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  • noun Plural form of quadriga.

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Examples

  • _NH_ XXXIV 71 'habet simulacrum et benignitas eius [' Praxiteles 'generosity is seen in one of his statues']; Calamidis enim quadrigae aurigam suum imposuit, ne melior in equorum effigie defecisse in homine crederetur. ipse Calamis et alias quadrigas bigasque fecit equis sine aemulo expressis '.

    The Last Poems of Ovid 43 BC-18? Ovid

  • There will also be five "quadrigas", or four-horsed chariots, belting around the place.

    British Blogs 2008

  • There will also be five "quadrigas", or four-horsed chariots, belting around the place.

    Life and style | guardian.co.uk 2008

  • The monument is constructed of pure white marble and features majestic stairways, tall Corinthian columns, fountains, a huge equestrian sculpture of Victor Emmanuel, two statues of vicotry goddesses riding on quadrigas four horse chariots, and a tomb to an unknown soldier.

    Rome With A View at eternallycool.net 2007

  • The monument is constructed of pure white marble and features majestic stairways, tall Corinthian columns, fountains, a huge equestrian sculpture of Victor Emmanuel, two statues of vicotry goddesses riding on quadrigas four horse chariots, and a tomb to an unknown soldier.

    2007 August 16 archive at eternallycool.net 2007

  • On the right-hand side was a triumphal arch in three-quarters view, with two quadrigas on top.

    Crusader Gold Gibbons, David 2007

  • On the right-hand side was a triumphal arch in three-quarters view, with two quadrigas on top.

    Crusader Gold Gibbons, David 2007

  • At last the scaffoldings of the lofty engines appeared: carrobalistas, onagers, catapults and scorpions, rocking on chariots drawn by mules and quadrigas of oxen; and in proportion as the army drew out, the captains ran panting right and left to deliver commands, close up the files, and preserve the intervals.

    Salammbo 2003

  • * Quam quod Latini quadrigas dicant non quadrigam: [1089] 1

    Commentary on Genesis - Volume 1 1509-1564 1996

  • It was a big entry that year; thirty quadrigas, no less.

    The Praise Singer Renault, Mary 1978

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