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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    e Laertitis in vita p. 122. vide ad eum locum Caf, 2s Pi 472 — ieee en — — any foever, who fearing the fecurity of his wealth would commit it to the cuftody of the prieft, as ¢ Xenophen is repor- ted to have done at the Temple of Diana ofEphejus. Martial points at this when he faies, | | Templa vel arcano demens fpoliaverat auro. So reverently did they efteem of thefe houfes of their Gods, that to do thofe offices of nature, I meaneventing of excree ments fo fhamlefly feen among us in the Church-yards, as i may call them,wasan abomination ; punifhed feverely b Pififtratus. For when he had taken tribute of all that the Ate tick ground had brought forth, they fo hated him for that taxation, as thy made the ae/eeey 2 of the Temple of Apole Pyihius aJakes; which although forbidden,never was redref- {ed.And yet fo fecretly was it done,that he could apprehend none, fave at laft one flranger whom he caufed to be whipt, with this proclamation, THAT B ECAUSE. HE GONTEMNED THE EDICT HE SHOULD DLE. Hence to a man that foundly fmarted for his wickednefle; they were wount proverbially to fay, He had better bave eafed bimfelfe in the Pytheum, or if there were more, in the plorall number. Kedr]oy tb adams ey ons Uusts Sromutiiout. Nay fo honorable held they thefe Chur- ches, that to them they granted priviledges of Sanfuary, to which who fhould fly, might not be from thence drawn ont under a trefpafle ppon religion. Of this kind was the Tem- havebeenin Athens, buile by the Hereclide, G AP, ALbbh