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Aelius Aristidies See all items with this value

Orations 27.14-15

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τοσοῦτον γὰρ τῇ πόλει περίεστιν ὥστε καὶ τῶν ἑτέρωθι ναῶν καὶ ἄλλων κόσμων δημοσίων εἴ τις φαίη ταύτην εἶναι τὴν χορηγὸν, οὐκ ἂν αἰσχυνθείη: οὕτω λαμπρά τε καὶ κοινὰ πᾶσι τὰ ὄντα κέκτηται, καὶ οὔτε Ἰταλία τῶν ταύτης κτημάτων ὑπερορᾷ οὔτε Αἴγυπτος οὕτω πόρρω οὔτε Τυρρηνικὸν πέλαγος οὔτε Σύρων καὶ Κιλίκων, ποιητὴς ἂν εἴποι τις, ἐνστροφαὶ, οὔτε ἔθνος οὐδὲν ὡς ἔπος εἰπεῖν οὔτε κατ᾽ ἤπειρον οὔτ᾽ ἐν νήσοις, ὃ μὴ παρὰ τῆς πόλεως ταύτης κεκόσμηται.

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Other cities in the world

Architecture: Building See all items with this value

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The temples and buildings at Cyzicus

Cyzicus

Kind of abstract/ poetic - Cyzicus is so adorned that it adorns the world. An overflow of ornament.

A02277

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2nd century CE

Location

Architecture (Ornamenting)

Building

Cultic (Ornamenting)

Building

Temple