The Deipnosophists; Or, Banquet of the Learned, Volume 3H. G. Bohn, 1854 - 1252 pages |
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... temple ; but when at last he fled to the tomb of his father , he let him go , out of shame . But their whole revenues were dissipated by the way in which they rivalled one another in luxury . And the city also rivalled all other cities ...
... temple ; but when at last he fled to the tomb of his father , he let him go , out of shame . But their whole revenues were dissipated by the way in which they rivalled one another in luxury . And the city also rivalled all other cities ...
Page 836
... temple . But even then they did not desist from their arrogance , until they were all destroyed by the Crotonians . But Heraclides of Pontus , in his treatise on Justice , says , " The Sybarites having put down the tyranny of Telys ...
... temple . But even then they did not desist from their arrogance , until they were all destroyed by the Crotonians . But Heraclides of Pontus , in his treatise on Justice , says , " The Sybarites having put down the tyranny of Telys ...
Page 837
... temples of the Carbinians ; and building tents there , they exposed them naked by day for all who chose to come and look at them , so that whoever pleased , leaping , as it were , on this unfortunate band , might satiate his appetites ...
... temples of the Carbinians ; and building tents there , they exposed them naked by day for all who chose to come and look at them , so that whoever pleased , leaping , as it were , on this unfortunate band , might satiate his appetites ...
Page 838
... temples of the gods ; and so they say , that the leaders of the Iapygians , treating the Deity with insult , destroyed the images of the gods out of the temples , ordering them to give place to their superiors . On which account , being ...
... temples of the gods ; and so they say , that the leaders of the Iapygians , treating the Deity with insult , destroyed the images of the gods out of the temples , ordering them to give place to their superiors . On which account , being ...
Page 841
... Temple of Diana at Ephesus ; where , relating their excessive effeminacy , and the dyed garments which they used to wear , he uses these expressions : - " And as for the violet and purple robes of the Ionians , and their saffron ...
... Temple of Diana at Ephesus ; where , relating their excessive effeminacy , and the dyed garments which they used to wear , he uses these expressions : - " And as for the violet and purple robes of the Ionians , and their saffron ...
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