The Tiber and Its TributariesLongmans, Green, and Company, 1877 - 221 pàgines |
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... Ancient Times ..... Conclusion .... 199 210 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS . Map of the Tiber and its tributaries .. Frontispiece . Isola St. Bartolomeo et Ponte Rotto , with view of Ponte quarto Capi , Ponte Sisto , and Ponte Rotto I The Ponte ...
... Ancient Times ..... Conclusion .... 199 210 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS . Map of the Tiber and its tributaries .. Frontispiece . Isola St. Bartolomeo et Ponte Rotto , with view of Ponte quarto Capi , Ponte Sisto , and Ponte Rotto I The Ponte ...
Pàgina 1
... balance of mischief to its account . Far different were the feelings with which the Tiber was regarded by the Romans in classical times . Rivers among the B ancients were objects of religious veneration , and often o.
... balance of mischief to its account . Far different were the feelings with which the Tiber was regarded by the Romans in classical times . Rivers among the B ancients were objects of religious veneration , and often o.
Pàgina 2
Strother Ancrum Smith. ancients were objects of religious veneration , and often o ! religious worship . The most important streams had their own peculiar deities , to whom sacrifices were offered , and whose rites were celebrated at ...
Strother Ancrum Smith. ancients were objects of religious veneration , and often o ! religious worship . The most important streams had their own peculiar deities , to whom sacrifices were offered , and whose rites were celebrated at ...
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... ancient or modern times . I will then proceed to examine the theories which have been propounded to account for these inundations , and the schemes which have been devised to prevent their recurrence . Most of these , as I shall attempt ...
... ancient or modern times . I will then proceed to examine the theories which have been propounded to account for these inundations , and the schemes which have been devised to prevent their recurrence . Most of these , as I shall attempt ...
Pàgina 18
... “ Oritur in ultimis montibus Pelignorum , transit Marsos et Fucinum lacum , Romam non dubie petens . Mox in specus mersa in Tiburtina se aperit . " the larger portion both of the ancient and modern Aqua 18 DESCRIPTION OF THE TIBER .
... “ Oritur in ultimis montibus Pelignorum , transit Marsos et Fucinum lacum , Romam non dubie petens . Mox in specus mersa in Tiburtina se aperit . " the larger portion both of the ancient and modern Aqua 18 DESCRIPTION OF THE TIBER .
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