The Nuttall Encyclopaedia. James Wood. 1907.
Cyclopean masonry — is a type of stonework found in Mycenaean architecture, built with huge limestone boulders, roughly fitted together with minimal clearance between adjacent stones and no use of mortar. The boulders typically are unworked, but sometimes are worked … Wikipedia
cyclopean masonry — wall constructed without mortar, using enormous blocks of stone. This technique was employed in fortifications where use of large stones reduced the number of joints and thus reduced the walls potential weakness. Such walls are found on… … Universalium
Cyclopean — adjective a) Suggestive of a Cyclops. b) Of a style of ancient masonry where walls are fitted together of huge irregular stones; ancient and roughly composed … Wiktionary
cyclopean — adjective /ˈsaɪkləʊpɪiən/ a) Suggestive of a Cyclops. b) Of a style of masonry where walls are fitted together of huge irregular stones … Wiktionary
Cyclopean architecture — noun Ancient masonry where walls are fitted together of huge irregular stones; architecture that is ancient and roughly composed … Wiktionary
Daorson — Walls of ancient Daorson, located at Ošanići near Stolac in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Daorson (Ancient Greek Δαορσών) was the capital of a Hellenised[1][2] … Wikipedia
Aegean civilizations — The Bronze Age civilizations that arose and flourished с 3000–1000 BC in the region bordering the Aegean Sea. They included Crete, the Cyclades, the Greek mainland south from Thessaly, including the Peloponnese, and Macedonia, Thrace, and western … Universalium
Cyclops — Polyphemus, by Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Tischbein, 1802 (Landesmuseum Oldenburg) This article is about the mythical creature. For other uses, see Cyclops (disambiguation). A cyclops ( … Wikipedia
Rajgir — Infobox Indian Jurisdiction native name = Rajgir | type = city | skyline = Rajgir Stupa and Monks.jpg skyline caption = Japanese Budhist Monks at Rajgir s Stupa latd = 25.03 | longd = 85.42 locator position = right | state name = Bihar district … Wikipedia
Tiryns — /tir inz/, n. an ancient city in Greece, in Peloponnesus: destroyed in 486 B.C. by the Argives; excavated ruins include Cyclopean walls forming part of a great fortress. * * * Ancient city, eastern Peloponnese, southern Greece. Inhabited from… … Universalium
