Geography 9.5.16

Item

Text Category
Literature: prose
Century Range
1st century BCE/ 1st century CE
1st century BCE
1st century CE
Location of Display
Rome or Alexandria
Reference
Geography 9.5.16
Quotation
μονολίθους γὰρ κίονας καὶ πλάκας μεγάλας ὁρᾶν ἔστιν ἐν τῇ Ῥώμῃ τῆς ποικίλης λιθείας, ἀφ᾽ ἧς ἡ πόλις κοσμεῖται δημοσίᾳ τε καὶ ἰδίᾳ, πεποίηκέ τε τὰ λευκόλιθα οὐ πολλοῦ ἄξια.
Part of Speech
Type of Thing Ornamented
Object/ Person Ornamented
Rome
Type of Medium Ornamenting
Architecture: Architectural Element
Visual Work: Material: Marble
Medium/a Ornamenting
Columns and slabs of variegated marble from Scyrus
Person Engaged in Act of Ornamenting
Private individuals/ politicians, and also public assemblies
Item Identifier
A01026
Determination
Derived directly from text