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PAUSANIAS 115 -180 A.D Description of Greece |
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Krokeai - Croceae, Lapis Lacedaemonius As you go down to the sea towards Gythium you come to a village called Croceae and a quarry. It is not a continuous stretch of rock, but the stones they dig out are shaped like river pebbles; they are hard to work, but when worked sanctuaries of the gods might be adorned with them, while they are especially adapted for beautifying swimming-baths and fountains. Here before the village stands an image of Zeus of Croceae in marble, and the Dioscuri in bronze are at the quarry. Corinth The Corinthians have baths in many parts of the city, some put up at the public charge and one by the emperor Hadrian. The most famous of them is near the Poseidon. It was made by the Spartan Eurycles,1 who beautified it with various kinds of stone, especially the one quarried at Croceae in Laconia. On the left of the entrance stands a Poseidon, and after him Artemis hunting. ******************************** This text is based on the following book(s):Pausanias. Pausanias Description of Greece with an English Translation by W.H.S. Jones, Litt.D., and H.A. Ormerod, M.A., in 4 Volumes.{title}. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1918.OCLC: 10818363ISBN: 0674991044, 0674992075, 0674993004, 0674993284 From: http://www.perseus.tufts.edu |
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