classical antiquity
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There he paced the salons and galleries of the newest neoclassical townhouses, there he studied the remains of classical antiquity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
The site of one of the most important monuments in classical antiquity - the palace where Alexander the Great was crowned king - has reopened after a 16-year restoration.
From BBC ● Jan. 5, 2024
Like any new technology, aquatint, in its earliest days, embraced an idealism, found in prints depicting fantasies of classical antiquity.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 13, 2022
He confects what appears to be his unrehearsed speech with references ranging from classical antiquity to popular British culture, and courts popularity-enchancing controversy with the occasional use of what are now considered British imperial anachronisms.
From Reuters ● Jul. 23, 2019
At the same time, obeying the decorative instinct of the Renaissance, they set these jewels of classical antiquity in arabesques of the richest and most fantastic workmanship.
From The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the First by Carlo Gozzi
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