Pleasure of RuinsHudson, 1953 - 466 стор. |
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... glory , her secular and religious authority , created a mystique necessarily unique ; Rome in ruins is a symbol of a lost world ; the emotional impact is intense . Age by age , piece by piece , history falls with Rome ; age by age ...
... glory , her secular and religious authority , created a mystique necessarily unique ; Rome in ruins is a symbol of a lost world ; the emotional impact is intense . Age by age , piece by piece , history falls with Rome ; age by age ...
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... glory and the imperial power of their ancestors as to degrade it into a common market for cattle , and sink its name , illustrated by every page of Roman history , into the contemptible appellation of Campo Vaccino . " 1 The ...
... glory and the imperial power of their ancestors as to degrade it into a common market for cattle , and sink its name , illustrated by every page of Roman history , into the contemptible appellation of Campo Vaccino . " 1 The ...
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... glory , grandiose , showy , the rich bandit's dream of grandeur and pride : the Bibi Khanum , built by Tamerlane's Chinese wife , once fabulously brilliant and a - glitter with jewel- like tiles and gold , lifts its great clay arches ...
... glory , grandiose , showy , the rich bandit's dream of grandeur and pride : the Bibi Khanum , built by Tamerlane's Chinese wife , once fabulously brilliant and a - glitter with jewel- like tiles and gold , lifts its great clay arches ...
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THE STUPENDOUS PAST | 40 |
GHOSTLY STREETS | 255 |
THE HAUNTING GODS 311 | 313 |
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