleak hills leads to a terrace of rock, above SEGESTA, THE THEATRE A XI) TEMPLE 2.U which \vi are suddenly… … The Temple of Segesta. (From a Picture by Edward Lear, in the possession of the Rev. E. C. Selwyn, D.D., Uppingham.) still higher showed w-here the city must have stood. No fragments of buildingsare visible till we unexpectedly find the extensive theatre, the tiers of seatsquite perfect, cut out of…

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