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These trips were, for him, pilgrimages to the shrines he had worshipped in his life. During his last years, he to Ravenna, to Leptis the Greek runins in Agrigentum, the treasures of Florence's Uffiz and Borghese Gallery in Rome. He saw the works that he claimed had balanced his life and could others...

Author: By Ian Strasfogel, | Title: Berenson's Life-Enhancing Art | 9/30/1960 | See Source »

...invasion of Sicily was not going too well. Himilco with his 25,000 men and twelve armored elephants still held Agrigentum, "the most beautiful city of mortals." But the Romans had taken Panormus (Palermo) and the legions had occupied Tauromenium (Taormina) in the shadow of Mt. Aetna, beneath whose massive weight Zeus had imprisoned the rebellious giants...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Battle Of Sicily: Wings Needed | 7/26/1943 | See Source »

...world," through the words, "to have been in constitution." (B) A prize of $75 for a translation into Latin of a portion of the fifth chapter of E. E. Sikes's Roman Poetry, beginning with the words. "The rival creed of Epicurus," through the words, "physicist of Agrigentum...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Crimson Prints List of Prizes and Dates Applications are Due | 2/24/1930 | See Source »

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