Pentelicus
Americannoun
Other Word Forms
- Pentelic adjective
- Pentelican adjective
Example Sentences
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From the 1890s to the 1930s, well-meaning architects sought to strengthen the battered Parthenon, which originally consisted of some 12,500 white marble stones hewn from Mount Pentelicus, ten miles to the north.
From Time Magazine Archive
Between Hymettus and Marathon was Mount Pentelicus, famed for its marbles.
From Ancient States and Empires by Lord, John
The Cephissus and Ilissus, though small, were its chief streams; its principal hills, Cith�ron, Parnes, Hymettus, Pentelicus, and Laurium.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 Atrebates to Bedlis by Various
Pentelicus, from which all the white marble for the temples was quarried, and Mt.
From A Trip to the Orient The Story of a Mediterranean Cruise by Jacob, Robert Urie
Mount Pentelicus furnished material for most of the celebrated buildings of ancient Athens; the marble, which is white, blue-veined, and somewhat transparent, assumes a rich yellow hue after long exposure to the air.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" by Various
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