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  • De Natura Animalium 2.11

    Aelian
    καὶ εἰ ἐξελίττειν ἔδει, ἔπραττον αὐτό, καὶ ἄνθη μέντοι ῥιπτοῦντες ἐκόσμουν τὸ δάπεδον οἵδε, μέτρῳ καὶ φειδοῖ δρῶντες, καί τι καὶ ἐπεκτύπουν τοῖς ποσί, χόρειόν τε καὶ συμμελὲς ὁμορροθοῦντες οἱ αὐτοί.

    Text Category: Literature: prose
    Century Range: 2nd century CE
    Location: Rome

  • De architectura, 4.1.7

    Vitruvius
    … cymatiis et encarpis pro crinibus dispositis frontes ornaverunt ...

    Text Category: Literature: prose
    Century Range: 1st century BCE
    Location: Rome

  • Hexameron 6.8.52

    Ambrose
    Omnibus in conmune elementa donata sunt, patent aeque divitibus atque pauperibus ornamenta mundi. Numquid pulchriora pretiosissimarum domorum aurata laquearia quam caeli facies stellis insignita fulgentibus?

    Text Category: Literature: prose
    Century Range: 4th century CE

  • Indica, Fragment 1 line 45

    Megasthenes
    ἡ δὲ γῆ πάμφορος οὖσα τοῖς ἡμέροις καρποῖς ἔχει καὶ φλέβας καταγείους πολλῶν καὶ παντοδαπῶν μετάλλων· γίνεται γὰρ ἐν αὐτῇ πολὺς μὲν ἄργυρος καὶ χρυσός, οὐκ ὀλίγος δὲ χαλκὸς καὶ σίδηρος, ἔτι δὲ καττίτερος καὶ τἄλλα τὰ πρὸς κόσμον τε καὶ χρείαν καὶ πολεμικὴν παρασκευὴν ἀνήκοντα.

    Text Category: Literature: prose
    Century Range: 4th century BCE

  • Hist. Abderita, Fragmenta, Fragment 25 line 399

    Hecataeus of Abdera
    ἀκόλουθον δὲ τῇ μεγαλοπρεπείᾳ ταύτῃ καὶ τὸν ἐν αὐτῷ κόσμον τῶν ἀναθημάτων γενέσθαι, τῇ τε δαπάνῃ θαυμαστὸν καὶ τῇ χειρουργίᾳ περιττῶς εἰργασμένον

    Text Category: Literature: prose
    Century Range: 4th century BCE

  • Histories 11.3.5

    Polybius
    ἐπειδὴ δὲ καὶ πλείους ἧκον, οὐ μόνον τὸ γεγονός, ἀλλὰ καὶ τὰ κατὰ μέρος διασαφοῦντες, τότε δὴ χαρᾶς ὑπερβαλλούσης ἦν ἡ πόλις πλήρης, καὶ πᾶν μὲν τέμενος ἐκοσμεῖτο, πᾶς δὲ ναὸς ἔγεμε πελάνων καὶ θυμάτων,

    Text Category: Literature: prose
    Century Range: 2nd century BCE
    Location: Rome

  • Vita Sophistarum 605

    Philostratus the Athenian
    οῦτο μὲν δὴ τοὖργον ἀπὸ πολλῶν χρημάτων ἀποτελεσθὲν ἐπέγραψεν ἀπὸ τῆς ἑαυτοῦ γυναικός, τὸ δὲ ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ ἑστιατήριον αὐτὸς ἀνέθηκε μεγέθει τε ἐξάρας ὑπὲρ πάνθ᾿ ὁμοῦ τὰ παρ᾿ ἑτέροις καὶ λόγου κρείττω περιβαλὼν κόσμον,ὡράισται γὰρ Φρυγίῳ λίθῳ, οἷος οὔπω ἐτμήθη.

    Text Category: Literature: prose
    Century Range: 3rd century CE
    Location: Rome

  • Historiae Romanae 51.1.3

    Cassius Dio
    τό τε χωρίον ἐν ᾧ ἐσκήνησε, λίθοις τε τετραπέδοις ἐκρηπίδωσε καὶ τοῖς ἁλοῦσιν ἐμβόλοις ἐκόσμησεν, ἕδος τι ἐν αὐτῷ τοῦ Ἀπόλλωνος ὑπαίθριον ἱδρυσάμενος.

