Orations 26.93

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Text Category
Literature: prose
Century Range
Precise Date or Date Range
155
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Author
Reference
Orations 26.93
Quotation
πότε γὰρ πόλεις τοσαῦται κατ᾽ ἤπειρον καὶ κατὰ θάλατταν, ἢ πότε οὕτω διὰ πάντων ἐκοσμήθησαν;
Part of Speech
Type of Thing Ornamented
Object/ Person Ornamented
Cities of the Roman Empire
Type of Medium Ornamenting
Architecture: Public Space
Architecture: Building: Civic Building
Architecture: Building: Temple
Cultic: Building: Temple
Architecture: Infrastructure
Visual Work: Sculpture: Statue
Medium/a Ornamenting
Unspecified; context suggests: public buildings (basilicas, colonnades), temples, public spaces (markets, fora), infrastructure (fountains, aqueducts, walls), sculpture
Person Engaged in Act of Ornamenting
The Roman emperor/ establishment
Item Identifier
A02273
Determination
Interpreted from context