"Altars were either square or round. Specimens of both kinds are here given from ancient sculptures."…
"The threshold was, with the ancients, an object of superstitious reverence, and it was thought unfortunate…
"An outer garment, strictly worn by females, and thus corresponding to the himation or pallium, the…
"Spira, the base of a column. in the Tuscan and the Roman Doric the base consisted of a single torus,…
"Triumphus, a solemn procession, in which a victorious general entered the city in a chariot drawn by…
"According to the ancient authorities, it was made of bronze, and its form was oval, but with the two…
"Trutina, a general term, including both libra, a balance, and statera, a steelyard. Payments were originally…
"Figure of a fallen warrior, represented among the sculptures now at Munich, belonging to the temple…
"Vestaes, the virgin priestesses of Vesta, who ministered in her temple and watched the eternal fire.…
"Ancient Persia was among the great empires that figure in the early history of mankind. Little of their…
"When Phryxsus arrived in Colchis, he sacrificed his winger ram to Jupiter, in acknowledgement of the…
"After his return Triptolemus built a magnificent temple to Ceres in Eleusis and established the worship…
"When she was about to be sacrificed the goddess relented and snatched her away, leaving a hind in her…
"In Greek legend, a priest of Apollo and Neptune, located in the city of Troy during the Trojan War.…
"Japanese pagodas are similar to those of China, and even more elaborately carved." —D'Anvers,…
"The finest monument of this time is the Pantheon of Rome, first built about B.C. 27, which is one of…
Sleep temples are regarded by some as an early instance of hypnosis over 4000 years ago, under the influence…
This is an illustration of the Amphitheater of Pola. It is 450 feet long and 360 broad. A temple and…
"The great pagoda at Tanjore is by far the grandest temple in India, resting on a base 83 feet suare,…
"A temple built about 1000 A.D. It is unique because of its Gothic gablets and trefoil arches." —…
"The pagoda forms a very prominent feature in the architecture of Further India. A specimen of the Burmese…
"The front elevation of a Greek Doric Hexastyle-peripteral Temple." — Encyclopedia Britanica,…
"Sectional Elevation of the Pronaos of a Hexastyle-peripteral Temple." — Encyclopedia Britanica,…
"Section of the Basilica of Constantine or Maxentius (Temple of Peace)." — Encyclopedia Britanica,…