Hist. Abderita, Fragmenta, Fragment 25 line 399

Item

Text Category
Literature: prose
Century Range
Author
Hecataeus of Abdera
Reference
Hist. Abderita, Fragmenta, Fragment 25 line 399
Quotation
ἀκόλουθον δὲ τῇ μεγαλοπρεπείᾳ ταύτῃ καὶ τὸν ἐν αὐτῷ κόσμον τῶν ἀναθημάτων γενέσθαι, τῇ τε δαπάνῃ θαυμαστὸν καὶ τῇ χειρουργίᾳ περιττῶς εἰργασμένον
Part of Speech
Type of Thing Ornamented
Architecture: Architectural Element
Object/ Person Ornamented
Circuit wall of the oldest temple in Diopolis/ Thebes
Type of Medium Ornamenting
Cultic: Object: Votive Offerings
Visual Work: Material: Ivory
Visual Work: Material: Precious Metals: Gold
Visual Work: Material: Precious Metals: Silver
Visual Work: Material: Precious Stones
Medium/a Ornamenting
Silver, gold, ivory, rare stones, votive offerings
Person Engaged in Act of Ornamenting
Kings? Craftspeople?
Notes
Preserved in Diod. Sic. 1.46.3-4
Item Identifier
A02347
Determination
Derived directly from text