Hymettian
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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What say you to Cicero's, in the Carinæ? or the grand portico of Quintus Catulus, rich with the Cimbric spoils? or, better yet, that of Crassus, with its Hymettian columns, on the Palatine?
From The Roman Traitor, Vol. 1 by Henry William Herbert
There are also five ancient pillars of Hymettian marble in the upper Church of San Clemente, taken from the same prolific source.
From Roman Mosaics Or, Studies in Rome and Its Neighbourhood by Hugh Macmillan
Hymettian marble was one of the first—if not actually the first—species introduced into Rome.
From Roman Mosaics Or, Studies in Rome and Its Neighbourhood by Hugh Macmillan
Nothing too can be finer than the two rows of Ionic columns of Hymettian marble which divide the immense nave of Santa Maria Maggiore from the side aisles.
From Roman Mosaics Or, Studies in Rome and Its Neighbourhood by Hugh Macmillan
It was adorned with pillars of Hymettian marble, with expensive vases, and triclinia inlaid with brass.
From Walks in Rome by Augustus J. C. Hare
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