词条 | Croceae |
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These quarries were discovered by the French Commission two miles (3 km) southeast of Krokees (formerly, Levétzova); and near the village have been found some blocks of marble, probably the remains of the statue of Zeus Croceates. A memorial of the worship of the Dioscuri at this place still exists in a bas-relief, representing the two gods with their horses: beneath is a Latin inscription. The marble in these quarries is green porphyry; and though not suitable for Grecian temples, it would be greatly prized by the Romans, who employed extensively variegated kinds of marble for the decoration of their buildings. Hence it is probable that the marble celebrated by the Romans under the name of Laconian was this green porphyry from Croceae; and that it was the quarries of this place which, Strabo says, were opened by the Romans at Taygetus.[4] References1. ^{{Cite Pausanias|3|21|4}} {{DGRG|title=Croceae}}{{coord|36.8712|N|22.5603|E|format=dms|display=title|source:http://dare.ht.lu.se/places/28521}}{{AncientGreece-stub}}{{Greece-geo-stub}}2. ^{{Cite Pausanias|2|3|5}} 3. ^Encyclopedia Britanica (1911), s.v. Laconia. 4. ^{{Cite Strabo|viii. p. 367}} 3 : Populated places in ancient Laconia|Former populated places in Greece|Ancient Greek archaeological sites in Greece |
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