quadriga

How to use quadriga in a sentence

• The god is standing upright in his quadriga, conducted by Mercury and holding in his arms the form of Vibia.

  The Catacombs of Rome | William Henry Withrow

• It represents a picture in a circle, repeated over and over again, of a warrior in his quadriga.

  Needlework As Art | Marian Alford

• A Hercules within, and the quadriga upon the gable of the same temple, both also of terra-cotta, are ascribed to this artist.

  History of Ancient Art | Franz von Reber

• The helmeted Athené and Helios in his quadriga figure by the side of Buddha.

  A history of art in ancient Egypt, Vol. I (of 2) | Georges Perrot

• quadriga, kwod-rī′ga, n. in Greek and Roman times a two-wheeled car drawn by four horses abreast:—pl.

  Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) | Various