    Text Category: Literature: prose
    Century Range: 3rd century CE
    Location: Bithynia

  • De Natura Animalium 2.11

    Aelian
    ἐπεὶ δὲ τὰ τῆς παρασκευῆς ἔκπλεά τε καὶ ἀμφιλαφῆ ἦν, παρῆλθον οἱ δαιτυμόνες, ἓξ μὲν ἄρρενες, ἰσάριθμοι δὲ αἱ θήλειαι αὐτοῖς: καὶ οἳ μὲν ἀρρενωπὸν στολὴν εἶχον, αἳ δὲ θῆλυν, καὶ κατεκλίνησαν σὺν κόσμῳ συνδυασθέντες ἄρρεν τε καὶ θῆλυ

    Text Category: Literature: prose
    Century Range: 2nd century CE
    Location: Rome

  • De Domo 14

    Lucian
    ἕτερος δέ τις οὐκ ἀγεννὴς λόγος, ἀλλὰ καὶ πάνυ γενναῖος, ὥς φησι, καὶ μεταξύ μου λέγοντος ὑπέκρουε καὶ διακόπτειν ἐπειρᾶτο τὴν ῥῆσιν καὶ ἐπειδὴ πέπαυμαι, οὐκ ἀληθῆ ταῦτα λέγειν φησὶ με, ἀλλὰ θαυμάζειν, εἰ φάσκοιμι ἐπιτηδειότερον εἶναι πρὸς λόγων ἐπίδειξιν οἴκου κάλλος γραφῇ καὶ χρυσῷ κεκοσμημένον αὐτὸ γάρ που τοὐναντίον ἀποβαίνειν.

    Text Category: Literature: prose
    Century Range: 2nd century CE
    Location: Athens

  • De Domo 8

    Lucian
    καὶ τοίνυν ἡ τοῦδε τοῦ οἴκου ὀροφή, μᾶλλον δὲ κεφαλή, εὐπρόσωπος μὲν καὶ καθ᾽ ἑαυτήν, τῷ χρυσῷ δ᾽ ἐς τοσοῦτον κεκόσμηται, ἐς ὅσον καὶ οὐρανὸς ἐν νυκτὶ ὑπὸ τῶν ἀστέρων ἐκ διαστήματος περιλαμπόμενος καὶ ἐκ διαλείμματος ἀνθῶν τῷ πυρί. ἴδοι δ᾽ ἄν τις οὐδ᾽ ἀργὸν ἐνταῦθα τὸν χρυσὸν οὐδὲ μόνου τοῦ τέρποντος εἵνεκα τῷ λοιπῷ κόσμῳ συνεσπαρμένον, ἀλλὰ καὶ αὐγήν τινα ἡδεῖαν ἀπολάμπει καὶ τὸν οἶκον ὅλον ἐπιχρώννυσι τῷ ἐρυθήματι

    Text Category: Literature: prose
    Century Range: 2nd century CE
    Location: Athens

  • Deipnosophistae 5.38

    Athenaeus
    αἱ δὲ κεφαλαὶ Κορινθιουργεῖς, ἐλέφαντι καὶ χρυσῷ διακεκοσμημέναι, τὸ δὲ ἐπιστύλιον ἐκ χρυσοῦ τὸ ὅλον ἐφ᾽ οὗ διάζωσμα ἐφήρμοστο περιφανῆ ζῴδια ἔχον ἐλεφάντινα μείζω πηχυαίων, τῇ μὲν τέχνῃ μέτρια, τῇ χορηγίᾳ δὲ ἀξιοθαύμαστα, ἐπέκειτο δὲ καὶ στέγη καλὴ τῷ συμποσίῳ τετράγωνος κυπαρισσίνη: γλυπτοὶ δ᾽ αὐτῆς ἦσαν οἱ κόσμοι, χρυσῆν ἔχοντες τὴν ἐπιφάνειαν.

