Library 17.114.4

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Text Category
Literature: prose
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Reference
Library 17.114.4
Quotation
ὁ δ᾽ οὖν βασιλεὺς τὰ πρὸς τὴν ἐκφορὰν παρασκευαζόμενος ταῖς μὲν πλησίον πόλεσι προσέταξε κατὰ δύναμιν συμβάλλεσθαι πρὸς τὸν τῆς ἐκφορᾶς κόσμον,
Part of Speech
Type of Thing Ornamented
Object/ Person Ornamented
The cities of Asia, to add to the splendour of the region
Type of Medium Ornamenting
Visual Work: Sculpture: Statue
Architecture: Building
Architecture: Architectural Element
Medium/a Ornamenting
Unspecified ornament, in honour of Hephaistion's funeral - perhaps public ornaments such as sculpture, improvements to standing architecture and embellishment of facades
Person Engaged in Act of Ornamenting
The peoples of the cities of Asia
Item Identifier
A00836
Determination
Interpreted from context