Temples, tombs, and monuments of ancient Greece and Rome. A description and a history of some of the most remarkable memorials of classical architecture (1871)
Adams, W. H. Davenport (William Henry Davenport), 1828-1891 · London, New York [etc.] T. Nelson and sons · leaf 59
for the purpose, and entitled the choragus. He wasnecessarily a man of wealth, for upon him fell all the cost incurred in ef-fectively training themembers of his dra-matic battalion.* Hewas required to pro-vide them with boardand lodging, to sup-ply their masks anddresses, and to procurea trainer… … AN ATHENIAN CUSTOM. 57 a marked superiority, received a tripod as a prize; theexpense of which, however, the choragus had himself todefray ; and this expense frequently included the erec-tion of a cell or chapel for its dedication. At Athensthere was a whole street formed by these monuments,and…
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