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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 407

An illustration from Greek coins and their parent cities, 1902, leaf 407 — ogical period of reckoning, was not, however, done till about 400 H.C. byHippias of Elis; and Aristotle was the first to use them as dates. Olvmpl\was merely the name of a level plain, a small enclosure in the district of Elis,situated at the junction of two rivers. When the surrounding hills… … The Hermes of Praxiteles.(Museum, Olympia.) days of the Hellenic peoples. For the most distant colonies sent their athletes here to compete in friendly rivalry, at intervals of four years, with their brethren from all the civilised world. Greeks fromSicily and Magna Graecia met those ofGyrene and…

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