    Text Category: Literature: prose
    Century Range: 3rd century CE
    Location: Rome

  • De Iside et Osiride 38

    Plutarch
    τῶν τ᾽ ἄστρων τὸν σείριον Ἴσιδος νομίζουσιν, ὑδραγωγὸν ὄντα. καὶ τὸν λέοντα τιμῶσι καὶ χάσμασι λεοντείοις τὰ τῶν ἱερῶν θυρώματα κοσμοῦσιν, ὅτι πλημμυρεῖ Νεῖλος ἠελίου τὰ πρῶτα συνερχομένοιο λέοντι

    Text Category: Literature: prose
    Century Range: 2nd century CE
    Location: Chaeronea

  • Saturne-01, p 334 = AE 1933, 00233

    Unknown
    [Saturno Aug(usto) s]acr(um) pro salu[t]e / [Imp(eratoris) Caes(aris) M(arci) Aureli Antonini Armeniaci] Med(ici) Part(hici) max(imi) Aug(usti) et Imp(eratoris) Caes(aris) L(uci) Aureli Veri Armeniaci Med(ici) Part(hici) max(imi) Aug(usti) / [Q(uintus) Titinius Q(uinti) fil(ius) Pap(iria) Securus pont]if(ex) ex HS XXV m(ilibus) quae Q(uintus) Titinius Sabinianus pater / [testamento dari iusserat s]ummam quam praesentem rei p(ublicae) intulit et ex HS XV mil(ibus) / [quae ipse ob honorem 3 adiecit sum]mam quam praesentem rei p(ublicae) intulit ut ex HS L mil(ibus) id opus / [perficeretur additis etiam HS XIII mil(ibus) cellam laquea]ribus(?) auratis ex HS LXIII m(ilibus) exornavit et statuam Saturni posuit idemq(ue) dedic(avit) d(ecreto) d(ecurionum) / [ob cuius operis dedicationem curiis et Augustal]ibus(?) epulum dedit et ludos scaenicos edidit

    Text Category: Inscription
    Century Range: 2nd century CE
    Date: 166-169
    Location: Africa Proconsularis: Theveste

  • EQNoricum-V, 00046 = AEA 1993/98, 00352 = AEA 1999/00, +00006 = AEA 1999/00, +00138 = AEA 2001/02, +00007 = AEA 2001/02, +00009 = AEA 2001/02, +00039 = AEA 2001/02, 00068a = AEA 2003, +00027 = AEA 2004, +00011 = AEA 2007, +00048 = AEA 2008, +00036 = AEA 2010, +00014 = AE 1994, 01334 = AE 1996, 01189 = AE 1998, 01016

    Unknown
    Tiberius Claudius Quintilianus ob dedicationem templi tabulam / aeream donum dedit et camaram picturis exornavit

    Text Category: Inscription
    Century Range: 2nd century CE
    Date: 182-184
    Location: Noricum: Virunum

  • CIL 14, 02995 = CIL 10, *00733 (p 77*)

    Unknown
    Sex(tus) Pomp[eius 3] / trib(unus) mil(itum) IIvir [3 flamen] / divi Aug(usti) Neronis [Caesaris IIviri quinquennalis] / praefectus testa[mento 3] / Pompeia Mummi[a 3] / [ex qua] summa porticum mar[moribus ornavit] / [3]TRF albario adiecta [3] / [3] quinq(uennali) passu[

    Text Category: Inscription
    Century Range: 1st century CE
    Date: 51-54
    Location: Latium: Praeneste

  • CIL 12, 00535 = AE 1988, 00171

    Unknown
    pariete]m(?) incrustavi[t] / [3]o et horolog(io) / [exo]rnavit aditum / [pa]viment(um) cum t[ectorio(?)

    Text Category: Inscription
    Century Range: 1st century CE
    Location: Italy

  • CIL 11, 04123 = D 05446

    Unknown
    Q(uintus) Lae[lius(?) 1] f(ilius) Pal(atina) Pietas / C(aius) Vib[ius 1 f(ilius) P]ap(iria) Secundus / IIIIvir [quinq(uennalis?) e]x stipe quae ex / lacu V[3 e]xsempta erat / signum [3 c]urarunt valvas / ahen[as 3]s et superlimen [la]/pide[um] et fastigium M[3] / [3 porti]cum adorn[averunt] / [3 Q(uinto) Volu]sio P(ublio) Corn[elio co(n)s(ulibus)

