Identifier: citiescemeterie02denn (find matches)
Title: The cities and cemeteries of Etruria
Year: 1878 (1870s)
Authors: Dennis, George, 1814-1898
Subjects: Tombs
Publisher: London Murray
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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1348 ; of that description designated by the latter Thesmoph. 823, 829 ; Aves, 1508, 1550) ; name. See Vol. I. p. 333. The curved and Roman gallants were wont to prove part is supported by cross bars, and at the their devotion by holding them over their extremity is a ring for suspension,mistresses. Ovid. Art. Amat. II. 209. 4 Braun took this peculiar position in ■cf. Mart. XL ep. 73. In this tomb of which horsemen are depicted in Etruscan Chiusi we have proof that they were used tombs to indicate their great agility and skill in Etruria also. Yet though an umbrella in horsemanship—that like the Numidians often shadowed the rich cheek of Cleopatra, in battle, or the desultores of the Roman and softened the glow of Aspasias charms, circus, they could ride a pair of horses, and in London, the centre of modern civilisation, spring from one to the other at pleasure, only a century since, Jonas Hanway was ridi- Liv. XXIII. 29; cf. Suet. Caes. 39. 332 CHTUSL—The Cemetery. (CHAr. LIV.
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On one of theside walls are apair of nakedpugilists, boxingwith the cestus,holding one handopen for defence,the other closedfor attack; theirrobes on a stoolbetween them.—A Pyrrhic dan-cer, in yellowarmour — helm,cuirass, greaves,Argolic shield,and wavy wand,with which heseems to be strik-ing his shield;his helmet hasthe two longcockades, so oft-en representedon painted vases.—A naked fi-gure, who seemsto have been long-lance, hurling astraighthaving a loopedcord attached toit, is taking aflask of oil orwine from a boy,who also carriesa bough. Adwarf with ablack beard, andwearing a tnlu-lus and chaplet,is teaching the CI I A I. LIV.) TOMB OF THE MONKEY. double-pipes toa youthful subuloof fair propor-tions, who hasthe c(()))slriiiiibound round hischeeks. See thewoodcut on p.332. On the oppo-site wall are apair of wrestlers,in even more dif-ficult attitudesthan in the othertombs—an ago-nothetes, in blue high - lows,standing by tosee fair play —two men onhorseback appa-rently r

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