De Alexandri magni fortuna aut virtute 2

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Text Category
Literature: prose
Century Range
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Reference
De Alexandri magni fortuna aut virtute 2
Quotation
περὶ δὲ τῆς Δαρείου γυναικός, εὐπρεπεστάτης γενομένης, οὐδὲ φωνὴν ἐπαινοῦσαν τὸ κάλλος ἤκουσεν ἀποθανοῦσαν δ᾽ οὕτω βασιλικῶς ἐκόσμησε καὶ συμπαθῶς;
Part of Speech
Type of Thing Ornamented
Object/ Person Ornamented
Stateira, wife of Darius, and her funeral
Type of Medium Ornamenting
Visual Work: Clothing: Insignia
Abstract: Event
Medium/a Ornamenting
Regal pomp - probably elaborate robes and personal ornaments for the corpse, and a lavish procession and burial
Person Engaged in Act of Ornamenting
Alexander
Item Identifier
A01865
Determination
Interpreted from context