Historia Naturalis, 35.5 (2)

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Text Category
Literature: prose
Century Range
Location of Display
Author
Reference
Historia Naturalis, 35.5 (2)
Quotation
iidem palaestrae athletarum imaginibus et ceromata sua exornant.
Part of Speech
Verb (compound) (active)
Type of Thing Ornamented
Architecture: Building: Civic Building
Object/ Person Ornamented
palaestrae (westling ground, or possibly private oiling room as in in Loeb)
Type of Medium Ornamenting
Visual Work: Sculpture: Statue
Visual Work: Painting
Medium/a Ornamenting
Portraits of athletes (whether sculpted (as is likely) or painted (as is also referenced in the context)
Person Engaged in Act of Ornamenting
Wealthy people
Item Identifier
A00285
Determination
Derived directly from text