History of the recent discoveries at Cyrene

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Author

Porcher, Edwin A., 1824-1878

Title

History of the recent discoveries at Cyrene : made during an expedition to the Cyrenaica in 1860-61, under the auspices of Her Majesty's government

Original Publication

London: Day & son, 1864.

Credits

Galo Flordelis (This file was produced from images generously made available by Google and The Internet Archive/Getty Research Institute)

Language

English

LoC Class

DT: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: Africa

Subject

Libya -- Antiquities

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 78462

Release Date

April 16, 2026

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.HISTORY OF THE RECENT DISCOVERIES AT CYRENE, MADE DURING AN EXPEDITION TO THE CYRENAICA IN 1860-61, UNDER THE AUSPICES OF HER MAJESTY’S GOVERNMENT.
2. 2.PREFAC E.
3. 3.CONTENT S.
4. 4.ILLUSTRATION S.
5. 5.ERRATA
6. 6.CHAPTER I.
7. 7.CHAPTER II.
8. 8.CHAPTER III.
9. 9.CHAPTER IV.
10. 10.CHAPTER V.
11. 11.CHAPTER VI.
12. 12.CHAPTER VII.
13. 13.CHAPTER VIII.
14. 14.CHAPTER IX.
15. 15.CHAPTER X.
16. 16.CHAPTER XI.
17. 17.CHAPTER XII.
18. 18.CONCLUSIO N.
19. 19.APPENDICE S. — I.— ON THE SILPHIU M. — No. II. — Plate 61. —BACCHUS. — Plate 62. —APOLLO CITHARŒDUS. — Plate 63. —THE EMPEROR HADRIAN (?). — Plate 64. —HEAD OF PALLAS ATHENE. — UNKNOWN MALE HEAD WITH INLAID EYES. — Plate 65. —HEAD OF CNÆUS CORNELIUS LENTULUS MARCELLINUS, PROPRÆTOR OF CYRENE. — Plate 66. —BRONZE ICONIC HEAD. — Plate 67. —APHRODITE. — CYRENE. — Plate 68. —ICONIC FEMALE FIGURE. — Plate 69. —BUST OF THE EMPEROR ANTONINUS PIUS. — Plate 70. —BUST OF THE EMPEROR MARCUS AURELIUS. — Plate 71. —APHRODITE EUPLOIA. — Plate 72. —GROUP OF APHRODITE AND EROS. — Plate 73. —UNKNOWN FEMALE FIGURE OF THE ROMAN PERIOD. — Plate 74. —ICONIC FEMALE BUST. — Plate 75. —HEAD OF PERSEUS. — Plate 76. —CYRENE CROWNED BY LIBYA. — No. III. — TEMPLE OF APOLLO. — RUINS NORTH OF TEMPLE OF APOLLO. — SMALL BUILDING TO THE WEST OF TEMPLE OF APOLLO. — NEIGHBOURHOOD OF TEMPLE OF APOLLO. — TEMPLE OF VENUS. — AUGUSTEUM. — LARGE TEMPLE NEAR THE STADIUM. (See ante , p. 71. ) — SMALL TEMPLE NEAR THE STADIUM. (See ante , p. 75. ) — TEMPLE OF BACCHUS. — FROM NEAR COLONNADE WEST OF TEMPLE OF BACCHUS. — SCULPTURES OF WHICH THE PLACE OF DISCOVERY HAS NOT BEEN NOTED. — No. IV.
20. 20.FOOTNOTES:
21. 21.Transcriber's note:

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