Collignon, Maxime, 1849-1917, Wright, John Henry, 1852-1908 · London : Cassell Pub. Co. · leaf 50
ve them a precise date. Euripides isonly echoing popular tradition when he ascribes themto the Cyclopes, who built them with lever, rule, andhammer.* These massive walls clearly enough declare thatthe chief concern in their construction by the ancientinhabitants of Greece was the provision for… … i precincts of the Acropolis, and each man defendedhimself as best he could. Graeco-Pelasgic architecture, however, is susceptibleof a more careful finish than the rude constructionof these walls might indicate. Monuments of the 38 GREEK ARCHEOLOGY. Achaean period, anterior to the Dorian…
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