Archæologiæ Atticæ libri septem. Seven books of the Attick antiqvities. Containing the description of the citties glory, government, division of the people, and towns within the Athenian territories. their religion, superstition, sacrifices. account of the year, a full relation of their judicatories / By Francis Rovs ... With an addition of their customs in marriages, burials, feastings, divinations, &c. in the foure last bookes. By Zachary Bogan.

  • Francis Rous
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1658
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Credit: Archæologiæ Atticæ libri septem. Seven books of the Attick antiqvities. Containing the description of the citties glory, government, division of the people, and towns within the Athenian territories. their religion, superstition, sacrifices. account of the year, a full relation of their judicatories / By Francis Rovs ... With an addition of their customs in marriages, burials, feastings, divinations, &c. in the foure last bookes. By Zachary Bogan. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Ti i NE Archaologie Attice Lib. 2. Cap. Fe 53 firft original of their Temples, was,the erecting of an edifice” ages) Quowdiss 5 Te] ¥o7-703 ze0us- vede omxenanudyss Cecrops: buried in the Acropolis , EriGhoniusin the Temple of Miner= va Polias, the daughters of Celews in Eleufiis, ec. They. were divided into two parte,the facred and prophane; this called fo werpparryetov sthe other %ow. fCaufdbon tels us,that we:ppap- f siecoy Was that holy water fet at the door of the Téple, with which every.one that entred into’ the Temple befprinkled himfcife , or was befprinkled by. thofe that factificed ; of which in the next Chaprer. But others have Written thatie ftood at the entrance of the Adytum, into which it was not Jawfull for any but the Priefts to come. The z Schol. of So« phocles thus defcribes the Church. n Where theAltar ftands. Baye, their oblations, T¢u\vG-,where they placed the Idol! which peafe,and the like, which th their firft food, C cuguerw ere, as much as] conceive out of Pollux, t this was confecrated, or did divine h upper end. This feemes. to-have been'a Terafure both for the Church, and