Orations 21.5

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Orations 21.5
Quotation
ἑώρας ἀγοράν τε θεῶν ἑστίαν καὶ λιμένας, τῇ μὲν κυκλουμένους τὴν πόλιν, τῇ δὲ ὑπὸ τῆς πόλεως μέσους ἐχομένους: καὶ ναῶν κάλλη καὶ περιβόλους, ἐξ ἴσου τῇ τε φύσει καὶ τέχνῃ κεκοσμημένα, καὶ πάντα δὴ τὸν κόσμον τῶν ὅρμων ὡς ἐξήρτηντο ἀλλήλων: καὶ τὸ δὴ μέγιστον σύμβολον τῆς πόλεως, τὴν διὰ πάντων ὁμολογίαν καὶ μουσικὴν ἕν τι τὸ πᾶν σῶμα ἀποφαίνουσαν, ὥσπερ ἂν εἰ κατὰ τὸν μῦθον τὸν περὶ τοῦ Θηβαίων τείχους λεγόμενον πρὸς λύραν καὶ κιθάραν ἥρμοστο ἐξ ἀρχῆς.
Part of Speech
Participle (passive)
Type of Thing Ornamented
Architecture: Building: Temple
cultic: Building: Temple
Object/ Person Ornamented
Temple precincts in Smyrna
Type of Medium Ornamenting
Nature
Architecture: Infrastructure
Architecture: Architectural Element
Visual Work: Sculpture: Statue
Visual Work: Painting
Medium/a Ornamenting
Nature and art/skill - the natural setting with trees, shrubs, flowers, etc, but also the architectural elements (columns, pediments, roof, etc) but also sculpture (cult statues) and other artistic renderings (painting?)
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A02284
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