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Æginetan Sculpture "Herakles, from the eastern pediment of the temple of Athena."-Whitney, 1902... |
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Ægis "Ægis- Varvakeion Statuette of Athena."-Whitney, 1902... |
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Abolla "A woolen cloak which was probably only a varied form of pallium." — Anthon, 1891... |
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Accubation "The act of lying or reclining; specifically, the ancient practice, derived from the Orient, of eating meals in a recumbent position." -Whitney, 1902... |
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Aeginetan Marbles Man waring Ocreae, or greaves. (From the Aeginetan Marbles)... |
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Aeneas and Ascanius "The following cut, taken from one of Sir W. Hamilton's fictile vases, and representing Aeneas followed by Ascanius, and carrying off his father Anchises, who holds the sceptre in his right hand, show... |
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Aeschines "Aeschines owes the perpetuity of his fame to the fact he was the only rival of Demosthenes. He was five years older than the great orator, being born in 389 B.C. In early life he served as a soldie... |
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Alexander "Sarcophagus of Alexander (So-called)" — Morey, 1903... |
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Alexandrian "Greeks of the Alexandrian Period." — Quackenbos, 1882... |
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Amphora Three Greek amphorae.... |
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Amphora Filling an amphora.... |
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Amphyx "Amphyces, Frontlets. A frontal, a broad band or plate of metal, which ladies of rank wore above the forehead as part of the head-dress. The frontal of a horse was called by the same name. The annexed... |
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Ampyx "Examples of Greek Head-dresses (Ampyxes)."-Whitney, 1902... |
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Anacreon "Though Anacreon has been famous as the poet of wine and love, few geniune fragments of his songs have come down to us. Those which pass under his name belong to his Greek imitators in later times. ... |
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Antiochus "Antiochus III. (Coin)" — Morey, 1903... |
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Aphractus "Called also navis aperta, a ship which had no deck but was merely covered with planks in the front and hinder part, as is represented in the following cut. The ships which had decks were called catap... |
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Aplustre "An ornament of wooden planks, which constituted the highest part of the poop of a ship. From the representations of two ancient ships annexed, we see the position of the aplustre. It rose immediately... |
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Aplustria Greek aplustria, or stern ornament.... |
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Ara "An alter. Ara was a general term denoting any structure elevated aove the ground, and used to receive upon it offerings made to the gods. Altare, probably contracted from alta ara, was properly restr... |
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Ara "An alter. Ara was a general term denoting any structure elevated aove the ground, and used to receive upon it offerings made to the gods. Altare, probably contracted from alta ara, was properly restr... |
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Arcus "The bow used for shooting arrows, is one of the most ancient of all weapons, but is characteristic of Asia rather than of Europe. In the Roman armies it was scarcely ever employed except by auxiliar... |
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Arcus "The bow used for shooting arrows, is one of the most ancient of all weapons, but is characteristic of Asia rather than of Europe. In the Roman armies it was scarcely ever employed except by auxiliar... |
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Arcus "The bow used for shooting arrows, is one of the most ancient of all weapons, but is characteristic of Asia rather than of Europe. In the Roman armies it was scarcely ever employed except by auxiliar... |
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Argos, founding of "Navigation for the purpose of commerce, and the art of writing, are said to have originated with the Phoenicians. On their arrival in Greece, Inachus and his friends founded the city of Argos, at th... |
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Aries "The battering-ram, was used to batter down the walls of besieged cities. It consisted of a large beam, made of the trunk of a tree, especially of a fir or an ash. To one end was fastened a mass of br... |
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