An illustrated dictionary of words used in art and archaeology. Explaining terms frequently used in works on architecture, arms, bronzes, Christian art, colour, costume, decoration, devices, emblems, heraldry, lace, personal ornaments, pottery, painting, sculpture, &c, with their derivations (1883)
Mollett, John W. (John William) · London, Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, and Rivington · leaf 19
rtiale orday of the Liberalia. Another explanation ofthe etymology of the name is that the sacrificewas offered on the Quirinal hill, which was origi-nally called AgouHs. (Consult Ovid. Fasti, i.319—332, he suggests several explanations.) Agonistic, [a-yoivKmK)], from a7(l)i, a contest).With the… … Fig. II. Agora of Antiphellus to the Romans. There were numerous agorse inGreece and Asia r^Iinor. Fig. 11, representsthe plan of the cr^wvT of Antiphellus ; in whicha and b indicate the sites of the corn-pits ; c, thatof a basilica. Agora is also used to denote thegeneral assembly of freemen in…
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