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  • He painted her against a Scaean backdrop; captured her in the briar wood; laid her to rest in a Capulet tomb.

    Archive 2010-06-01 Megan Arkenberg 2010

  • He painted her against a Scaean backdrop; captured her in the briar wood; laid her to rest in a Capulet tomb.

    The Mirror of Venus Megan Arkenberg 2010

  • Andromache strode up through the Scaean Gate, which was guarded by the Great Tower of Ilion, and into the city itself.

    Shield of Thunder Gemmell, David 2006

  • All of the surviving gates of Troy have designs of deadly sophistication, so the challenge facing Achilles is clear even if the identification of the Scaean Gate is not.

    The Trojan War Barry Strauss 2006

  • Odysseus gazed up at the towering walls and the mighty Scaean Gate.

    Shield of Thunder Gemmell, David 2006

  • All of the surviving gates of Troy have designs of deadly sophistication, so the challenge facing Achilles is clear even if the identification of the Scaean Gate is not.

    The Trojan War Barry Strauss 2006

  • And then, suddenly, there he was, right beneath her in the paved streets of Troy, beside the Scaean Gate.

    The Trojan War Barry Strauss 2006

  • She stood with her husband near the Scaean Gate of the Trojan wall, and the tough-minded lady gave him military advice.

    The Trojan War Barry Strauss 2006

  • She stood with her husband near the Scaean Gate of the Trojan wall, and the tough-minded lady gave him military advice.

    The Trojan War Barry Strauss 2006

  • And then, suddenly, there he was, right beneath her in the paved streets of Troy, beside the Scaean Gate.

    The Trojan War Barry Strauss 2006

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