Attalos, Athens, and the Akropolis; the Pergamene 'Little Barbarians' and their Roman and Renaissance legacy.0521831636 Attalos, Athens Athens, city, Greece Athens (ăth`ĭnz), Gr. Athínai, city (1991 pop. 2,907,179; 1991 urban agglomeration pop. 3,072,922), capital of Greece, E central Greece, on the plain of Attica, between the Kifisós and , and the Akropolis; the Pergamene 'Little Barbarians' and their Roman and Renaissance legacy. Stewart Stewart, river, Canada Stewart, river, 331 mi (533 km) long, rising in the Mackenzie Mts., central Yukon Territory, Canada, and flowing generally W to the Yukon River S of Dawson. , Andrew. Cambridge Cambridge, city, Canada Cambridge (kām`brĭj), city (1991 pop. 92,772), S Ont., Canada, on the Grand River, NW of Hamilton. It was formed in 1973 with the amalgamation of Galt, Hespeler, and Preston, all founded in the early 19th cent. U. Pr. 2004 358 pages $95.00 Hardcover NB115 The Little Barbarians are ten Roman marble figures of Giants, Amazons, Persians, and Gauls, two-thirds life size, discovered in Rome during the Renaissance. In 1865, they were identified with a dedication on the Athenian Acropolis acropolis (əkrŏp`əlĭs) [Gr.,=high point of the city], elevated, fortified section of various ancient Greek cities. The Acropolis of Athens, a hill c.260 ft (80 m) high, with a flat oval top c. seen by the traveler Pausanius around AD 170. Stewart (ancient Mediterranean art and archeology, U. of California-Berkeley) traces the evidence concerning and controversies around the figures. ([c]20062005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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