Life of Demosthenes 27.6

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Text Category
Literature: prose
Century Range
Location of Display
Reference
Life of Demosthenes 27.6
Quotation
εἰωθότες γὰρ ἐν τῇ θυσίᾳ τοῦ Διὸς τοῦ Σωτῆρος ἀργύριον τελεῖν τοῖς κατασκευάζουσι καί κοσμοῦσι τὸν βωμόν, ἐκείνῳ τότε ταῦτα ποιῆσαι καί παρασχεῖν πεντήκοντα ταλάντων ἐξέδωκαν, ὅσον ἦν τίμημα τῆς καταδίκης.
Part of Speech
Type of Thing Ornamented
Cultic: Monument: Altar
Object/ Person Ornamented
Altar of Zeus the Savior
Type of Medium Ornamenting
Visual Work: Garlands
Visual Work: Textile
Cultic: Object: Ritual Object
Visual Work: Sculpture: Relief
Visual Work: Painting
Medium/a Ornamenting
Unspecified ornament of the altar - maybe garlands, veils/ cloth, precious/ sacred objects, added sculpture (relief or atop in the round) or paint
Person Engaged in Act of Ornamenting
Unspecified, probably priests/ officials
Item Identifier
A01131
Determination
Interpreted from context