Hist. Abderita, Fragmenta, Fragment 25 line 645

Item

Text Category
Literature: prose
Century Range
Author
Hecataeus of Abdera
Reference
Hist. Abderita, Fragmenta, Fragment 25 line 645
Quotation
καὶ τὰ μὲν ἱερὰ πάντα τὰ κατ᾽ Αἴγυπτον ἀναθήμασιν ἀξιολόγοις καὶ σκύλοις ἐκόσμησε, τῶν δὲ στρατιωτῶν τοὺς ἀνδραγαθήσαντας δωρεαῖς κατὰ τὴν ἀξίαν ἐτίμησε.
Part of Speech
Type of Thing Ornamented
Architecture: Building: Temple
Cultic: Building: Temple
Object/ Person Ornamented
Egyptian temples
Type of Medium Ornamenting
Military: Spoils
Military: Arms and Armour
Visual Work: Vessel
Visual Work: Material: Precious Metals
Visual Work: Sculpture: Statue
Medium/a Ornamenting
Spoils of war, other ornaments unspecified (votives, statues/ sculptures, vessels, precious metals, weapons)
Person Engaged in Act of Ornamenting
Sesoösis, king of Egypt
Notes
Preserved in Diod. 1.55.11
Item Identifier
A02343
Determination
Derived directly from text