    Text Category: Inscription
    Location: Umbria: Narni

  • CIL 10, 03922 = D 05708

    Unknown
    Satellia M(arci) f(ilia) Anus[3] / apodyterium ad novitatem re[stituit 3] / [3] epistylis ceterisque marmoribus o[rnavit]

    Text Category: Inscription
    Location: Campania: Capua

  • CIL 08, 26478 = ILTun 01394

    Unknown
    Mercurio Aug(usto) sacr(um) / loco a civitate dato cella / exornav[it] Mercuri sig[no]

    Text Category: Inscription
    Century Range: 2nd century CE
    Date: 180-192
    Location: Africa Proconsularis: Thugga

  • CIL 08, 25532 = ILPBardo 00248 = AE 1907, 00023

    Unknown
    Livi]neius [3 filius Quir(ina)] Victor flam(en) perp(etuus) / [3 ob hon]orem flaminatus perp(etui) gratis sibi / [oblati 3 colum]nis omnibus marmoreis et horologio et rostra et frontes et / [porticus 3 mar]moribus et opere albario sua pecunia exornavit idemque dedicavit

    Text Category: Inscription
    Location: Africa Proconsularis: Bulla Regia

  • CIL 08, 18252 = AE 1917/18, 00027 = AE 1920, 00021

    Unknown
    [Pro salute et incolu]mitate dominorum nostrorum / [Severi et Antonini Pii Fel]icis Augustorum et Iuliae Aug(ustae) matris Augg[[g(ustorum)]] / [3] e(t) castrorum / [Ti(berius) Cl(audius) Subatianus] Proculus leg(atus) Auggg(ustorum) co(n)s(ul) desig(natus) templum dei / [3 pavi]mentum tessellis et parietes marmorib(us) exornavit

    Text Category: Inscription
    Century Range: 3rd century CE
    Date: 208-210
    Location: Numidia: Lambaesis

  • CIL 08, 12317 = CIL 08, 23888

    Unknown
    Modiae Quintiae / Q(uinti) Modi Felicis fil(iae) / flam(inicae) perp(etuae) quae ob / honorem flaminicat(us) / supra legitimam t[a]xa/tionem adiecta amplius / pecunia porticum mar/moribus et laquearibus / et columnis exornavit / aquaeductum / [3]a/[v]it ordo [3] sta/tuam decrevit / d(ecreto) d(ecurionum) p(ecunia) p(ublica)

    Text Category: Inscription
    Location: Africa Proconsularis: Henchir

  • CIL 08, 10569 = CIL 08, 14394 = AE 2002, +01679

    Unknown
    [Pro salute] Imp(eratoris) Caes(aris) L(uci) Septimi S[everi Pii Pertinacis Aug(usti) pont(ificis) max(imi) tr(ibunicia) pot(estate) V imp(eratoris) VIIII co(n)]s(ulis) II p(atris) p(atriae) et M(arci) Aureli Antonini Ca[es(ari) prin]/[cipis iuvent]tutis imp(eratori) designati [3]mus cellam cum pronavo vet[ustate] / [collapsam qu]am sacerdotales et Cerea[les refecerant exornavit et ad reficiendas statuas Ce]rerum cum pro splendore coloniae [illi iis] / [3 m(ilia) n(ummum) contu]issent erogata summa ex arca [3]tarem summam de suo intulit

    Text Category: Inscription
    Century Range: 3rd century CE
    Location: Africa Proconsularis: Vaga

  • CIL 08, 07994 (p 967, 1879) = ILAlg-02-01, 00040 = D 05647

    Unknown
    [Libe]ralis Iun(ior) et Liberia [filii eius] / [3] adusque concamarationes comp[aginesque] / XIII inluminaverunt easque cancellis marmoreis [3] / [exornav]erunt delphinis binis per vias theatri adiunctis L[3] / [3]um XIIII lapidibus eius per antigrados stratis marmo[reis] / [3 de]xtro[rsu]m podiis marmoreis vias dextra lae[vaque] / [feceru]nt [de]dicaveruntq(ue) l(ocus) d(atus) d(ectreto) d(ecurionum)

    Text Category: Inscription
    Location: Numidia: Rusicade