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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 419

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choicest pieces ofHellenic engraving come from Elis, Arcadia, and Argos. The region of Elis and Olympia we have visited. We are not far, were itnot for the bold mountain ranges which intervene, from Arcadia. [So we shallnow say a few words about Bassae, as the ancient temple near Phigalia is… … L,^- [Temple of Zeus, Nemea in Argolis. deliverance from a plague which had afflicted much of Hellas but spared thisneighbourhood. The same architect, Ictinus, planned the temple of Phigaliaand those of Athens and Eleusis. The sculptures were found in 1816, andbrought to the British Museum by Mr.…

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