Library 16.81.1

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Literature: prose
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Library 16.81.1
Quotation
πολλῶν δὲ καὶ χρημάτων καταληφθέντων διὰ τὸ τοὺς Καρχηδονίους ἐσχηκέναι πλῆθος ἐκπωμάτων ἀργυρῶν τε καὶ χρυσῶν, ἔτι δὲ τὸν ἄλλον κόσμον ὑπερβάλλοντα διὰ τὸ μέγεθος τῆς παρ᾽ αὐτοῖς εὐπορίας ἅπαντα συνεχώρησε τοῖς στρατιώταις ἔχειν ἔπαθλα τῆς ἀνδραγαθίας.
Part of Speech
Type of Thing Ornamented
Object/ Person Ornamented
The Carthaginians
Type of Medium Ornamenting
Visual Work: Vessel: Cup
Visual Work: Vessel: Jug
Visual Work: Material: Precious Metals: Gold
Visual Work: Material: Precious Metals: Silver
Medium/a Ornamenting
Wealth in silver and gold drinking vessels (and other items)
Item Identifier
A00818
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