10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SPHENDONE»
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sphendone in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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1
The Sanctuary of Demeter and Kore: Terracotta Figurines of ...
Added: probably sphendone bowknot. Tooling on hair. Head pierced for
suspension. Face oval, with high, triangular forehead. Eyes downturned. Nose
close to upper lip. Lips full. Coiffure schematic, rounded, peaked in front, with
light, vertical ...
77.5 orgyai and from his position somewhat north of the same turning post to the
center of the opening of the sphendone 123.9 orgyai. The depth of the
sphendone would be half the diameter, or 22.5 orgyai. Estimating 8-13 orgyai for
the ...
Denis F. Sullivan, Heron (of Byzantium.), 2000
3
A New Topographical Dictionary of Ancient Rome
Further along this side, near the beginning of the sphendone, the cavea is
interrupted by the Temple of Sol et Luna (see Sol et Luna, Templum), which
probably did not project into the arena but was built with its bottom step flush with
the ...
However, Richardson (1999) reported that "a string was stretched out at the
sphendone," most likely at its apex. (A sphendone is a semicircular area at the
end of an ancient Greek stadium. The sphendone of Panathenaikon stadium is in
the ...
David E. Martin, Roger W. H. Gynn, 2000
5
The Journal of Hellenic Studies
The sphendone is common on the heads of goddesses on the coins of Syracuse
19 and Corinth,20 where it occurs in infinite variety. It occurs often also in Attic
sepulchral reliefs. The sphendone on the head of Hegeso21 is remarkably like
that ...
6
Data from the Decade of the Sixties: A Novel
The said icon was brought there aboard the destroyer Sphendone, which
happened to be near Tinos participating in maneuvers, along with other
battleships. As had been announced, the Sphendone sailed early that morning
into the harbor ...
7
Niketas Choniates: A Historian and a Writer
A certain Mamalos, who was secretary to the illegitimate son of Manuel, the
sebastokrator Alexios, was burned alive before a public audience at the
Sphendone at the southern end of the Hippodrome on the orders of Andronikos,
who ...
8
Studies in the Archaeology and History of Caesarea Maritima: ...
10,000.109 The rounded gallery (sphendone) was in the south. The seats were
retained on two parallel walls with a fill of earth in between. The straight wings of
the cavea (entirely preserved on the eastern side, while mostly eroded on the ...
9
Making History: Josephus And Historical Method
An analysis of the finds and their comparison with similar structures at other sites
indicate that these remains are part of the semicircular southern end (sphendone
) of a stadium (fig. 3). The location of the structure along the seashore certainly ...
10
The Healing Hand: Man and Wound in the Ancient World
He bound it with a sling, sphendone, of wool, which his squire held ready,24
presumably something like an eye patch. Hippocrates, too, mentions a
sphendone.25 It must have looked like the woman's hairband of the same name (
Fig. 4.3) and ...
8 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SPHENDONE»
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sphendone is used in the context of the following news items.
Synchronicity and the calligrapher of Çemberlitaş
I have always loved to look at what I now know is the sphendone, in part because it is the oldest part of our Hippodrome, beginning its construction right after the ... «Today's Zaman, Feb 15»
SULTANAHMET MEYDANI'NIN ÖYKÜSÜ-I
... Camii hamamı gibi yapıların yer aldığı alanın altında Hipodrom'un, yarım yuvarlak formu nedeniyle Sphendone-Sapan adıyla anılan bölümü bulunmaktadır. «Milliyet, Dec 14»
Vaulted Tomb Discovered in Amfissa
... bronze vases, gold and bronze rings, one of which with an engraved decoration on its sphendone, buttons made of semi precious stones, two bronze daggers, ... «Greek Reporter, Jul 14»
Diary: Simon Sebag Montefiore
Yet this place, the Sphendone, was where horses and charioteers were marshalled before they galloped up into the Hippodrome to race and die before the ... «Financial Times, Dec 13»
KİBRYA KAZILARI TARİHİ AYDINLATACAK
Stadionda doğu oturma sıraları Sphendone ve arkası Stedion girişi batı analemna duvarı önü tamamen kazılarak bu bölümde Propylaionver batı oturma sıraları ... «Turizm Haberleri, Jun 13»
Kibyra Kazıları Tarihi Aydınlatacak
Stadiona doğu oturma sıraları sphendone ve arkası stedion girişi batı analemna duvarı önü tamamen kazılarak bu bölümde propylaionver batı oturma sıralarının, ... «Haberciniz, Jun 13»
Sultanahmet'te tarihi Hipodrom, çevre düzenlemeleri kurbanı oldu
... işaret ya da levha bulunmayan Sphendone Duvarı' ile Dikilitaş, Örmeli Sütun ve Yılanlı Sütun kaldı.Hipodrom giriş kapısının hemen üzerinde bulunan bronz at ... «Türkiye Turizm, May 11»
Scripps National Spelling Bee Vet Takes on TV's Toughest Names!
Kao: The hardest one for me was last year, when I misspelled sphendone. I just felt bad because I had studied it before, and I could have done better. But I got ... «TV Guide, May 09»
