De vitando aere alieno 1

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Literature: prose
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De vitando aere alieno 1
Quotation
καίτοι ὅ γε Περικλῆς ἐκεῖνος τὸν τῆς θεᾶς κόσμον, ἄγοντα τάλαντα τεσσαράκοντα χρυσίου ἀπέφθου, περιαιρετὸν ἐποίησεν, ὅπως, ἔφη, χρησάμενοι πρὸς τὸν πόλεμον αὖθις ἀποδῶμεν μὴ ἔλαττον
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Type of Thing Ornamented
Visual Work: Sculpture: Statue
Visual Work: Sculpture: Deity
Object/ Person Ornamented
A goddess - presumably Athena and presumably her sculpture in the Parthenon
Type of Medium Ornamenting
Visual Work: Material: Precious Metals: Gold
Visual Work: Jewellery
Military: Arms and Armour
Medium/a Ornamenting
Gold objects - jewellery but also shield/ spear
Person Engaged in Act of Ornamenting
Pericles
Item Identifier
A01882
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Derived directly from text