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  • The so-called Theseum is 68.6 m. above the sea-level; the present level at the Piræus railroad station,

    The American Journal of Archaeology, 1893-1 Various

  • Ruins of other temples are on the Acropolis, and one better preserved, called the Theseum, stands on a lower hill.

    Introductory American History Elbert Jay Benton

  • The Theseum is the most perfectly preserved of all Greek temples, and in the refinement of its forms is only surpassed by those of the Periclean age.

    A Text-Book of the History of Architecture Seventh Edition, revised 1890

  • Athenian general Cimon discovered the place where his remains were laid, and caused them to be removed to Athens, where they were deposited in a temple called the Theseum, erected in honor of the hero.

    The Age of Fable Thomas Bulfinch 1831

  • Athenian general Cimon discovered the place where his remains were laid, and caused them to be removed to Athens, where they were deposited in a temple called the Theseum, erected in honor of the hero.

    The Age of Fable Thomas Bulfinch 1831

  • On a slight eminence not far from the Agora, rose the so - called "Theseum," [46] a marble temple in the Doric order.

    Early European History Hutton Webster

  • [*] This temple, now called the "Theseum," is the only well preserved ancient temple in modern Athens.

    A Day in Old Athens; a Picture of Athenian Life William Stearns Davis 1903

  • [*] Wrongly called the "Theseum" in modern Athens.

    A Day in Old Athens; a Picture of Athenian Life William Stearns Davis 1903

  • The 'Theseum' owes its almost perfect preservation to the fact that during the Middle Ages it was used as a church.]

    Early European History Hutton Webster

  • There was no epinaos [room at rear of temple], but otherwise the temple is very like in plan and nearly the same size as the Theseum at Athens.

    The Assos Journals of Francis H. Bacon 2006

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