Museum of antiquity : a description of ancient life : the employments, amusements, customs and habits, the cities, palaces, monuments and tombs, the literature and fine arts of 3,000 years ago (1882)
Yaggy, L. W, Haines, T. L · New York : Standard Pub. House · leaf 28
aste could de-sire. Upon the vergeof the sea, at the en-trance of a fertileplain, on the bank ofa navigable river, itunited the convenien-ces of a commercialtown with the secui-ty of a military sta-tion, and the romanticbeauty of a spot cele-brated in all ages forits pre-eminent loveli-ness. Its… … I>ESTRUCTION OF POMPEII. 18 THE GLORY OF THE CITY. What an enchanting picture must have presented itseh toone approaching Pompeii by sea ! He beheld the bright, cheer-ful Grecian temples spreading out on the slopes belore him ; thepillared Forum ; the rounded marble Theatres. He saw thegrand…
Civilization, Ancient · Classical antiquities
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