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Title: The life of the Greeks and Romans
Year: 1875 (1870s)
Authors: Guhl, E. (Ernst), 1819-1862 Koner, W. (Wilhelm), 1817-1887, joint author Hueffer, Francis, 1843-1889, tr
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Publisher: London, Chapman and Hall
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aic in the same palace representing a dove sitting onthe rim of a fountain, with the shadow of its head thrown on to the water. Perhaps the two mosaics seen in the villa of Hadrianand at Naples were imitations of those of Pergamum. Amongstmosaics still preserved, we mention particularly the large battle-scene found, in 1831, in the Casa del Fauno, at present to be seenin the Royal Museum, Naples. With regard to both size andbeauty of composition it ranks amongst the finest works ofantique art. It represents, most likely, the final victory ofAlexander over Darius at Issos: both kings appear in the melee, THE GARDEN. 475 the former piercing with his spear a noble Persian, the latterstanding on his chariot surrounded by a few faithful followers ;a horse is kept ready for his flight. From the left the Greek cavalry are making anirresistible attack on the wavering lines ofthe Persians. Helen, the daughter of Timonthe Egyptian, is said to have painted apicture of this battle, which Yespasian
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brought to Pome ; perhaps our mosaic is Fig. 467. a copy of it. The accuracy of the details may be concluded from the fact that each square inch is com-posed of one hundred and fifty pieces of glass or marble. Fig. 467represents a mosaic found in the house of the Poeta Tragicoat Pompeii. Before leaving the house, we must cast a passing glance at theriridarium. Homer already mentions a large garden belonging to the palace of Alkinoos, king of the Phaiakai. Enclosed by aquadrangular wall, it contained the choicest kinds of pears, figs,pomegranates, olives, apples, and grapes, not to speak of beautifulbeds of flowers. The water supply was plentiful. Horticulture,however, limited itself to the indigenous productions of the soil:the importation of tropical plants was unknown both to Greeksand Romans. We quote a letter of the younger Pliny to givesome idea of Poman horticultural art; it somewhat reminds us ofthe style of the time of Louis XIV., as displayed in the gardens ofVersailles. In fr

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