Caryatides at Delphi

Vitruvius: Ten Books on Architecture

Dedication to Augustus When I saw that you [Imperator Caesar] were giving your attention not only to the welfare of society in general and to the establishment of public order, but also to the providing of public buildings intended for utilitarian purposes, so that not only should the State have been enriched with provinces by your means, but that the greatness of its power might likewise be attended with distinguished […]

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